CLARA FUREY

“If I nationed myself / in the shadow / of a colossal wave / If only to hold on / by opening— / by Kingdom come”.
This phrase from the Ocean Vuong poem “Waterline” functions as a mantra for the new creation from Clara Furey. Through physical research into water, the choreographer brings the immensity of an inner sea to the stage floor. With UNARMOURED, Furey reunites and reconciles what has previously been separate, the performance emerging from a fluid, carnal chaos whose crashing waves suggest infinity as a transformative emotion. The dancers appear as unsettling sculptures, undertaking an artistic exploration that awakens compelling desires. With a soft-core approach, always in between, always edging, they claim the right to eroticism on their terms. Bodies no longer need to be seen for their contours but for the energy that overflows them. They release an erotic power that runs through us and propels us with force, leaving us fundamentally curious and tantalised.

Clara Furey is a choreographer and performer based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. She explores the codes that travel in and across various art forms. She looks at encouraging an awakening of the sensorial perceptions of the audience and the performers, giving them emotive immediacy, direct access. After completing musical training at the Conservatoire de Paris, she trained as a dancer at the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal and later worked with choreographers such as George Stamos, Damien Jalet, and Benoît Lachambre. Her works toured in numerous festivals including the Biennale of Venice, the Festival TransAmériques in Montréal, ImPulsTanz in Vienna, Performance Mix in New-York City, Fierce Festival in Birmingham, B-Motion in Bassano del Grappa, and in different countries such as Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Azerbaïdjan, and Bulgaria. In 2025, she received the Prix de la Danse de Montréal, Diffusion internationale category (International Touring Award), presented by CINARS, recognizing the scale, the quality, and the impact of her touring activities. Continuing international tours, she also regularly teaches workshops.

Concept and artistic direction Clara Furey / Choreographed by Clara Furey in collaboration with Justin De Luna, Be Heintzman Hope, Brian Mendez / Performed by Sovann Rochon-Prom Tep, Clara Furey, Chéline Lacroix, Brian Mendez / Musical composition and live spatialization Twin Rising / Artistic witness Bettina Blanc Penther, Aisha Sasha John / Rehearsal direction Lucie Vigneault, Simon Portigal / Costume design Be Heintzman Hope / Lighting design Paul Chambers / Assistant lighting design Jordana Natale / Technical director Jenny Huot, Darah Miah / Diffusion A Propic | Line Rousseau, Marion Gauvent / Production Bent Hollow Cie / Executive production Parbleux
Coproduction Atelier de Paris – CDCN (France), Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orléans – Direction Maud Le Pladec (France), Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara Trento (Italy / Italie), Charleroi-Danse (Belgium / Belgique), Festival TransAmériques (Montréal, Canada) / Partners and support for creation Artiste associée de L’Usine C pour la cohorte 2021–2024 (Montréal, Canada), Parbleux (Montréal, Canada) / Developed in collaboration with The National Creation Fund of the National Arts Centre of Canada / Le Fonds national de création du Centre national des Arts du Canada.
The creation of this work is made possible thanks to the financial support of: Conseil des arts du Canada, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Conseil des arts de Montréal