The body, in all its plaintive and humble beauty, forms the foundation of Daniel Léveillé’s masterwork Amour, acide et noix (Love, Acid and Nuts). Winner of the Grand Prix de la danse de Montréal (2017), Léveillé’s artistic integrity, vision, and creative impact have shaped Canadian dance. His iconic work returns with a critical lesson: “We must love one another or die,” as the poet W.H. Auden wrote.

Set against a score of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, pop music, and birdsong, Léveillé uses the mechanics of arms, legs, torsos and skulls to plumb the very nature of the human condition. As the dancers move through a series of entanglements, the shock of nudity dissipates, aided by a hint of humour that runs beneath the solos, duets, and ensemble work. The shared commonality of the physical is reborn in all its delicacy and resolve.