{"id":3574,"date":"2025-05-03T20:58:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T20:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virginiebrunelle.com\/?post_type=oeuvres&p=3574"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:41:51","slug":"on-the-verge-of-collapse","status":"publish","type":"oeuvres","link":"https:\/\/virginiebrunelle.com\/en\/works\/on-the-verge-of-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"On the verge of collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Choreographer<\/strong> Virginie Brunelle
Dancers <\/strong>Sophie Breton, Alexandre Carlos,Yelda del Carmen, Jos\u00e9 Flores, \u00c9mile de Vasconcelos-Taillefer<\/p>

Rehearsal director <\/strong>Lucie Vigneault<\/p>

Music composer <\/strong>Laurier Rajotte<\/p>

Light designer<\/strong> Chantal Labont\u00e9<\/p>

Costume designers <\/strong>Virginie Brunelle + Jonathan Saucier<\/p>

Technical direction<\/strong>\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois Marceau<\/p>

Production director <\/strong>Charlotte M\u00e9nard<\/p>

Administration<\/strong> Lorganisme<\/p>

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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.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

With its rapid thrusts and leaps, Virginie Brunelle\u2019s cathartic dance shakes things up, examining a fractured humanity from every angle. After\u00a0Fables<\/em>, in which she explored women\u2019s 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\u2019s organic music, the show resonates like a liberating cry against alienation and the slow erosion of our human condition\u2014an invitation to live life to the fullest.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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