Sébastien Provencher

Floreus

mathieu hérard in floreus © sébastien provencher

  • In preparation for an unusual ceremony, the chapel of the Cité-des-Hospitalières is bedecked with flowers: floral beauties that six performers turn into partners for their sensual games. Through their movements, accompanied by live music, they express textures, scents, and metamorphoses, from budding to decay, interacting with their environment as they lead the audience into a garden of Eden. An exquisite, tender ode to eroticism and an appeal to reconnect with the sacred aspect of nature, Floreus awakens the senses and opens up the heart.

    Montreal-based choreographer and performer Sébastien Provencher’s newest work contributes to the ongoing discussions about representations of queer bodies, power relationships, and our interdependence with the non-human world. Exploring ecosomatic principles, he draws inspiration from the gorgeous depictions of flowers by renowned Canadian artist Zachari Logan in this delightfully unsettling work, his first collaboration with a visual artist.

    • Choreographed by Sébastien Provencher

    • Inspired by the work of Zachari Logan

    • Performed by Drew Bathory, Nicholas Bellefleur, Rodney Diverlus, Rony Joaquin Figueroa, Mathieu Hérard, Kizis

    • Visual art work and special participation Zachari Logan

    • Music Drew Bathory, Kizis

    • Costume and set design Jonathan Saucier

    • Floral design Marc Sardi

    • Outside Eye Helen Simard

    • Lighting design Tiffanie Boffa

    • Production Management Maurice-G. Du Berger

    • Technical Direction Samuel Thériault

    • Executive Producer Lorganisme

    • Coproduction Festival TransAmériques presented in association with Cité-des-Hospitalières en transition

    • Residencies Peabody Essex Museum, Jardins de Métis, Kai Residencia, Cité-des-Hospitalières, Département de danse de l’UQAM

    • Support Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts de Montréal

    • Text by Fabienne Cabado for FTA