The virtual exhibition Jean-Pierre Perreault, choreographer features an educational discovery guide created for high school students and teachers by Nicole Turcotte, Visiting Professor at UQAM’s Dance Department. A series of new dance appreciation and movement creation activities were added to the guide to deepen students’...
In the first video in the series, Normand Legault tells us about his career. In Saguenay, as he was starting CEGEP, he discovered jigs and felt an aesthetic shock from a form that is part of the beating heart of his new community. That’s where…
Dramaturgical consultant Sophie Michaud explores with the choreographer Crazy Smooth the creative process for the play In My Body, which features nine hip hop artists spanning three generations. Yvon Soglo, alias Crazy Smooth, discusses the emotions and difficulties generated by COVID, working with the multimedia…
In an interview with Erin Flynn, in january 2020, James Viveiros recounts his journey as an artist and teacher. Settling in Montreal in 1996, he joined the Compagnie Marie Chouinard as a dancer three years later. He remained there for several years, and the diverse…
Danser en situation de confinement Par Chloé Saintesprit Texte écrit pour Territoires Partagés – Avril 2020 Pina Bausch disait « Dansez, sinon nous sommes perdus. ». La pandémie de Covid-19 a modifié notre rapport à l’espace, à notre corps et aux autres. Cette contrainte nous fait…