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SQUAT (2026)
Emphasizing intimacy, this choreographic installation for four performers explores the power of the lower body.
The squat—a crouched posture, a demanding physical exercise if ever there was one—becomes an act of resistance. In this deep grounding, bodies rise, supporting one another, engaged in a struggle to elevate themselves and free themselves from the weight of the ground.
Oscillating between strength and surrender, between tension and abandonment, the quartet sketches a subtle world where fragility is transformed into virtue. The body becomes both matter and landscapes traversed by invisible forces.
CREDITS
Choreographer: Kim-Sanh Châu
Performers: Alida Esmail, Kim-Sanh Châu, Louise Michel Jackson, Winnie Ho
Lighting Design & Technical Director: Jon Cleveland
Music & Sound Design: Hazy Montagne Mystique (Chittakone Baccam)
Artistic Advisor: Hanako Hoshimi-Caines
Artistic Advisor & Assistant Choreographer: Caro Morcos
Costume Support: Sophie Le-Phat Ho
Coproducer: Agora de la danse
Creative residencies : Agora de la danse, Labo du 4e/Usine C, Devenir Corp(s), Studio Stable, Maisons de la culture Villeray et Maisonneuve, Compagnie Marie Chouinard, MAI (Montréal, art interculturels), CCOV
Support : Conseil des arts de Montréal, Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec, Conseil des arts du Canada
This show offered with live audio description is made possible with support from the
Conseil des arts de Montréal.
Premiered at Agora de la danse in Montreal, Canada from March 18 to 21, 2026.
Duration: 60 minutes
