Daniel Léveillé Danse - The Modesty of Icebergs

"An evening of enigmatic and fascinating purity."
Die Presse, Vienne

"... why is it that such recognizable emotions glint through the pure physicality of The Modesty of Icebergs ? … Mr. Léveillé has truly created a dance that communicates the extraordinary effort required to simply live."
The New York Times, New York

The modesty of icebergs, the crystallization of a thought process on the fragile presence of the Self as it faces the Other. On stage, we are presented with bodies in a state of upheaval. Naked as the space around them, they suffer the essential vulnerability of the human condition, one that sees the individual sometimes rises unexpectedly above the tyranny of appearances. Trios alternate with duos, and the absence of amorous competition neutralizes all forms of exclusion. For this is not about conquest but the exploration of all possibilities and of the extraordinary effort required to simply live. With this clean new work, Daniel Léveillé delves even deeper into familiar terrain: the body's demanding confrontation with the body of the Other, the mysterious relationships that govern bodies in space, the tracing of movement and its inexorable ebb and flow.

Nudity - modesty - nature. The archaic language of the human body. Six naked dancers (five men and one woman) on the stage in a choreography by Daniel Léveillé Danse from Montreal. The province of Quebec and its largest city Montreal is a paradise of contemporary dance theatre. From this nest comes Daniel Léveillé, who has collaborated with punk icon of the Canadian dance scene Louise Lecavalier and world-renowned ensemble La La La Human Steps. Léveillé is an internationally acclaimed choreographer in high demand among prominent festivals. Daniel Léveillé Danse was founded in 1991, but the choreographer has worked with other renowned Montreal dance groups such as Montréal - Danse or the legendary Fortier Danse Création. Since 2001, his major choreographic material focuses on the nude body, which is also the main theme of his famous trilogy Amour, acide et noix (2001), La Pudeur des Icebergs/The Modesty of Icebergs (2004) and Crépuscule des océans (2007), all of which have been performed around the world.