The project Dance in Quebec: Boosting the Discoverability of Digital Content aimed to promote the discoverability of dance works and artists, and to develop digital literacy and skills within the dance community. Consultant Josée Plamondon, who specializes in data retrieval systems, helped us build our…
On November 14, 2019, at UQAM’s Department of Dance, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault launched the guide Bien documenter pour favoriser la découverte en ligne, created by digital content consultant Josée Plamondon. The launch marked the conclusion of the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault’s Making Dance Discoverable Online…
Originally from Venezuela, José Navas has been dancing and choreographing for 40 years. He learned English and French in the rehearsal studios. Speaking to Marie-Gabrielle Ménard, he recounts his formative years in Caracas and New York, and the influence on him of feminists Susan Sontag,…
Interview with Jeff Hall and Pierre-Paul Savoie on their work Bagne, conducted by Andrée Martin on April 27, 2017, at the Department of Dance of the Université du Québec à Montréal. The production of this video was made possible through the financial support of the…
For our second Espace Perreault Get-Together at the MAI on April 6, we had a chance to hear from multidisciplinary artist Kama La Mackerel and dancers and choreographers Nasim Lootij and Heather Mah. It was an opportunity to talk about dance and migration, a complex,…
Danser en situation de confinement Par Chloé Saintesprit Texte écrit pour Territoires Partagés – Avril 2020 Pina Bausch disait « Dansez, sinon nous sommes perdus. ». La pandémie de Covid-19 a modifié notre rapport à l’espace, à notre corps et aux autres. Cette contrainte nous fait…