TORONTO 鈥� Alanis Morissette knows her herky-jerky body movements in concert are unorthodox but says it's because she has so much pent-up energy in her body that she "can barely hold it."
鈥淚 always felt like I was a poodle inside the body of a black stallion,鈥� the Ottawa native said earlier this week of performing live.
鈥淟ike, I'm an introvert in this wildly extroverted lifestyle.鈥�
Morissette said the intimacy of the stage feels "in a strange way ... like this tiny, little glittery fishbowl.鈥�
And while she's toned down the energy of her dance moves in recent years, she still lives for the "sacred moment" of performing live.
The 鈥淵ou Oughta Know鈥� singer reflected on her stage presence while speaking about Mirvish鈥檚 production of 鈥淛agged Little Pill," which begins its month-long run at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto on Oct. 24.
The jukebox musical revolves around the struggles of a family, set to songs from Morissette's 1995 debut album of the same name. Its Tony Award-winning book is by "Juno" screenwriter Diablo Cody.
"Jagged Little Pill" is Morissette's first stage production, and though she doesn't appear in it, she said it has inspired her to pursue her own one-woman show that would "really get into the nuts and bolts and crannies鈥� of her life.
鈥淚 have to tell that story,鈥� she said from northern California, where she now lives. 鈥淎nd there has to be humour, music and movement.鈥�
She added: 鈥淚t might not happen tomorrow, but it鈥檚 something that has to be expressed."
鈥淚鈥檓 giving myself 10 years.鈥�
聽This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 6, 2023.
David Friend, The Canadian Press
