Anger, pain, pleasure, happiness, sorrow, love, lust. Pushed is all of these journeys. Six dancers enter and exit in quick succession weaving a long and linear non-narrative that moves from one transition to the next seamlessly. The intention is to blur the lines of emotionality. To move the emotional from the tangible subjective to an intangible objective. Emotion is then our ability to find balance but also to lose.

In contrast to previous Philippe Saire creations, 'Could I just draw your attention to the brevity of life?' performs a delicate upheaval of the normal conventions of entertainment and plays on them in a light yet precise way. What is the driving force of our lives and universal need? And in answer to the question posed in the title, a surprise finale, a sort of reminder of the fragility of this universe.