Les Jolies Choses

Catherine Gaudet's show "Les Jolies Choses" is programmed as part of the Jogging 2026 Festival at the Carreau du Temple on Thursday, May 21 at 9 p.m., Friday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 5 p.m.

A complex choreographic score made from very simple, almost mechanical gestures, inscribed in an eruption and economy of calculated movement.

A leading figure in a new wave of Canadian dance, Catherine Gaudet explores the body's "stirrings of the unconscious and the micromovements that betray the emotions and sensations we try to hide." In a series of acclaimed pieces, from Berlin to Montreal, the choreographer has established her signature style. The very titles of her creations speak volumes about her artistic intentions: "Grosse fatigue" (Big Fatigue), "Sourire forcé" (Forced Smile), or "L'affadissement du merveilleux" (The Fading of Wonder). With her latest choreography, "Les Jolies Choses" (Pretty Things), Catherine Gaudet brings together a quintet of virtuoso performers. Before our eyes, their bodies move "to the rhythm of the metronome." Their mechanical movements resume, the machine heats up, and demands impeccable precision from them. For Catherine Gaudet, "there is a nourishing anger that animates the piece; a moment of almost adolescent rebellion; the desire to reclaim one's autonomy and creative freedom makes itself heard." The final soundtrack further accentuates the urgency of being on stage. Les Jolies Choses is impressive.

Dates: Thursday, May 21 at 9 p.m., Friday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 5 p.m.
Venue: Carreau du Temple performance hall
Prices: Show €6 to €12
Duration: 55 min
Show recommended for ages 13 and up

Translated automatically - see original description in French