the Statement - Crystal Pite

In light of current events, the topicality of The Statement is probably what is most striking about Crystal Pite&new work, as the expression of the characters and their use of language are very much linked to our time. The piece could be considered a play, based on a script written by Jonathan Young that is expressed by four dancers that share a heated conversation around a conference table, symbolizing a corporate environment. Control, moral conflicts, responsibility and the inability to escape make The Statement a gripping piece that offers the audience a captivating wedge of realism. Choreographer and performer Crystal Pite (Vancouver, Canada) is associate choreographer with NDT since 2008. Pite created Pilot X (2005), The Second Person (2007), Frontier (2008), Plot Point (2010), Solo Echo (2012), Parade (2013) and In the Event (2014) for NDT. Her work The Statement premiered on February 4 2016. Pite is also an associate dance artist at Canada&National Arts Centre and at Sadler&Wells, London. In 2002 she founded her own company in Vancouver: Kidd Pivot. Pite&ballets are performed by dance companies worldwide.