Excerpt from work

Bras de plomb – Excerpts 2011

Director
Xavier Curnillon
Length
2 min 23
Choreography
Paul-André Fortier
Dancer
Simon Courchel
Scenography
Betty Goodwin
Original music
Gaétan Leboeuf
Lighting
JTP (Jean Philippe Trépanier)
Costumes
Carmen Alie and Denis Lavoie, based on a original idea by Betty Goodwin
Costume actualization
Denis Lavoie
Rehearsal director and assistant to the choreographer
Ginelle Chagnon

Excerpts from Bras de plomb, choreographed by Paul-André Fortier.

Project

Bras de plomb Choreographic Toolkit

Production
The solo Bras de plomb was created in 1993 out of an encounter between the dancer and choreographer Paul-André Fortier and artist Betty Goodwin. Out of these two artists’ obsession with the human body emerged this fascinating piece, a profound reflection on the human condition....

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Article

Paul-André Fortier’s Bras de plomb featured in the MAGDANCE 5 art + dance + archive, a Mackenzie Art Gallery initiative

For more information visit the French version of this article: https://espaceperreault.ca/fr/collection/bras-de-plomb-de-paul-andre-fortier-active-dans-linitiative-magdance-5-art-dance-archive-de-la-mackenzie-art-gallery/

Publication

L’INVISIBLE VISIBLE

(in French) L’INVISIBLE VISIBLE – Transmission d’outils d’interprétation en danse, by  Sylvie Pinard is a guide to discovering one’s expressive body. The book offers a comprehensive training program for dancers and teachers, based on a synthesis of her various discoveries and teaching approaches as both a Laban analyst and…

Video interview

Interview with Riley Sims

In this up-close-and-personal interview with Angélique Willkie, Riley Sims describes how this ambitious two-year project changed his life as a dancer and choreographer. As a dancer, he talks about courage, ego and authoriality. He explores how different creative contexts changed the project, depending on the…