Publication

BAnQ’s Dance Archive Guide

Published
February 17, 2016
Production
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

(in French) This guide, published by BAnQ, sets out a classification system and conservation schedule adapted to dance organizations.

 

 

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The archive of gestures

Hanna Sybille Müller collected gestures that were performed by the gallery’s staff when an exhibition was being prepared, inaugurated or discussed, and she composed them in a score. Working with each staff member, she discussed how their gestures should be performed. The choreography is an…

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Bouncing off the archive #3

Archive #3 presents a mysterious video in which Hanna Sybille Müller again dances with Lauren Semeschuk and Nate Yaffe. The video captures seeing the other dancing and being seen dancing, to transform gestures made in the pared-down space of the gallery, filled only with chairs….

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Video excerpt of A horrifying dance, or how a dance survives

Biography Marcela Correa (she, her) was born in Quito, Ecuador. She trained as a dancer at Frente de Danza Independiente in Quito, which she co-founded in 1985, studying with Wilson Pico, Kléver Viera, and Carlos Cornejo. She earned a Master’s degree in Expressive Arts Therapy…

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Sismography Recording the injuries, grief, and perils of dance

Sismography is a collaborative platform that is a home to the stories of dancers. It is a sensitive archive of the subtle tremors and deep shudders that have marked their practice and that often remain taboo: physical and psychological injuries, illness, conditions, and disabilities that can impede, prevent,...