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The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance
304 Parliament Street
Co-presented with Echo Chamber
Winterreise
Laurence Lemieux
Citadel + Compagnie | Echo Chamber
A solitary traveller wanders through a frozen world of memory and longing in this moving adaptation of Franz Schubert’s Winterreise. Reimagined for violin, piano, and two voices, the production intertwines live music and dance to explore love, loss, and the search for belonging in Schubert’s timeless song cycle.
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Meet the Artists
Photo by Aleksander Antonijevic
Laurence Lemieux
Choreographer
Laurence Lemieux is a dancer, choreographer, and Artistic Director of Compagnie de la Citadelle. Born in Québec City, Laurence studied dance at L’École Supérieure de Danse du Québec, and at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre (TDT). She danced for TDT from 1986 to 1998, winning a Dora Mavor Moore award in 1998 for her interpretation of Christopher House’s Cryptoversa.
Read more +Lemieux has choreographed over thirty original works and has danced for some of Canada’s most prominent choreographers, including Margie Gillis, James Kudelka, and Jean-Pierre Perreault. Lemieux is a passionate advocate for the arts and is Chair of the board of Dance Arts Institute. In 2012, Lemieux created The Citadel Dance Program, bringing high quality, free dance classes to children and youth living in Regent Park.
Echo Chamber
Echo Chamber is a performance series that intertwines live chamber music and dance in new choreographed works. By merging these two art forms in an intimate setting, Echo Chamber performances deliver the unique opportunity to see and hear music and dance together as one integrated expression.
Read more +Echo Chamber performances have featured choreography by some of Canada’s leading dance makers, including Laurence Lemieux, Alysa Pires, William Yong, Hanna Kiel, Christopher Stowell, Liana Bellissimo, Tara Pillon, Robert Stephen, and Brendan Saye. Echo Chamber has appeared at music and dance festivals around Ontario, including Fall for Dance North, Toronto Summer Music Festival and Ottawa Chamberfest.