Atelier 1 – Pictures from the workshop

In partnership with Espace Perreault Transmissions chorégraphiques and Centre de création O Vertigo, a public workshop was held with former dancer and dance theorist Michèle Febvre in dialogue with dance artist Katya Montaignac. This workshop took shape around the personal and artistic trajectory of Michèle Febvre, and is the first in a series that will honor women artists in the field of the performing arts. Between reflective and practical sharing, it allowed for discussions and experiments with Michèle Febvre and Katya Montaignac in collaboration with curator Véronique Hudon, choreographer Marie Claire Forté and video artist Tracy Valcárcel. Life stories, exercises, readings and collective discussions give shape to this informal workshop that seeks to develop an intergenerational exchange. This workshop is part of the Archives of the Future directed activities, which involves situated research in collaboration with different organizations in the arts community. The Archives of the Future aims to develop alternative and experimental methods of archiving and documentation. The present documents represent traces of the experiments that have taken place, and will participate in the elaboration of a collection of “living archives” presented at a later date.

Images

Photograph from the archives of Michèle Febvre. On the image Michèle Febvre photographed during the piece Violence (1980) by choreographer Paul-André Fortier. The original photograph is by Robert Etcheverry, credits: Nadège Grebmeier Forget.

During the workshop Les archives du futur at the CCOV in October 2022, on the image Marie-Claire Forté, Lise Gagnon, and Nadège Grebmeier Forget. The photograph is taken from the archives of Michèle Febvre: Michèle Febvre photographed during the piece Violence (1980) by the choreographer Paul-André Fortier, the original photograph is by Robert Etcheverry, credits: Nadège Grebmeier Forget

During the workshop Les archives du futur at the CCOV in October 2022, on the image Michèle Febvre, Lise Gagnon and Nadège Grebmeier Forget, projection of the video Violence (1980) by the choreographer Paul-André Fortier, credits: Tracy Valcárcel.

The project is supported by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec under the “Exploration and Research” program and the Canada Council for the Arts under “Research and Creation”, 2023-2024.