Les Jolies Choses | Compagnie Catherine Gaudet | Vancouver Playhouse | November 22 – 23, 2024 The premise of Les Jolies Choses sounds mundane on the surface: five dancers accompanied by a metronome repeat the same gestures, with slight variations and gradually increasing intensity, for almost an hour. The result, however, is a completely mesmerizing spectacle of endurance, a compelling commentary on the monotony of daily life and the pleasures of breaking free of conformity. Catherine Gaudet’s piece starts in silence with five dancers in stark white leotards spread around the stage, each repeating their own short movement sequence. This