Event recording

Entre traces et écritures : Marches et démarches dans le corps/archives (in French)

Date
May 15, 2018
Editor
Audiotopie
Video recording
Olivier Duplessis, Réal Dorval, William Robitaille

Performative conference with Manon Levac, May 15, 2018

«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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