Le Radeau

Elena Lev, a pioneer in the hoop discipline, has been perfecting her craft for 30 years. Since childhood, she has toured the world with her now iconic act—an explosive choreography lasting approximately five minutes. But how to continue? How to renew one’s interest through so many revolutions?

Choreographer Dorian Nuskind-Oder and dramaturg Simon Grenier-Poirier pose a new question to this seasoned artist, now in the final stage of her career: what would happen if she could spend as much time as she wanted on stage? Looper is the answer: an intimate performance in which spinning the hoop becomes a meditation on time, perseverance, and play. The trio of Dorian, Simon, and Elena blends choreography, performance, and circus, radiating mastery, humor, and a fascination with movement.

"Elena Lev allowed herself to be herself, without losing any of her brilliance, her artistic maturity or her masterful virtuosity.”- HANA STREJČKOVÁ, Opera +, 2024-07-26

Credits

• Concept Simon Grenier-Poirier, Dorian Nuskind-Oder
• Choreography, performance Elena Lev, Dorian Nuskind-Oder
• Dramaturgy, sound design Simon Grenier-Poirier
• Lighting Jean Jauvin
• Production Le Radeau
• Co-production Danse-Cité
• Residencies Maison de la culture Claude Léveillé, MainLine Theatre

Looper was presented in October 2023 during the event COSMOS, within the programming of Danse-Cité

Presentations

• 2025, Festival des faubourgs, Espace Libre, Montréal QC
• 2025, Festival Furies, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts QC
• 2024, Le Festival Montréal Complètement Cirque, La Chapelle, Montréal QC
• 2023, Danse-Cité, MainLine Theatre, Montréal, QC