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For this new creation geared to audiences aged 9 and over, Hélène Blackburn and Pierre Lecours, the creators of GOLD and DUELS, have set their sights on a mythical couple, Romeo and Juliet, from the masterpiece of romanticism by William Shakespeare. There have been numerous adaptations of Romeo and Juliet, in theatre, music, dance, cinema, opera and musical comedy. And while its principal theme - impossible love - is known to most people, several interesting secondary themes are also at play in this complex work, including war, duality, time, and destiny versus chance. Other than the love story at the heart of this tale, our creators are interested in its context - in the duality of families and in the war and tragedy that are central to the story. We believe that these themes will strike a chord with young people in societies where duality and religious, social or cultural tensions are ubiquitous (and where all are conducive to creation) and with the Romeos and Juliets of this world who make headlines because love, and above all first love, is often a transgression.

Like our previous works, Symphonie dramatique, first and foremost, will be a dance work that attempts to lend a physical body to the different facets of this famous couple such as seduction, desire, transgression and death. It will set out to make audiences feel the physical power of the conflict and the energy of the confrontation. Like the music of Hector Berlioz, the power and poetry of the text by William Shakespeare are sure to strike a special chord in this creation.