Corps à Cœur is a creation by Emma Walsh and Lila Dubois Pagesse that explores human connections through partner work and the illusion of a chimerical body. Two bodies meet, merge, and transform until they form a moving entity, driven by weight transfers, fusion, and metamorphosis.
Trained at L’École de danse de Québec, Emma Walsh collaborates with Lila to develop a physicality that is both instinctive and hybrid, balancing athletic rigor with fluidity. The piece thus explores trust, vulnerability, and interdependence within an immersive world where the body becomes a sensitive and relational language.
Lila Dubois Pagesse, Emma Walsh
Music: Tristan Sker
Lightning: Arnaud de Balanda
Rehearsal assistant: Fabien Piché
Photographer: Olivier Sanshagrin
Special thanks: Thank you to Première Ovation and the City of Quebec for their support. Thank you to Maison pour la Danse for their in-house mentorship and a week-long technical residency. Thank you to Tristan Sker for the musical score design and performance. Thank you to Fabien Piché for his mentorship, Arnaud de Balanda for lighting and technical direction, and Olivier Sanshagrin for the visuals. Thank you to Odile Amélie Peters, Emmanuelle Lê Phan, and Josiane Bernier for the exterior shots. Finally, thank you to our presenters: Les Chantiers de Constructions Artistiques, La Rotonde, and the Festival Quartiers Danses.
The show “Corps à Coeur” is presented in partnership with the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership.
