Audio interview

Interview with Olivia Grandville : Dance as a way of being in the world (in French)

Place
Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault
Date
May 5, 2017
Editor
Étienne Legast, Audiotopie
Length
34 min 10

Interview by Lise Gagnon, Executive Director of the FJPP recorded May 5, 2017 at the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault

Project

Dance as a way of being in the world – Olivia Grandville

Production

Olivia Grandville, a choreographer, teacher and improvisor based in Paris, founded the company La spirale de Caroline, along with several collaborators. The co-founder of Les Carnets Bagouet talked to us about issues related to preserving and transmitting dance works. She also talked about differences, dance…

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