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Compagnie Virginie Brunelle

Sans quoi nous crèverons
Virginie Brunelle
Show
2025/2026
Montréal

Creative Rebellion

A clear-eyed witness of our time and its challenges, Virginie Brunelle takes a piercing look at a planet in hypertension. Her compelling choreography is a vibrant battle for love and solidarity.

With its rapid thrusts and leaps, Virginie Brunelle’s cathartic dance shakes things up, examining a fractured humanity from every angle. After Fables, in which she explored women’s struggles, this time she tackles the themes of chaos and dehumanization, creating a scenic rampart where union becomes a salutary counterweight. On stage, five performers embody a collective force, moving through tension and release, surges of energy and pauses, in a succession of dynamic tableaux. Their precise, visceral movement points to a profound affinity. Each breath, each muscular quiver is part of a subtle, human storyline. Buoyed by Laurier Rajotte’s organic music, the show resonates like a liberating cry against alienation and the slow erosion of our human condition—an invitation to live life to the fullest.

Artists

Choreographer
Virginie Brunelle

It is first through the spectrum of music that Virginie Brunelle discovered her artistic fiber. After dedicating her childhood to the violin, she transfers this musical knowledge and her mastery of rhythm to a dance training (UQAM, 2007).

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Company

Compagnie Virginie Brunelle

Compagnie Virginie Brunelle is a choreographic creation company that has worked under the artistic direction and general management of choreographer Virginie Brunelle since it was founded in 2009. Its repertoire includes some 10 contemporary dance works, which have been presented in more than 50 cities across Quebec and the world.

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Credits

Choreographer Virginie Brunelle.

Performers Léa Boudreault, Sophie Breton, Alexandre Carlos, José Flores, Émile de Vasconcelos-Taillefer.

Costume design Virginie Brunelle.

Sound composition Laurier Rajotte.

Technical direction François Marceau.

Co-producers Centre national des Arts, Kinneksbond – Centre Culturel Mamer.

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