a stone's poem
Choreography: Margie Gillis et Paola Styron
Performance: Margie Gillis

During the creative development of a stone's poem, choreographers Margie Gillis and Paola Styron explored their connection with the forces of Nature by working in wilderness sites which provided them with new information, on both the physical and spiritual levels: a stone quarry in Norway (Lundh’s Labrador) with sculptor, Darrell Petit; the sea swept shores of Martha’s Vineyard (The Yard, USA); pine forests on Cortes Island (Hollyhock Retreat Center, British Columbia), and at the Baie-Comeau Theatre and the Yukon Arts Center during artist residencies …

The piece was born from the raw energies of these exceptional places. On stage, Margie Gillis brings them to life with her passionate and graceful solo performance full of stark, powerful choreographic images, which reconnect us with that, which is essential.



Lighting design: Pierre Lavoie
Sound track and music: Larsen Lupin, Kilmartin,
and Gordon Monahan.