hieronymus bosch: the garden of earthly delights

Compagnie Marie Chouinard captivates Vancouver Playhouse with Hieronymus Bosch: The Garden of Earthly Delights

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Peak Associate   Hieronymus Bosch’s surrealist triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights has been marvelled at for its imaginative details. With Compagnie Marie Chouinard’s choreography, it lets the public experience the spirit of the painting through a unique dance performance full of raw humanity and emotion. In the pre-show talk, Annie Gagnon, the rehearsal director of CMC, encouraged us to “feel” what is happening on the stage instead of trying to understand it or analyze it. Going into the show with this in mind, I found my senses absolutely mesmerized and exhausted by the intense performance on…

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