Joie de vivre - Ballets Jazz Montréal

Acclaimed by audiences worldwide, Ballets Jazz Montréal returns with a fascinating new creation by Jo Strømgren, a major figure in the international performing arts.

A prolific choreographer, playwright and director, Strømgren is renowned for his boundless creative universe and his ability to blend humor, poetry and substance. His collaboration with the company's talented performers gave birth to Joie de vivre, a work that reveals the beauty of furtive moments and emotions buried beneath the routine of existence. In this play, a character at the death's door revisits the key fragments of his life, exploring through them the mysteries of memory and the unspoken aspects of his story. Inspired by the codes of cinema, the dramaturgy alternates between humor and gravity, sublimated by a striking choreographic verve. With eloquent, expressive dance, Strømgren invites audiences to reflect on the paradoxes of the human condition, while celebrating those fleeting moments of grace that…