From November 8 to 11, Lucy Fandel, Charo Foo Tai Wei and Heather Mah, three dancers who participated in the workshop Ancestral Memories in Dancing Bodies – accompanied by sound artist Mariana Marcassa – followed up on it by sharing their own approach, inspired by an exploration of their memories and creative process.
The residency took place at the Fort de l’Île Ste-Hélène, in cooperation with the Campus de la transition écologique and Espace Perreault. We captured some beautiful images :
In early May 2018, Ondinnok, in collaboration with Tangente, presented Constrained Body, Dancing Body, an event offering multi-faceted perspectives on Indigenous dance in Quebec today. A few days later, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault held its focus day event, Between Traces and Writing. We invited Catherine…
In this video, the artist looks back at her discovery of jigs as a young teen, then embarking on a bachelor’s degree in dance, where she discovered ballet, her arms, and the importance of the gaze, sensation, and corporeality. How did she incorporate these new…
« L’artiste est (…) quelqu’un qui saute tous les jours d’un aéroplane sans parachute, mais avec des ailes dans le cerveau. » Steven Cohen, danseur queer engagé
On October 2, 2015, the FJPP held a focus day on copyright and artistic legacy in dance, in collaboration with the Department of Dance and Institut du patrimoine at UQAM. With the participation of: Georges Azzaria, lawyer Manon Oligny, choreographer Sophie Préfontaine, lawyer Normand Tamaro,…
Documentation on the creative process of La chute. February 2019, studio C (Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique) The creation and documentation of La chute are made possible thanks to the Conseil des arts de Montréal’s DémART-Mtl program
