SPOON

Their names are Gaïa and Fiona, ages 8 and 11. They are onstage but couldn’t care less about the codes of theatre or dance, for they have no idea what they are. They make light come bursting through the curtain like a truth, turning our relationship to the world upside down. An inherent fragility colours their performance. What will they show us?

With SPOON, Nicolas Cantin sketches the final portrait of a triptych that, with CHEESE (2013) and Klumzy (FTA, 2014), focused on the memories and imaginations of performers of different generations. The three tableaux offer three perspectives on intimacy, like a series of nesting dolls getting closer and closer to childhood until they reach its impenetrable heart, dense and precious. With the strong presence of Gaïa and Fiona, any nostalgia is quashed, any choreography kept at bay. Their spontaneous gestures and movements summon life, simple and raw, directly to the stage.

Created by Nicolas Cantin
Performed by Fiona Chevarier + Gaïa Won de Jong
Artistic accomplice Katya Montaignac
Lighting design Karine Gauthier
Produced by Nicolas Cantin + Daniel Léveillé Danse 

Coproduced by Festival TransAmériques + La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines
Creative residency and codiffusion La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines

Written by Mylène Joly
Translated by Neil Kroetsch
Promotional video Nicolas Cantin

Premiered at Festival TransAmériques, Montreal, on May 27, 2017