VANISHING
MÉLODIES 

VANISHING MÉLODIES is rooted in the music of Montreal author, composer, and performer Patrick Watson, whose evocative poetry has been hailed on stages across the globe.

Submerged in a dreamlike world often found in Watson’s music, the artists are drawn into life’s current and suspended in a state of transition. It is in this rich but complex state - central to the human experience - that paradoxes lie, and seeds of self-discovery grow. They must leave something or strip a part of themself to make space for something new to enter.

With the bus shelter as their eerie refuge, the artists fluidly drift in and out of arrivals and departures. This perpetual state of motion, impermanence and transit drives the artists to continue to search for their own answers. Floating. Uncertain how the journey will end but trusting that by riding the wave, they will arrive at the correct destination. At peace with uncertainty of the path that vanishes like smoke.

Tinged with lyricism and raw emotion, VANISHING MÉLODIES is a testament to the remarkable choreographic language of Juliano Nunes (Germany) and Anne Plamondon (Canada) and the inspired direction of Eric Jean. In this work of twenty musical pieces, these three artists intertwine their talents to create a work in perfect synergy with Watson’s music – human, vulnerable, and tender.