Alexis

A choreographic epic centered around the well-known Trotteur, the man—this legend!—who ran faster than horses, ships, and trains. Marginalized and scorned by those close to him who couldn’t accept his eccentricity, Alexis Lapointe (1860-1924), a figure from the Québécois folklore with extraordinary physical abilities and a fiery spirit, became, for the society of the time, a sideshow attraction, celebrated for his feats and applauded by all with ...