THE HEALING by Marie Barlizo

The Healing is a solo show about a woman navigating mental illnesses that she inherited from her father.

 

I chose to stage it as an incredibly athletic dance duet, using Marie's text as an audio play that would score the work of the dancers. I wanted audiences to not only hear the words, but understand the physical sensation of her mind through movement, sudden bursts of violence, a pulsing score and rare moments of serenity and tenderness. I find often in solo work, we ignore the reality of the images in the text. My goal was to make Marie's mind prison inescapable for an audience. 

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This was my fourth collaboration with Hanna Kiel and we worked in tandem to create a world of ever shifting boundaries, block towers and a woman haunted by the outline of a childhood swimming pool.

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The Healing by Marie Barlizo​

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February 17-22 2026 

Presented by Centaur Theatre as part of their 2026 WinterWorks Festival

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Choreographed by Hanna Kiel

Directed by Me

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Stage and Production Managed by Annasofie Jakobson 

Lighting Design by Logan Cracknell

Sound Design and Composition by Ashley Naomi

Dramaturged by Paula Wing

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Performed by Chelly Li, Tyler Yan and Josette Jorge

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Photos by Andree Lanthier

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAN6HgMyIk0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DjSl4l3S8w

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