Back when they first started talking about creating a new show, Carmen Ruiz, partner Juan Sebastien Mejia and the other members of their artistic troupe wanted to stage one that had a message. Article content

The result was Barka, which features music, dancing and circus arts, which will have its 76th performance Saturday evening at the Grand Theatre. Article content Article content

“The musicians wanted to compose music, and the dancers wanted to have new choreography. And our vision was always, and it still is, that we wanted to create a dancing circus,” Ruiz recalled over the phone Wednesday from her Montreal home.

“It was a very rich process, because everyone was in constant conversation: what things are most important to us right now? What are the issues that really are touchin

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