Virginie Brunelle

After devoting her childhood to learning the violin, Virginie Brunelle, inspired by this musical knowledge, landed in the world of dance, graduating from UQÀM in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in creation. Her works are orchestrated around themes centered on the human being, in which the writing of rhythm, the intensity of gestures, pauses, breaths and gazes are deployed like the notations of nuances, attacks and phrasing on a musical score. This precise approach, in which every element is meticulously considered, enables Virginie to infuse emotion into every movement. Her artistic approach exploits the poetics of vulnerability, where the ardor, endurance and fatigue of the bodies draw the spectator into an immersive, powerful and unsettling experience.
Since founding her company in 2009, Virginie has created nine stage works (Les cuisses à l’écart du cœur, Foutrement, Complexe des genres, PLOMB, À la douleur que j’ai, Beating, Les corps avalés, Fables, High moon) and two film works (Réminiscences, Show me the exit ((co-directed with Nicolas Berzi)) which have been presented in over fifty cities in a dozen countries.

Photo: Anne-Marie Baribeau