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…
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…
Lucy M. May takes a slow, deep dive into Fake (2009) by Mélissa Raymond. Drawing on memories of sensations and emotions, the dancer recalls excerpts from the piece. “It’s like a particular bodily state is required to receive the language,” she says. At the same time, she explains that…
An interview conducted by Erin Flynn with Gabrielle Desgagnés, Karen Fennell, and Jamie Wright on their Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis training practices. Why have these dance artists turned to these alternative methods? How does this new discipline influence their dancing and teaching practices? What were they...
How does Nicolas Patry rediscover his process of reactivating bodily memories in Danièle Desnoyers’ work Unfold? The project Le corps qui cherche is an exploratory phase of doctoral student Mélissa Raymond‘s research-creation project Chorégraphier les restes: approche écosomatique du corps-archive. It is intended as a…
How does Nicolas Patry rediscover his process of reactivating bodily memories in Paula de Vasconcelos‘s work Humanity Project? The project Le corps qui cherche is an exploratory phase of doctoral student Mélissa Raymond‘s research-creation project Chorégraphier les restes: approche écosomatique du corps-archive. It is intended as a journey…