Oct 30 – Nov 1 | Firehall Theatre

Myokine

Running Time: 60mins approx

by Anne Plamondon Productions
a Firehall Arts Centre Presentation

Myokine is inspired by molecules released by the muscles during physical effort, associated with the regeneration of body and mind. The piece explores the connection between movement, hope, urgency, and resilience, while revealing how light and shadow respond to, oppose, and nourish each other. In a world sometimes perceived as dark, the choreography draws luminous bursts that can only exist at the heart of darkness.

The performers become architects, protectors, and messengers of a vital breath, seeking and sharing moments of clarity that pierce the gloom. For Anne Plamondon, these “molecules of hope” embody the body’s and dance’s salvatory role in the face of our era’s upheavals. Movement becomes an outlet, a place to welcome our vulnerabilities and transform them into a shared strength.

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Anne Plamondon made her choreographic debut with Les mêmes yeux que toi in 2012 and founded Anne Plamondon Productions shortly after. Her works have been presented at the National Arts Centre, Jacob’s Pillow, the Guggenheim Museum, and aired on CBC Arts and Télé-Québec. She has choreographed for Ballet Edmonton, Ballets Jazz de Montréal, and is developing a new creation for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens (2026). For 10 years, she danced with Crystal Pite’s Kidd Pivot and in 2002 with Victor Quijada, she co-directed Rubberbandance, where she contributed to over ten creations and the development of the Rubberband method. Earlier in her career, she danced with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Nederlands Dans Theater, and Gulbenkian Ballet, performing works by Marie Chouinard, Jiří Kylián, Johan Inger, Hans Van Manen, Ohad Naharin, Paul Lightfoot and Sol León. Her recent creation Myokine in touring in Canada, the U.S., New Zealand, and Germany. Her first dance film premieres this year.

 

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Showtimes

Thurs-Sat 7:30pm

Ticket Prices

Dance Supporter $100

Dance Attendee $35

Accessible Ticket $25

Student / Seniors $30

Credits

by Anne Plamondon Productions

a Firehall Arts Centre Presentation

Choreography: Anne Plamondon

Performance: Lea Ved, Justin Rapaport, Mackenzie Corrales, Isak Enquist, Daniela Jezerinac, Raphaëlle Sealhunter, Alyssa Allen

Sound design: Olivier Fairfield

Lighting design: Eric Chad

Costume design: Marie-Audrey Jacques

Technical director: Jean-François Piché

Coproduction: Danse Danse, La Rotonde, Festival des arts de St-Sauveur and Diagramme gestion culturelle.

Residencies: Centre culturel de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique and Danse Danse. Thank you to l’École supérieure de ballet du Québec.

With the support of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) Mentorship program and the National Arts Center.

 

 

Photo by Steven Berruyer

 

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Myokine

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