A renewed troupe of dancers, reinvented choreographies and original music; This is the program Lydia Bouchard put together for the new show Revolution on tourwhich will open on February 22nd at the Théâtre Saint-Denis in Montreal.
During a media-open rehearsal on Monday morning, we were able to see a preview of this show, where 19 dancers of different styles combine their efforts and talents to impress.
“I want to create a real encounter that is characterized by humanity,” she explains. I want people to leave the show feeling like they met the dancers personally and had a moment of connection with them.”
Lydia Bouchard is director and artistic director of the show “Révolution en tour”. Photo agency QMI, JOEL LEMAY
The show's many fans will not be disoriented as the rhythm of the show is based on the sequence of competition rounds as seen on television.
“This year it was also important to me to include choreographies in the group of unlikely duos that went viral because we experienced great television moments. I'll take the liberty of going over certain numbers we saw on TV or following up on others.
Alexandre Leblanc during rehearsals for the show “Révolution en tour”, Monday January 22, 2024. Photo Agence QMI, JOEL LEMAY
Original music
To add to the originality, three original songs were created specifically for the show by Imposs, Camille Poliquin (KROY) and Manu Alias.
“The dancers are music lovers, we are very close to music. For example, I spend hours knitting the music for the show, it's like the work of a DJ. We talked to Mel Charlot and Imposs about what we wanted to portray about the personal encounters on the street. A great piece of work was created. Camille Poliquin and Manu Alias also created great music, especially for the finale.”
An EP of these three songs will be available on music platforms from Friday.
An expected dancer
Last season's winner, Gabrielle Boudreau, is of course highlighted by the revival of her act about domestic violence. “From the end of the competition to the start of rehearsals, everything happened very quickly,” said the dancer. I can imagine how difficult it will be to do this number every night, even though it was difficult to do once during the show. I need to let go of the emotions a little while maintaining the intensity.
Gabrielle Boudreau during rehearsals for the show “Révolution en tour”, Monday January 22, 2024. Photo Agence QMI, JOEL LEMAY
While she is focused on preparing for the show, she has not yet fully realized her feat of winning the season of Revolution. “It’s still quite a change,” she said. I've had contract offers, people come to me for projects. I see that things have changed, but the dust hasn’t settled yet so I wouldn’t be able to fully understand what happened.”
Rehearsals for the show “Revolution on Tour” in Montreal, Monday January 22, 2024. Photo Agence QMI, JOEL LEMAY
The involvement of teachers
In addition to Lydia Bouchard, the other two masters of the revolution also took part in the show. “I worked with Mel Charlot and Jean-Marc Généreux as creators,” said the director. Throughout the season we spend a lot of time talking about the dancers and developing concepts, particularly for the Unlikely Duets round. I invited her to be on the show.”
Yoherlandy Tejeiro Garcia during rehearsals for the show “Revolution on Tour”, Monday January 22, 2024. Photo Agence QMI, JOEL LEMAY
Depending on the dates and cities during the tour, surprise guests are also expected.
Revolution on Tour begins February 22nd in Montreal and then travels through Gatineau, Quebec, Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières. All dates on revolutionentournee.com.