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,…
David Rancourt, performer, choreographer, teacher, coach and co-artistic director of PPS Danse, shares the principles that underpin his teaching, which combines dance and Qi Gong. In a podcast in the Territoires partagés series, Erin Flynn interviewed the dance artist David Rancourt. David talks about his…
Nous et la classe Lucy Fandel Last summer, if you showed up to Nous Sommes L’Été (NSL)’s Classes du matin in Montreal, you would be led by three dancers, Corinne Crane, Alexandra Caron, and Marie-Michelle Darveau. Each would propose a different set of exercises,…
In this interview from the Territoires partagés series, creator Johanna Bienaise interviews dance artist Enora Rivière about her training. Formed by conceptual dance, particularly her work with Swiss choreographer Gilles Jobin, Enora Rivière gradually set aside technique in favour of a presence on the stage,…
An interview conducted by Erin Flynn with Gabrielle Desgagnés, Karen Fennell, and Jamie Wright on their Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis training practices. Why have these dance artists turned to these alternative methods? How does this new discipline influence their dancing and teaching practices? What were they...