Daniel Léveillé is well known in the contemporary dance space for his refined and unique choreographic style. Amour, Acide et Noix is one of many works he has produced for Danielle Léveillé Danse, which he founded in 1991. The work features talented dancers entirely in the nude, the costume Léveillé has chosen in order to “avoid any possible dissolution” of the work, and promote a true reading of the body and its movement. The performance allows us to confront fears, taboos, and desires that would otherwise remain repressed.
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Recommended readings to get you in gear for the show.
Francis Sparshott, Some Aspects of Nudity in Theatre Dance, 1995
Jane C. Desmond, Embodying Difference: Issues in Dance and Cultural Studies, 1993-94
Maria Tsouvala and Katia Savrami, The Human Body in Contemporary Dance: from Costumes to Nakedness, 2016
Suzanne Jaeger, Finding a Pedagogical Framework for Dialogue about Nudity and Dance Art, 2009
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Jean-Christophe Cuttaz for Diffractions | December 13, 2016
Love, Acid and Nuts by Daniel Léveillé: Truths of the Body
“A nudity that is intended to be a tribute to the body and that does not include any sordid connotations”
Aude Lavigne for Theatre Online | 2010
Love, Acid and Nuts Bastille Theater: Interview with Daniel Léveillé
“Rather than being in the seduction emanating from very beautiful bodies, we were in front of a sort of truth. The bodies became fragile and the spectator, rather than wanting to bring one into his bed, wanted instead to protect them, to cover them.”
Hugo Pilon-Larose for La Presse | December 12, 2016
Daniel Léveillé: the beauty of the body
“To introduce people to dance, Daniel Léveillée advises comparing the experience of a show to an exhibition of great works in museums.”