Tricoter re-creates the spirit of a knitting circle . The dance winds and unwinds through and around the public who are arranged in the round. Yarn is integrated into the choreography and weaves an architecture that links public and place to the dancer.
While dancing the yarn gets tangled in a large knot of bright colours – the memories that knitting occupy in our own family history re-emerge. We experience Tricoter through play, curiosity, and exploration of belonging to a community.
Photo credit: Durga Jane Rajah. On the picture: Anne Cooper or Sarah Gallos with cellist Tara Rajah.
Premiered at SKAMpede festival in Victoria in June 2016! Thanks Theatre Skam for your support. Tricoter is also part of Des arts dehors/ Arts Outside by Made in BC – Dance on Tour.
Julie Lebel 