JULIETTE BINOCHE, THE GIRL A-TOUT-FAIRE!!! by TICKLEBEAR

juliette binoche is currently in montreal,

to perform in IN-I,

with akram khan.

first of all,

for me,

juliette binoche is an actress,

for such movies as THE ENGLISH PATIENT,

BLEU, LE CHOCOLAT, JETLAG, etc...

she's also the face of LANCOME.

even a PLAYBOY model,

if you want.

but i never expected to ever see her

performing in something like this.

color me surprised!!

:D~

it was suggested to me by lucrecia,

& her first choice as to what night she wanted to see this

didn't suit me at all;

but then,

she relented & agreed on friday night.

so,

tonight was the night.

i hadn't read anything about it,

only researched some pics for this blog,

to keep my mind totally open

to this experience.

well...

i was really not disappointed.

quite the opposite!!

:)~

two souls sharing a journey,

with its passions & tensions,

you see juliette & akram evolve on stage

through dancing & acting,

acknowledging the audience as their witnesses.

as far as the moves go,

i didn't see anything truly innovative or even daring.

but since we have here in quebec

some of the best troups in the world,

such as LALALA HUMAN STEPS & O VERTIGO,

the standards here are very high.

but still,

the choregraphy was captivating.

the whole concept between dance & theater

was not for me a novelty either,

as i'd seen other british troups do just that in the past.

but IN-I was very well conceived,

taking us in

& holding us in its grip

with its mood that seeps into your soul,

through its monologues & dialogues,

& the dancing.

their exploration of love

can be charming at times,

troubling at others,

but never boring.

the technical aspect of the show

was simply flawless.

the scenography was simple & yet most effective.

& the music!!!

oh, the music!!

seductive, heartwrenching, simply moving.

i really loved it!!

:)~

all in all,

juliette & akram delivered a performance

that will remain engraved in my heart

as they managed to touch it

& move it.

bravo juliette!!

bravo akram!!

they got three well deserved curtain calls tonight.

& thanks to lucrecia

for changing her plans

to better accomodate me.

:)~

HUGZ