Video interview

Confessions (excerpt) – Paul-André Fortier with English subtitles

Place
Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique
Date
2012
Director
Xavier Curnillon
Length
23 min 49
Production
Fortier Danse-Création, Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault, Xac Media Concept and Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique

(In French with English subtitles)

Video: Xavier Curnillon

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The solo Bras de plomb was created in 1993 out of an encounter between the dancer and choreographer Paul-André Fortier and artist Betty Goodwin. Out of these two artists’ obsession with the human body emerged this fascinating piece, a profound reflection on the human condition....

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