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très loin by Sylvie Bouchard, photo by Dahlia Katz

in creation

IN CREATION

Ho m a ge

Choreography: Sylvie Bouchard

Performance: Sylvie Bouchard and Morgan Lovell

Premiere: early 2026 (date tbc)

Running time: 50 minutes

Ho m a ge assembles hidden and compartmentalized childhood memories through the mind of both the young child and the adult. 

Ensemble

ENSEMBLE WORKS

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photo by Dahlia Katz

très loin

Premiere: October 11, 2023 at the Theatre Centre, Toronto

Choreography: Sylvie Bouchard, with the performers

Performers: Sierra Chin Sawdy, Sully Malaeb Proulx, Raelyn Metcalfe and Pulga Muchochoma

Premiere: October 11, 2023

Running Time: 65 minutes

très loin marries dance, visual art and sound to explore childhood trauma, dissociation, roads to recovery and the search for resilience.

Solos and Duets

COMMISSIONED WORKS

The following solos and duets can be presented individually, or combined to present a one hour program.

photo by John Lauener

photo by John Lauener

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photo by John Lauener

...but water is like a mirror

Choreography: Sashar Zarif

Performer: Sylvie Bouchard

Premiere: May 10, 2023

Running Time: 30 minutes

An intimate ritual of body and breath. Blood remembers, mind wanders, while water brings the body to find its centre, through colourful currents.

photo by John Lauener

photo by John Lauener

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photo by John Lauener

Woman in Blue Softly Breathing

Choreography: Lina Cruz

Performer: Sylvie Bouchard

Premiere: September 10, 2019

Running Time: 30 minutes

A mysterious creature dwelling in a woman’s moment in time…

photo by John Lauener

photo by John Lauener

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photo by John Lauener

at yes of day

Choreography: Yvonne Coutts
Performers: Marc Boivin and Sylvie Bouchard
Premiere: September 27, 2018
Running Time: 30 minutes

 

at yes of day is a study in concentration, disturbance, resistance, and acceptance.

photo by John Lauener

photo by John Lauener

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photo by Dahlia Katz

Bob's Last Request!

Choreography: Tedd Robinson

Performers: Sylvie Bouchard and Gerry Trentham

Premiere: May 10 , 2023

Running Time: 30 minutes

Before his death, Bob requested that a specific song from his band’s repertoire be performed at his funeral...

photo by John Lauener

photo by John Lauener

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photo by John Lauener

Cross My Heart and Hope

Choreography: Denise Fujiwara

Performer: Sylvie Bouchard

Premiere: September 27, 2018

Running Time: 30 minutes

Memories float up fragmented by time, things unsaid and a desire to forget.

SITE SPECIFIC

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photo by Gary Mulcahey

Les moutons

Choreography: Sylvie Bouchard and David Danzon
Premiere: July 2003
Running Time: 30 minutes

Reality meets fantasy in this unique live performance-installation that recreates a bucolic country scene in an urban setting.

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photo by John Lauener

La gigue en souvenir

Choreography: Sylvie Bouchard

Premiere: June 26, 2008

Running Time: 12 minutes

The past comes alive through a journey inspired by the energy, the complexity and the vigour of the traditional dance from Québec.

Site specific
Past

PAST WORKS

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Histoire d'amour

photo by Joseph Michael Photography

Choreography: Julia Aplin, Susie Burpee, Louis-Martin Charest and Denise Fujiwara

Director and Dramaturg: Marie-Josée Chartier

Performers: Sylvie Bouchard, Brendan Wyatt and Vincent Leblanc-Beaudoin

Premiere: May 2012

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Unquiet Winds

photo by Joseph Michael Photography

Choreography: Denise Fujiwara

Performers: Sylvie Bouchard and Brendan Wyatt

Premiere: May 3, 2012

Running Time: 10 minutes

 

Inspired by medieval Japanese and European love poems, Unquiet Winds creation employs principles of Japanese Butoh dance.

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La vie

photo by John Lauener

Choreography: Sylvie Bouchard

Performer: Mairéad Filgate

Premiere: 2011

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A Flock of Flyers: Remix

photo by Joseph Michael Photography

Choreography: Sylvie Bouchard

Premiere: July 2012

 

A Flock of Flyers was originally created by Sylvie Bouchard and David Danzon, under the company CORPUS, and premiered in 1996. 

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Feather & Bill

photo by Alex Brennany

Choreography: Sylvie Bouchard and Lisa Anne Ross

Performers: Sylvie Bouchard and Lisa Anne Ross

Premiere: 2009

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L'Implorante

photo by Joseph Michael Photography

Choreography: Sylvie Bouchard

Directors: Claude Guilmain and Louise Naubert (Théâtre la Tangente) 

Performers: Sylvie Bouchard and Bernard Meney

Premiere: June 2011

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This is How We Love

photo by Joseph Michael Photography

Choreography: Susie Burpee

Performers: Sylvie Bouchard and Brendan Wyatt

Premiere: May 3, 2012

Running Time: 10 minutes

 

Quirky, passionate, and never the same from night to night, this duet is a game of love.

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L'éternel voyage

photo by John Lauener

Choreography: Sylvie Bouchard

Performers: Mairéad Filgate, Meredith Thompson and Brendan Wyatt

Premiere: October 23, 2014

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Carousel

photo by Wolf Read

Choreography: Sylvie Bouchard and David Danzon

Premiere: 1997

Carousel was first created by Sylvie Bouchard and David Danzon under the company CORPUS.

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Photuris Versicolor

photo by John Lauener

Choreography: Sylvie Bouchard and Marie-Josée Chartier

Performers: Sylvie Bouchard and Marie-Josée Chartier

Premiere: August 2015

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