The Passion of Henry:: Jerry Snell

8pm –
$15 at the door

“Power
is the ultimate aphrodisiac…” – Henry Kissinger

Jerry
Snell proudly presents the new collective creation: The Passion
of Henry, an industrial performance event denouncing over 40 years
of international terror. The result of a research and creation residence at
the Society for Arts and Technology, The Passion of Henry will be presented
April 28 & 30 at 8 pm at the SAT.

Artist, director
and composer for dance, theatre, cinema and circus, Jerry Snell’s new collective
creation fuses all these elements, collaborating not only with artists from
Canada but also from China, Vietnam, Japan, Netherlands, Belgium and Chile:
Pascal Dabe (actor), Michel F. Côté
(composer), Lorne Brass, Thien Vu Dang,
Martin Laporte, Yasuko Tadokoro
(film and video), Pascale Montpetit, Kurt Chen,
Goos Meeuwsen and Alacanté de Chilé
(virtual performance), The Passion of Henry excavates the mind of Henry Kissinger,
mythical icon of international hypocrisy of the American political society.
Integrating 5 video screens and mixed with archive materials, live music and
performed on stage by actor Pascal Dabe from Belgium, The Passion of Henry
presents at the same time a sarcastic and cruel reflection of our contemporary
world. Henry Kissinger: Nobel Peace Prize recipient, mass murderer, anti-Christ or playboy.
Accept this unique invitation for a public brain scan into one of the 20th
century’s most terrifying Secretaries of State!

Inspired by the
atrocities of the War of the Vietnam for which the thirtieth anniversary will
be commemorated next April 30th, Jerry Snell signs the concept and direction
of The Passion of Henry. Originating from Vancouver, Jerry is known internationally
for the excellence of his work widely presented since 1980 in Europe, South
/North America and throughout Asia. Founding member of Carbone-14, where he
worked from1980 to 1995 as actor, singer, musician, director, composer and
choreographer, Jerry founded, in 1996, with Nadine Thouin the physical theatre
company STP. His film and television career spanned over 20 years and has
included acting roles in such films as Jean-Claude Lauzon’s Night Zoo, Vincent
Ward’s Map of the Human Heart, Francois Girard’s Emmy award-winning Le Dortoir
and 15 février 1839 by Pierre Falardeau. Snell founded his own company,
JERRY SNELL INDUSTRIES, in 2004 and is based in Montreal and Taipei. He is
currently composing with the acclaimed Tai Gu Tales Dance Theatre of Taiwan