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9.2

Cas Public

Beethoven composed his Ninth Symphony when he was almost completely deaf. Cai Glover is Deaf. On stage, he chooses to dance without his hearing aid. What do our senses - or absences - say about the way we experience the world? And above all, how do they guide us beyond our differences?

In 2016, Hélène Blackburn created 9, a landmark work in the Cas Public repertoire. Inspired by the singular journey of Cai Glover, a Deaf dancer who worked with the company for over ten years, the choreographer engaged with him in a profound reflection on perception, language and difference. A veritable muse for this project, Cai is never a mere subject, but a full-fledged player in a creative process based on mutual listening. Together, they laid the foundations for a work in which inclusion is not decreed, but lived in constant dialogue - a shared path towards the universal.

Eight years later, 9.2 - marks a new stage in this adventure. Passed on to Cai Glover - now co-choreographer - this re-creation retains the essence of the work, but takes a fresh look at it, forged by experience, maturity and an intimate understanding of the subject matter. Together, Blackburn and Glover revisit the scenic score with rigor and poetry, sculpting a space where sensory reference points become blurred, where light plays with perception, and where every movement becomes a megaphone.

In this physical and visceral re-reading, Beethoven's Ninth - also revisited - embraces the contemporary vocabulary of Cas Public. 9.2 invites all audiences, young and old, to cross the boundaries of silence, to make absence an anchor point, and to recognize in each body, each journey, a potential language.

Info

Recreation available in 2025

55 minutes

5 dancers

Specs

8 hours set-up

2 hours strike

Tour

9 people on tour

2 double rooms

5 single rooms

Audience

7 and up

Workshops available

Post-show discussion

why program this show?

  • Beethoven meets Quebec contemporary dance genius
  • Athletic choreography for fans of impressive movements
  • Original and virtuoso reflection on inclusion
  • Technically easy to tour

credits

9.2 takes its inspiration and roots from 9, a Cas Public co-production with the Kopergietery de Gent in Belgium, created in 2016.


Artistic direction Hélène Blackburn and Cai Glover Choreography Hélène Blackburn in collaboration with Cai Glover Playwright Johan De Smet Music Martin Tétreault Lighting design Emilie B-Beaulieu and Hélène Blackburn Set design Hélène Blackburn Costumes Michael Slack and Hélène Blackburn Films Kenneth Michiels With the participation of children from the Ghent neighborhood Rabot Seymanur Kizilca, Evgeni Miroslavov, Chaz Keith Salfamones, Ramzi Serrai, Burhan Zambur Performers at inception Nicholas Bellefleur, Cai Glover, Robert Guy, Daphnée Laurendeau, Danny Morissette and soprano Jolien de Gendt

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Montmagny

Les Arts de la scène

February 24, 2019

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Gaspé

Centre de création diffusion

February 22, 2019

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Montréal

Salle Pauline-Julien

February 13, 2019

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Huningue

Le Triangle

February 1, 2019

20:00

Huningue

Le Triangle

February 1, 2019

10:00

Kingersheim

Festival MOMIX

January 31, 2019

20:00

Kingersheim

Festival MOMIX

January 31, 2019

10:00

Les Lilas

Théâtre du Garde-Chasse

January 29, 2019

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Porrentruy

Centre Culturel

January 25, 2019

20:00

Porrentruy

Centre Culturel

January 25, 2019

10:00

Châlons-en-Champagne

La Comète

January 22, 2019

-

Terneuzen

Cultuureducatie Zeeuws-Vlaanderen

October 23, 2018

20:00

Terneuzen

Cultuureducatie Zeeuws-Vlaanderen

October 23, 2018

10:00

Den Haag

De Betovering

October 20, 2018

-

Amsterdam

Jeugdtheater de Krakeling

October 13, 2018

-

Paderborn

Kulturamt

October 12, 2018

-

Sainte-Thérèse

Odyscène

September 27, 2018

13:00

Sainte-Thérèse

Odyscène

September 27, 2018

10:00

Montréal

TOHU

September 20, 2018

13:00

Montréal

TOHU

September 20, 2018

10:00

Charleroi

Palais des Beaux Arts

March 28, 2018

20:00

Charleroi

Palais des Beaux Arts

March 28, 2018

13:00

Courtrai

Schouwburg Kortrijk

March 23, 2018

20:00

Courtrai

Schouwburg Kortrijk

March 23, 2018

13:00

Turnhout

Cultuurhuis de Warande

March 20, 2018

20:00

Turnhout

Cultuurhuis de Warande

March 20, 2018

13:00

Saint-Étienne

Opéra de Saint-Étienne

March 17, 2018

20:00

Saint-Étienne

Opéra de Saint-Étienne

March 16, 2018

20:00

Saint-Étienne

Opéra de Saint-Étienne

March 16, 2018

10:00

Saint-Étienne

Opéra de Saint-Étienne

March 15, 2018

13:00

Saint-Étienne

Opéra de Saint-Étienne

March 15, 2018

10:00

Saint-Étienne

Opéra de Saint-Étienne

March 14, 2018

13:00

Gradignan

Théâtre des Quatre saisons

March 3, 2018

10:00

Bruges

Concertgebouw Brugge

February 26, 2018

20:00

Bruges

Concertgebouw Brugge

February 26, 2018

10:00

Bruges

Concertgebouw Brugge

February 25, 2018

20:00

Illkirch

L'illiade

February 2, 2018

20:00

Illkirch

L'illiade

February 2, 2018

10:00

Arlon

Maison de la culture

January 31, 2018

20:00

Arlon

Maison de la culture

January 30, 2018

13:00

Cas Public

Hélène Blackburn

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