“It was at the same time!” Marie-Jo introduced Thério on Thursday evening in the crowded Cinquième Salle at the Place des Arts. After a few postponements, the wait to finally see the show was definitely worth it La Maline, 20 years and a few moons.
The 58-year-old New Brunswick-born artist let out a small sigh before singing on the accordion the first notes of “La Maline,” the title track of her sensitive and vulnerable second album from 2000. A real breath of Air, definitely Over the years, it has been a model of creative freedom for many singer-songwriters.
To loud applause, Marie-Jo Thério went to her keyboard and played a note from Café Robinson before jumping. ” Oh! I’ve been waiting for you for so long! » joked the artist while adjusting the instrument.
In front of her, a few hundred spectators, patiently waiting for the privilege of celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album La Maline, didn’t move at all, paying attention. Did we find any early fans in the room who had the opportunity to attend the acclaimed Arbre à Fruits show in the early 2000s? Nostalgia and frenzy were certainly there.
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A unique artist
At 58, Marie-Jo Thério quickly proved that she had lost none of the passion that we know so well on stage. In the pieces, between T’es le beau Raphaël, Fais-moi danser François Hébert and L’oiseau de paradis, the artist danced, twirled, played, jumped, smiled and laughed in his own unique way. A uniqueness that is certainly nourished by the sincerity that seems to characterize all his gestures, but above all by his brilliant, elusive talent.
As if amazed to be there, the artist sometimes stopped to watch her excellent musicians say “Bravo!” » and “Thank you Marie! » which echoed through the crowd.
“It was really a pleasure meeting you this evening,” she said. I say “I,” but I’m with my two friends. We also picked up two guys on the side of the road: Vincent Carré on drums and Alexis Dumais on piano!” These two friends are her followers Bernard Falaise and Érik West-Millette, who accompanied her when she founded La Maline.
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A great opportunity to also find Freddy, a character that runs through the creator’s work, in one of the highlights of the evening: the very explosive interpretation of the piece “Where’s the Indonesian Woman”, in which the talent of Marie-Jo Thério was able to unfold all his splendor.
After the indispensable Fruit Tree, Fruit Tree and an acclaimed encore with Jam in Beaumont, it was soon over. “We will finish gently under the full moon. We’ll all be out very, very late, until 3am. » If history doesn’t tell how the evening ended, we know that its beginning was great.
Marie-Jo Thério – La Maline, 20 years and a few moons, until October 28th at the Cinquième Salle at Place des Arts. For full details click here.