Video interview

Portraits croisés – Ginette Laurin vue par Virginie Brunelle et Daniel Soulières

Date
2016
Director
Claudia Chan Tak
Length
6 min 53
Production
La 2e Porte à Gauche
Interview
Katya Montaignac

(in French)

Following the intergenerational collaborations that gave rise to the work Pluton, La 2e Porte à Gauche imagined a series of portraits produced by Claudia Chan Tak with the help of Katya Montaignac. Major figures in Quebec contemporary dance are presented through the gaze of contemporary creators.

The video was produced thanks to the participation of the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault.

Project

Portraits croisés

Dissemination

Following the intergenerational collaborations that gave rise to the work Pluton, La 2e Porte à Gauche imagined a series of portraits produced by Claudia Chan Tak with the help of Katya Montaignac. Major figures in Quebec contemporary dance are presented through the gaze of contemporary…

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