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RAPAILLÉ
Merging the raw energy of percussive dance with the fluidity of contemporary movement, Rapailléembodies the rhythmic texts of poet Gaston Miron (1928–1996).
Carried by seven virtuoso performers, each movement unfolds as a fragment of an intimate journey. The seasons of the soul emerge in bursts, vertigo, and renewal, revealing a fragile yet radiant humanity.
This journey into the poet’s universe invites audiences—through gesture, rhythm, and the resonance of his words—to rediscover the work of Gaston Miron anew.
The new staging of Rapaillé premiered in Laval on November 27, 2025.
A vibrant dialogue between body and word, where the poetry of Gaston Miron resonates through a timeless cadence.
CREDITS
CHOREOGRAPHY AND DIRECTION | Dominic Desrochers, Mario Boucher and Frédérique-Annie Robitaille, with the participation of the performers at each stage of creation; POEMS | Gaston Miron; MUSICAL COMPOSITION AND ARRANGEMENTS | David Simard; TOURING PERFORMERS | Árpád Xavier Bócz, Rachel Carignan, Sébastien Chalumeau, Marianne Larose, Frédérique-Annie Robitaille, Louis Roy and David Simard; ADDITIONAL PERFORMER | Élisabeth Moquin; NARRATION | Pierre Lebeau, Annie Lemarbre and Gaston Miron†; VIDEO DESIGN | Julien Blais, assisted by Elza Benabdallah-Blais; LIGHTING DESIGN | Andréanne Deschênes; COSTUME DESIGN | Clémence Archambault; SHOE DESIGN | Patrick Marleau and Normand Legault; SCENOGRAPHY DESIGN | Mario Boucher; ADDITIONAL MUSIC | Jean-François Bélanger and Guy Donis; REHEARSAL DIRECTION | Frédérique-Annie Robitaille; OUTSIDE EYE | Paco Ziel; PERFORMERS DURING CREATION (2005–2008) | Yaëlle Azoulay, Dominic Desrochers, Marie-Pierre Lecault, Vincent Letellier, Frédérique-Annie Robitaille, Julien Roy, Anita Rudichuk, François Taillefer and Ian Yaworski; PERFORMERS DURING CREATION (2025) | Árpád Xavier Bócz, Rachel Carignan, Sébastien Chalumeau, Chloe Hart, Marianne Larose, Élisabeth Moquin, Frédérique-Annie Robitaille, Louis Roy and David Simard; PERFORMER PHOTOGRAPHY | Julien Blais; IMAGE PROCESSING | Elza Benabdallah-Blais; PROMOTIONAL VIDEO | Abeille Tard; PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY | Denis Martin; PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT | Frédérique-Annie Robitaille; ARTISTIC DIRECTION | Mario Boucher.
†Excerpt from the documentary Les outils du poète by director André Gladu.
Zeugma Danse gratefully acknowledges the Gaston-Miron estate for allowing the work of the great Québec poet to resonate on stage.
