Territoires partagés – Alexandra ‘Spicey’ Landé’s notebooks
Alexis Trépanier
A foray into the notebooks of Alexandra ‘ Spicey‘ Landé, with movement and personal notes. An offering from Territoires partagés, a project about artists’ training, initiated by Johanna Bienaise.
Territoires Partagés (November 18 to May 2020) was a website designed to observe and document dance training practices in Quebec. The site included sections with texts, interviews, podcasts and visual documents highlighting multiple practices. It was an opportunity for artists to explore the dance ecosystem,…
Six dance artists and teachers share their experiences of the adaptability and creativity they had to demonstrate in order to continue teaching during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 crisis. A generous conversation with Sarah Bild, Marie Claire Forté, Sara Hanley, Susanna Hood, Alanna Kraaijeveld,…
Artist notebooks are fascinating. Here are a few pages from a notebook Marie Claire Forté used when she returned to teaching, six months after the birth of her daughter Imogen. Code of conduct to stay in dance, experiments related to her ideas… these pages are…
The freedom of technique – It's all in the mind by Ami Shulman for Territoires Partagés – February 2020 Ami Shulman is a movement artist, playwright, rehearsal director, educator and somatic therapist. She has choreographed for the National Theatre of London, the Shakespeare Theatre Company...
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…