Amélie Rajotte

The Squirrel and the Mirror

• Description

  Length: 35 minutes

  The Squirrel and the Mirror is a symbolist piece, tinged with absurd humour. In a minimal setting, composed of only a few objects, the show oscillates between the tragic beauty of an Italian opera and the cynicism of a disaffected clown. The performers offer both energetic and lethargic movement. An atmosphere of dead silence, disturbing clamour, strange laughter and bizarre rituals initiated by engorged or empty bodies. A feeling of dread evoking the limits of life. Survival instinct, being in the moment, resistance, abandon…

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• Credits

  • Creation and performance Amélie Rajotte

  • Advisor and Rehearsal mistress Catherine Tardif

  • Lighting design Paul Chambers

  • Sound design Émilie Bernard

  • Support Centre de création O Vertigo + Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique + Tangente

     

    Special thanks to Jessica Serli + Mathilde Addy-Laird

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