Audio interview

Marc Béland and Alix Dufresne: reflecting on Dancers

Place
Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault
Date
March 23, 2018
Editor
Audiotopie
Length
33 min 31

Interview by Lise Gagnon, Executive Director of the FJPP recorded March 23, 2018 at the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault. (in French)

Project

Reflecting on Dancers: Marc Béland and Alix Dufresne

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In March 2018, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault met up with dancer, actor and stage director Marc Béland, and stage director, author, choreographer and dancer Alix Dufresne. Lise Gagnon invited them to reflect on Dancers, a co-creation by Catalan artist Sonia Gómez and Marc Béland in…

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