Vanishing Melodies

Set to the music of Patrick Watson, Vanishing Melodies immerses the audience in a choreographic journey between departures and rebirths, where uncertainty becomes a space for discovery and gentleness.

Vanishing Melodies is rooted in the music of Montreal-based author, composer and performer Patrick Watson, whose evocative poetry has been acclaimed on stages around the world.

Immersed in a dreamlike world often found in Watson's music, the artists are swept along by the current of life and suspended in a state of transition. It is in this rich yet complex state—at the heart of the human experience—that paradoxes reside and the seeds of self-discovery are sown. They must let go of something or shed a part of themselves to make room for something new.

With a bus shelter as their enchanting refuge, the artists drift fluidly between arrivals and departures. This perpetual state of movement, impermanence, and transit compels them to continue searching for their own answers. To float. Uncertain of how the journey will end, yet confident that by riding the wave, they will reach the right destination. At peace with the uncertainty of the path, which vanishes like smoke.

Infused with lyricism and raw emotion, Vanishing Melodies showcases the remarkable choreographic language of Juliano Nunes (Germany) and Anne Plamondon (Canada), and the inspired staging of Eric Jean. In this work of twenty musical pieces, the three artists intertwine their talents to create a piece in perfect synergy with Watson's music—human, vulnerable, and tender.