Publication
Openings: Perspectives on Choreographic Toolkits and Documentation in Dance
For Openings, Lise Gagnon invited close to 20 dance practitioners—dancers, choreographers and researchers—to examine the Espace Perreault’s choreographic toolkits from a meta perspective by opening them, interrogating them and unpacking them, in order to view them from different angles and explore their immense potential.
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Production
For Openings. Perspectives on Choreographic Toolkits and Documentation in Dance, Lise Gagnon invited close to 20 dance practitioners (dancers, choreographers and researchers) to examine the choreographic toolkits from a meta perspective by opening them, interrogating them and unpacking them, in order to view them from…
Events
In this virtual launch held on December 9, 2020, some 20 dance artists, writers and visual artists shared their experiences in two publications: La danse de Hanako – Hanako’s Dance and Ouvrir la boîte. Regards sur les boîtes chorégraphiques et la documentation en danse. These…
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Interview
In this second video from the project by multidisciplinary artist Alida Esmail, she traces the origins of the project and describes its different phases. Drawing on her family lineage from India’s Muslim communities, through Africa, to Canada, Alida would like to delve deeper into the…
Excerpt from work
How does Nicolas Patry rediscover his process of reactivating bodily memories in Kimberley de Jong‘s work (M)other? 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 through…
Audio interview
In this podcast episode, the street dance artist reflects on how he has woven Linda Rabin’s legacy – first encountered when he was a young student in his early days at LADMMI – into his own teaching practice. Empathy, embracing the inner experience, sensitivity, and…
Audio interview
For David Rancourt, dance artist and Qi Gong teacher, meeting Linda was a turning point; seeing her on stage helped him understand what he was searching for in dance: moving beyond form, seeking an organic quality and the integrity of body, heart, and mind. For…