SFU Woodward’s, the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and
The Dance Centre present
Buy TicketsThe Show Must Go On
Choreographed by Jérôme Bel
With the support of the Consulat Général de France à Vancouver
January 20–23, 2010 at 8 pm
Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre
SFU Woodward’s, 149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
A cult figure on the international dance scene, French choreographer Jérôme Bel brings us The Show Must Go On — a delightfully subversive game of anticipation and expectation that blurs the line between spectator and spectacle. Featuring an eclectic group of 20 local individuals accompanied by a D.J. with an extensive collection of pop tunes, Jérôme Bel’s masterpiece complements last year’s That Night Follows Day, combining humour, nostalgia and human frailty with the immediacy of live performance.
The Show Must Go On has been cast in Vancouver to unite a community of performers in honour of the new SFU at Woodward’s project. Join us to celebrate the rebirth of one of our city’s most treasured landmarks.
Bel is well known for his provocative, ironic and anti-theatrical productions. The 2009 Vancouver International Dance Festival presented his Pichet Klunchun and Myself to critical acclaim. The Show Must Go On is regarded as his signature work and has charmed and outraged audiences around Europe and North America since debuting in 2001. In 2005 it was honoured with a New York theatre Bessie Award.
Bel’s work is genuine, if ephemeral. It is exciting, smart and great, great fun. 
— Dance Europe
Choreographic Assistants Henrique Neves, Dina ed Dik
Performers Marc Arboleda, Nyla Carpentier, Pedro Chamale, Trevor Chan, Susan Elliott, Noam Gagnon, Natalie Gan, Nickeshia Garrick, Linda Gorrie, Jim Green, Yasser Ismail, Jason Krowe, Elise Laroche, Heather Lindsay, Billy Marchenski, Tanya Marquardt, Harvey Meller, Jen Morris, Chancz Perry, Natalie Schneck, Savannah Walling, Adrienne Wong, Max Wyman
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This show is fully eligible for PuSh Pass access
Post-show talkback Jan 21, led by Steven Hill
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