See below for Deirdre Kelly’s review of Anne, which will be performed at The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance until October 4, 2025.
Memory in Motion: Laurence Lemieux’s Anne
“Laurence Lemieux’s Anne is a work of elemental courage and restraint, a memory piece where ancestry comes alive in the present and takes shape in the body. The world premiere, which opened at Toronto’s The Citadel on Oct. 1, begins in near-silence. Lemieux stands motionless on a reflective Marley floor, upright in wide trousers and a pleated peplum shirt, a costume that bridges eras. Then, almost imperceptibly, her spine creases and her form dips. The veteran dancer-choreographer seems to age before our eyes, centuries carried in a body overtaken by the past…”
– Deirdre Kelly