Compagnie Virginie Brunelle

Fresh out of school in 2008, Virginie Brunelle made an immediate impact with Les cuisses à l’écart du cœur, a first work already distinguished with awards. But it was especially with Foutrement (2011) — recipient of the 2017 Audience Choice Award from the CAM touring program — and Complexe des genres (2012), winner of the Aarhus International Choreographic Competition in Denmark, that she established her signature style: a visceral dance language, both raw and sensitive, captivating audiences across Canada and Europe alike. These two landmark works, now emblematic of her artistic universe, launched a series of international tours that firmly established her reputation abroad.

Building on this success, Virginie continued exploring human relationships through the prism of fragility and intensity with PLOMB (2014) and À la douleur que j’ai (2016). In 2018, Éric Gauthier invited her to create a new work for Gauthier Dance/Theaterhaus Stuttgart, resulting in Beating. This collaboration further confirmed her growing presence within the European dance landscape. A year later, she created Les corps avalés, featuring the Molinari Quartet live on stage — a powerful choreographic fresco premiered by Danse Danse to great acclaim.