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Extra Performance of Séquence 8 Added
Sequence 8 © Lionel Montagnier
The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and Théâtre la Seizième, with local producer Tom Lightburn, are delighted to announce that an extra matinee performance of Séquence 8 by renowned Quebec circus company Les 7 doigts de la main has been added, by popular demand. Séquence 8 runs January 22 to 24, 2015 at 8pm, plus the added performance at 2pm on January 24, at the Vancouver Playhouse.
Séquence 8 (2012), by the internationally touring Les 7 doigts de la main, is a physical feat of astonishing circus, theatre, dance and movement that has been awing and inspiring audiences around the world, having recently returned from a sold-out run at London’s Sadler’s Well. This awesome feat of contemporary circus draws its inspiration from Carl Jung’s statement that “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” There are eight performers, each with a particular skill, but all working brilliantly together as an ensemble. Séquence 8 is so generous, so ambitious, so daring in its sense of physical possibility that it seems to contain every aspect of performance. Dance, acrobatics, storytelling, circus—it’s an evening at the theatre that combines imagination and athletics at dizzyingly high levels. Prepare to spend 90 minutes on the edge of your seat.
Les 7 doigts de la main (also known as 7 Fingers) is an experimental company: its founding directors work together as choreographers, performers and in other roles, seeking to bring circus to theatre audiences and expand the potential of dance and theatre. The company has presented works in over 300 cities and 40 countries. They may be new to many in Vancouver but around the world—including productions in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games and sold-out runs on Broadway—they have earned a reputation for fast-paced, smart works that deliver thrills. Past performances include Traces (touring the world since 2006), circus choreography for Pippin: The Musical (2013, winner of four Tony awards), and Queen of the Night (running in New York City since 2013).
Séquence 8 runs January 22 to 24 at 8pm, and January 24 at 2pm, at the Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets are on sale now at Tickets Tonight ($39–55): ticketstonight.ca, 604.684.2787 ext 2.
