Helene Simoneau Danse: Late Bloomer (World Premiere)

In this stunning world premiere, French-Canadian choreographer Hélène Simoneau delves into the complexities of power, timing, experience, and choice in how one navigates belonging and human connection. Late Bloomer examines how we show up for each other, the responsibility of the bystander, and the profound consequences of being cast aside.

In collaboration with award-winning composer Angélica Negrón, dramaturg Melanie George, costume designer Quinn Czejkowski, and lighting designer David Ferri, Simoneau and her ensemble of dancers explore the subtle forces that shape group dynamics, asking: How is belonging connected to survival? What separates true belonging from merely fitting in?

In this work, the stage becomes a space for reflection - on our roles in a community and an ensemble, the ways we relate to each other, the ways we fail each other. Simoneau’s choreography reveals internal landscapes. Seeing her work can be startling in its clarity. She has a way of translating what’s often unspoken into physical language, and of building empathy in the space between dancers.

Part of Women Move the World, 92NY’s 2025/26 Harkness Mainstage Series, Late Bloomer asks us to reckon with our complicity - not just in who is excluded, but in the choices, silences, and systems that allow that exclusion to happen.