Event recording

Between Traces and Writing: Repertoires, remembering and forgetting

Date
15 au 18 mai 2018
Place
Salle d’expérimentation d’Hexagram UQAM, Montréal
Editor
Emilie Allard
Video recording
Olivier Duplessis, Réal Dorval, William Robitaille
Length
1 h 53
Animation
Marie Lavorel

With Simon Hecquet, Claudia Jeschke and Zab Maboungou. Moderator: Marie Lavorel
«Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018.

Project

Between Traces and Writing

Production

From May 15 to 18, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault invited the entire dance community to take part in the focus day series Between Traces and Writing.  Featuring round table discussions, conversations, performances and workshops, the event explored the themes of traces, notation, documentation, memory, body/archives…

Events

Between Traces and Writings

From May 15 to 18, 2018, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault presented a series of focus days and workshops at Hexagram-UQAM, titled Between Traces and Writings. The event included round table discussions, performances and workshops focused on the themes of traces, notations, documentation, memories, body/archives and…

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