She and the other(s)
She and the other(s) transforms the intimate into a theatrical space, where trauma, humor, and vulnerability intertwine to question identity and belonging.
Online reservations starting Saturday, May 2 at 1:00 PM (maximum of 2 tickets per person). A $2 administrative fee applies to online tickets.
Description
This solo piece combines theater and dance, featuring performer Chi Long (of Vietnamese origin, born in Australia and now living in Canada) in an autofiction that intertwines lived, fictional, and borrowed stories. Created by choreographer Élodie Lombardo in collaboration with Chi Long, it explores the mechanisms of identity construction and transmission, invisible memories, our composite identities, and our relationships to territories, physical or imaginary.
Using intimacy to transcend it, the piece questions a Quebec identity in the face of migration issues and invites us to reconsider each being in their singularity and universality, while reflecting on society through our individual stories and collective traumas.
Despite the intensity of the narrative, the play reflects Chi Long: fresh, surprising, and disconcerting. With perfect mastery of her art, she delivers a powerful solo performance, combining just the right amount of humor and sensitivity.
Credits
She and the other(s) – Soeurs Schmutt (Élodie and Séverine Lombardo)
Artistic direction, creation: Élodie Lombardo
Creative collaborator and performer: Chi Long
Artistic advisor, physical dramaturgy: Sophie Michaud
Musical composition, sound design: Guido Del Fabbro
Set design: Julie Measroch
Props: Julie Measroch, Chi Long, and Élodie Lombardo
Lighting design: Lucie Bazzo
Video design: Robin Pineda Gould
Stage management: Lucie Bazzo and Séverine Lombardo
Distribution agent: Danielle Thibault
Chi Long
Born in Australia to Vietnamese parents, Chi Long established her artistic roots in Montreal in 1990. She danced for many years with the companies O Vertigo and La Compagnie Marie Chouinard. An established performer in the Montreal landscape, Chi now works as a freelance dancer with several artists and companies. Always in search of new artistic horizons, she dives boldly and generously into projects that take her out of her comfort zones. In the last five years she has collaborated on projects with Cie Mayday, Cie Virginie Brunelle, Catherine Gaudet, Andrea Peña and Artists, Van Grimde Corps Secrets, Caroline Laurin-Beaucage, Martin Messier and Les Soeurs Schmutt.
Élodie Lombardo - Artistic direction, creation
The Schmutt Sisters Company, founded by twin sisters Élodie and Séverine Lombardo, choreographers and performers, has been presenting large-scale multidisciplinary projects as well as more intimate works for over 20 years, exploring the stage space, performance processes, and political and social engagement. The company has produced a dozen shows for the stage and just as many in situ contexts. Élodie Lombardo’s artistic approach is rooted in a theatricalization of dance, which she develops through an interrelational dynamic with other mediums. She encourages encounters between different disciplines, places, environments, artists, and cultures, with the aim of creating unique research contexts that question identity and human relationships. The spirit of collaboration and intercultural sharing are two dimensions that nourish and stimulate her creative work.
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Chi Long
