About:
Punch Line, a solo work by Jacques Poulin-Denis, borrows as much from the comedic style of a one man show as it does from the intimacy and depth of a confession. In the guise of an artist talk, Jacques Poulin-Denis shares his takes on life and loses himself in thought. Through stories and anecdotes filled with joyful irony, insight and humour, he reveals himself. Characters emerge from this flow of ideas, embodying the multiplicity of our existence, the many avatars that compose us and the at times absurd strategies we use to hold our contradictions together. Treading the thin line that separates reality from fiction, Jacques materializes our inner monologues into sensory experiences, both subtle and intense. He is a transmitter of words, thoughts and gestures.
Punch Line is, of course, the culmination of a joke. In very few words, they create a situation that we subscribe to, accepting any turn of events, no matter how unreal. Punch Line is a salute to the imagination of both artist and spectator, to our need to create and believe in fiction, and to disguise reality to make it more palatable.
Equal parts stand up comedy and confession, dancer Jacques Poulin-Denis shares his takes on life and loses himself in thought as he guides us through the absurd strategies we use to hold our contradictions together.
Through stories and anecdotes filled with joyful irony, insight and humour, he reveals himself. Characters emerge from this flow of ideas, embodying the multiplicity of our existence, the many avatars that compose us and the at times. Treading the thin line that separates reality from fiction, Jacques materializes our inner monologues into sensory experiences, both subtle and intense. He is a transmitter of words, thoughts and gestures.
Credits:
Co-presenters: Inside Out Theatre and Springboard Dance
Company: Grand Poney
Creator and performer: Jacques Poulin-Denis
Choreographic Advisors: Sophie Breton and Brianna Lombardo
Dramaturge: Gabriel Charlebois
Creation confidente: Julie Espinasse
Costume et set design: Marilène Bastien
Lighting: Claire Seyller
Electronic design: Samuel Saint-Aubin
Sound design: Jacques Poulin-Denis
Production manager: Jasmine Kamruzzaman
Technical director: Émile Lafortune
Technical drawing: Yanérick Hains
Administrator: Guylaine Savoie, Diagramme gestion culturelle
Coproduction: Agora de la danse
Residencies: Agora de la danse, Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal, Studio Lucie Grégoire / Diagramme gestion culturelle
Special thanks to financial support received from: the Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec, the Canada Arts Council and the Conseil des arts de Montréal.