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One of the most surprising things about trying to recount a memory is that there are always hazy parts. While we may believe to be weaving a narrative that reflects reality in all its subjectivity, there’s always an inevitable splash of fiction that makes its way into the story. The storytellers in “Our Rituals” (Nos Rituels) come bearing their true stories, to progressively construct a collective memory. It’s a sea of sensations inviting us to play without limits… 

“Our Rituals” (Nos Rituels) is a whimsical and radiant experience performed across an empty stage by seven individuals who share both the intense desire for levity as well as an affinity for ritualized dances where bodies are simply transported by the effectiveness of music. And chants! A rhythm that takes over to make space for total escape. Elements of the performance flow across each other in a delicious frenzy that conjures up long-forgotten emotions. Stories of infinite seas, manta rays, flutes, ungraspable angels, camping grounds, glistening bodies, Irish tap dancers and catastrophic Christmases past…. A choral portrait that celebrates the boiling, bubbling nature of life brought about by the presence of men, women, and does.