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Archive listings for Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault (2004)

Work type: Dance or ballet.

Joe - T1187570340

Exploding with driving, pulsating rhythms and visual power, Joe is a riveting and witty ode to the working man. Thirty-two dancers in overcoats, fedoras and heavy boots march, stomp, strut, run, roll and leap through intricate moves on a starkly powerful set. This world-wide tour is a tribute to the life of extraordinary choreographer Jean-Pierre Perreault (1947 - 2002). Created twenty years ago Joe has become Perreault's trademark work, exerting a profound influence on contemporary dance today. This unforgettable parade of souls continually transforms itself. It is about everyman in all his guises, at one moment reminiscent of L S Lowry, at another Samuel Beckett, into movement that evokes the spirit of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Joe's compelling soundtrack consists entirely of the drumming footfalls of its dancers on the steeply raked stage. It's audacity and power make the piece truly unique.Choreographer Jean-Pierre Perreault.

15 Oct 04 to 16 Oct 04

Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224
listing details L463953158

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