Why Not Theatre In Conversation with Yngvild Aspeli, Artistic Director of Plexus Polaire
Artistic director of Plexus Polaire, Yngvild Aspeli, develops a visual world that brings our most buried feelings to life. The use of life-sized puppets is at the center of her work, but the actor’s performance, the presence of the music and the use of light and video are all equal elements in communicating the story.
Director, actress, puppeteer and puppet-maker, Yngvild Aspeli studied at Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris (2003-2005) and at ESNAM (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette) in Charleville-Mézières (2005-2008).
Within her French-Norwegian company Plexus Polaire, she has directed six shows: Signals (2011), Opera Opaque (2013), Ashes (2014), Chambre noire (2017), Moby Dick (2020) and Dracula (2021). She is currently working on an adaptation of A Doll’s House that will premiere in Autumn 2023.
About Why Not Theatre
We push boundaries, build community, and find new ways. Rethink how stories are told. And who gets to tell them. We MAKE great work that takes chances, and tours all over the world. We SHARE everything we have because more artists mean more stories. We PROVOKE change because we believe art should be for everyone. At Why Not we make things, better.
Why Not Theatre is generously supported by: Government of Canada, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Government of Ontario, Ontario Trillium Foundation, City of Toronto, Toronto Arts Council, National Arts Centre Creation Fund, RBC Foundation, TD Ready Commitment, Agrawal Family, Charles & Marilyn Baillie, Deb Barrett & Jim Leech, Bhalla Family Foundation, Chanchlani Family Foundation, The Lindy Green Family Foundation, Richard & Nancy Hamm, Hal Jackman Foundation, Kingfisher Foundation, T.R. Meighen Family Foundation, Metcalf Foundation, The Slaight Family Foundation, The Wuchien Michael Than Foundation, Tamara Zielony, Crespoint, and Sultan Lawyers.
