Compagnie Manuel Roque // the wind rises

Manuel Roque is the master of dissolving boundaries. In the works of the French-Canadian dancer-choreographer with an artistic background, the spectrum of what bodies are capable of is shifted. With minimalist means. And all the more spectacular for it. This could be marveled at in the Pumpenhaus a few years ago during the guest performance BANG BANG. In his latest solo THE WIND RISES, Roque now embarks on a fascinating game of decline and new beginnings. With the contrast between standstill and momentum, inertia and movement. Always exhausting to the point of exhaustion and consistently virtuosic. The work is like an echo of the turbulence of our time. Linked to the question: How can we find orientation in the midst of chaos? The piece - and its creator - was celebrated by critics in Canada: "This dancer is unique!" (Quartier Général).

Choreography and performance Manuel Roque Understudy interpreter Nils Levazeux Costumes Marilène Bastien Lighting Karine Gauthier Soundtrack Manuel Roque Consultancy Mix and Sound Pablo Geeraert Artistic Consultancy and Dramaturgy Sophie Michaud and Lucie Vigneault Photos and Video-Teaser Robin Pineda Gould Co-production La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines Executive producer DLD Supported by Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec (CALQ) and Conseil des Arts de Montréal (CAM). Special thanks to Judith Allen, Sophie Corriveau, Hugo Dalphond, Nils Levazeux, Enora Rivière, Pierre-Mary Toussaint