With What Belongs to Us, Suzanne Miller develops a choreographic approach where language becomes movement. Working from a gestural alphabet created in 2018—26 signs associated with the letters A to Z—repetition progressively transforms these gestures into a true written-dance. The letters then evolve into signs carrying emotions, human states, and memory, within a research process where rhythm, song, and movement are in constant dialogue. Since 1985, Suzanne Miller has pursued a multidisciplinary practice that explores the body as a space for creation, transmission, and sensitive representation.
For this new work, David Rancourt freely inspired himself from David Lang’s song “Just,” in which words, rhythms, and repetitions form the foundation of a sensitive and refined choreographic vocabulary. Movement engages in a dialogue with language, gradually revealing simple, human gestures rich in meaning. Based in Montreal, he has spent more than 25 years developing a practice rooted in diverse forms of dance, seeking to connect body, heart, and mind through an approach grounded in listening, encounter, and an understanding of the body.
In their first collaborative work, Rebecca Margolick & Livona Ellis explore femininity, strength, and vulnerability through research inspired by their maternal figures. The piece evolves from a contained calm into a repetitive intensity where endurance and resilience emerge. Both artists develop a choreographic practice that is widely recognized on both the Canadian and international stages.
