Crimson Coast Dance opens their Season 2025 – 2026 with Confession Publique.

Ideated, directed, and choreographed by Mélanie Demers and brought to life on stage by Angélique Willkie with Marie Jourdenais’ participation, this thought provoking show will grip your sensibilities as it weaves together music, theatre, spoken word and dance in a powerful reflection on humanity’s yearning for validation and the complex interplay of power and vulnerability that evokes. Original score by Frannie Holder.

"This confession... confronts us with the fascinating abysses of devouring and vulnerability. It is the uncompromising affirmation of a female body that no longer has to apologize for aging, for experiencing pleasure, for suffering, or even for being a disturbance. The dance is anything but decorative: it is an expiation, a living archaeology. CONFESSION PUBLIQUE is not to be watched, it is to be received, in a shudder of both trespass and gratitude. A score of paradoxes, where brutality coexists with an almost maternal tenderness." - THE ARTCHEMISTS - Peter Loquen

Post show Audience to Artist chat takes place in the lobby and is facilitated by local vocalist, poet and educator, Sonnet L’Abbe.

Content Advisory: This show is for mature audiences (18+). It is based on a series of stories referencing racism, sexual violation, living in an aging body, and the power of transformation. It contains nudity and mature content.