Revisor

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Jonathon Young and Crystal Pite revise an archetypal comic plot to serve as the basis for choreography in a true hybrid of contemporary theatre and dance. In Revisor, eight Kidd Pivot dancers embody the recorded dialogue of some of Canada’s finest actors, exploring conflict, comedy and corruption in the potent relationship between language and the body. From the creators of the internationally acclaimed Betroffenheit (winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production).

Duration

90 minutes

Created by

Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young

Written by

Jonathon Young

Choreographed by

Crystal Pite

Directed by

Crystal Pite

Composer

Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani, and Meg Roe

Sound Design

Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani, and Meg Roe

Costume Design

Nancy Bryant

Lighting Design

Tom Visser

Scenic Design and Reflective Light Concept

Jay Gower Taylor

Assistant to the Creators

Eric Beauchesne

Producer

Jim Smith, Francesca Piscopo

Co-produced by

Sadler’s Wells (London, UK), Théâtre de la Ville/La Villette (Paris, France), Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Banff, Canada), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (North Carolina, US), Canadian Stage (Toronto, Canada), Seattle Theatre Group (Seattle, US), and The Hamber Foundation (British Columbia, Canada).

Reviews

“Choreographically, it’s riveting, both for the inventive articulation of individual bodies and for the fine-tuned dynamics of the ensemble, as responsive as conversation itself.”

Vancouver Sun

“It’s a strange, fascinating trip no matter how you approach it—the kind where the electricity hangs in the air long after the curtain call.”

The Georgia Straight

this stunning work is imprinted on my brain.

National Post

“Visually spectacular with superb lighting and projections to lift the set into an otherworldly realm, Revisor is simply unmissable”

London Box Office

“…we see bolts of lightning that accompany thoughts, then realise that they are the electricity that fires neurons and axons, the very thought processes that engender movement and speech. Revisor will stay in the memory for a very long time.”

SeeingDance

“Mind completely blown — yet again.”

The Telegraph

(From left to right) Renée Sigouin, Cindy Salgado, Rena Narumi, Tiffany Tregarthen, Matthew Peacock, Jermaine Spivey, David Raymond, and Doug Letheren. Photo by Michael Slobodian.

Rena Narumi and Jermaine Spivey. Photo by Michael Slobodian.

David Raymond. Photo by Michael Slobodian.

Doug Letheren. Photo by Michael Slobodian.

Tiffany Tregarthen. Photo by Michael Slobodian.

(From left to right) Renée Sigouin, Rena Narumi, Jermaine Spivey, Doug Letheren. Photo by Four Eyes.

Ella Rothschild, Cindy Salgado, Jermaine Spivey, Tiffany Tregarthen, Doug Letheren, David Raymond, Rena Narumi, and Matthew Peacock. Photo by Michael Slobodian.

(From left to right) Jermaine Spivey, Renée Sigouin, Ella Rothschild, Jennifer Florentino & Rena Narumi. Photo by Four Eyes.

(From left to right) Renée Sigouin, Jermaine Spivey, Ella Rothschild, Jennifer Florentino & Doug Letheren. Photo by Four Eyes.

(From left to right) Gregory Lau & Brandon Alley. Photo by Four Eyes.

Gregory Lau & Doug Letheren. Photo by Four Eyes.

Doug Letheren & Gregory Lau. Photo by Four Eyes.

(From left to right) Gregory Lau, Jermaine Spivey, Jennifer Florentino, Doug Letheren, Ella Rothschild, Brandon Alley & Rena Narumi. Photo by Four Eyes.

(From left to right) Rena Narumi, Renée Sigouin, Doug Letheren, Ella Rothschild, Gregory Lau, Brandon Alley, Jennifer Florentino & Jermaine Spivey. Photo by Four Eyes.

(From left to right) Rena Narumi, Ella Rothschild, Jennifer Florentino, Jermaine Spivey, Brandon Alley & Gregory Lau. Photo by Four Eyes.

Gregory Lau & Ella Rothschild. Photo by Four Eyes.

(From left to right) Gregory Lau, Brandon Alley & Ella Rothschild. Photo by Four Eyes.

(From left to right) Jennifer Florentino, Gregory Lau & Doug Letheren. Photo by Four Eyes.

(From left to right) Doug Letheren & Jennifer Florentino. Photo by Four Eyes.

(From left to right) Doug Letheren, Jermaine Spivey, Brandon Alley, Rena Narumi, Renée Sigouin, Ella Rothschild & Jennifer Florentino. Photo by Four Eyes.

(From left to right) Renée Sigouin, Rena Narumi, Jermaine Spivey, Doug Letheren & Brandon Alley. Photo ©AndrewBeveridge/asbCreative

AWARDS

National Dance Awards for Best Modern Choreography (2020)

Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production (2022)

This is one of the 200 exceptional projects funded through the Canada Council for the Arts’ New Chapter Program. With this $35M investment, the Council supports the creation and sharing of the arts in communities across Canada.

Developed with support from the National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund.

Revisor is a co-production of The CanDance Network Creation Fund, Danse Danse, National Arts Centre, DanceHouse and Dance Victoria, and supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Kidd Pivot benefits from the support of BNP Paribas Foundation for the development of its projects.

Kidd Pivot gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of British Columbia, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver, and countless individual and business supporters.

Header image photo by Michael Slobodian.

Pictured from left to right in the top image: Ella Rothschild, Cindy Salgado, Jermaine Spivey, Tiffany Tregarthen, Doug Letheren, David Raymond, Rena Narumi, and Matthew Peacock.

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