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This document gathers all the press articles surrounding the work Duos pour corps et instruments (2003) by Danièle Desnoyers. (In French)

This document gathers all the press articles surrounding the work Les Choses dernières (1994) by Lucie Grégoire (some articles in English).

This document gathers all the press articles surrounding the work Bras de plomb (1993) by Paul-André Fortier (some articles in English).

This document gathers all the press articles surrounding the work BAGNE (1993) by Jeff Hall and Pierre-Paul Savoie (some articles in English).

This document gathers all the press articles surrounding the work BAGNE (1998-2017) by Jeff Hall and Pierre-Paul Savoie (some articles in English).

This document gathers all the press articles surrounding the work Cartes postales de Chimère (1996) by Louise Bédard (some articles in English).

Discover excerpts from the Les Choses dernières Choreographic toolkit (in French). The Choreographic toolkit is on sale for 60$ for the digital file + 75$ for the print version (individuals) + shipping and 100$ for the digital file + 75$ for the print version (institutions…

Discover excerpts from the Duos pour corps et instruments Choreographic toolkit (in French). The Choreographic toolkit is on sale for 60$ for the digital file + 75$ for the print version (individuals) + shipping and 100$ for the digital file + 75$ for the print…

Discover excerpts from the Bras de plomb Choreographic toolkit (in French). The Choreographic toolkit is on sale for 60$ for the digital file + 75$ for the print version (individuals) + shipping and 100$ for the digital file + 75$ for the print version (institutions…

Discover excerpts from the BAGNE Choreographic toolkit (in French). The Choreographic toolkit is on sale for 60$ for the digital file + 75$ for the print version (individuals) + shipping and 100$ for the digital file + 75$ for the print version (institutions -schools, companies,…

Discover excerpts from the Cartes postales de Chimère Choreographic toolkit (in French). The Choreographic toolkit is on sale for 60$ for the digital file + 75$ for the print version (individuals) + shipping and 100$ for the digital file + 75$ for the print version…

(in French) For Ouvrir la boîte, Lise Gagnon invited close to 20 dance practitioners—dancers, choreographers and researchers—to examine the Fondation Jean-Pierre 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…

Documentation on the creative process of La Chute. June 2019, Studio Flak The creation and documentation of La chute are made possible thanks to the Conseil des arts de Montréal’s DémART-Mtl program

The choreographer and dancer Lucie Grégoire celebrated her dance company thirtieth birthday founded in 1986 with the restaging of Les Choses dernières, inspired by Paul Auster’s book Le voyage d’Anna Blume. Recorded February 27, 2016, in Brooklyn (NY). Directed by Paulo Castro-Lopes.

Freely inspired by Paul Auster’s novel Le Voyage d’Anna Blume, Les Choses dernières is a work created in 1994 by Lucie Grégoire and revived on the occasion of her company’s thirtieth anniversary. Recorded at l’Agora de la danse, Montreal, March 9 to 12 mars 2016. Direction and…

Freely inspired by Paul Auster’s novel Le Voyage d’Anna Blume, Les Choses dernières is a work created in 1994 by Lucie Grégoire and revived on the occasion of her company’s thirtieth anniversary. Recorded at l’Agora de la danse, Montreal, March 9 to 12 mars 2016. Direction and…

Discover excerpts from the BAGNE Choreographic toolkit (in French).

Created in 1993, BAGNE is the centrepiece of a ten-year-plus collaboration between two Montreal-based choreographers and performers: Jeff Hall and Pierre-Paul Savoie.

Bagne restaging-handover is a production of PPS Danse in co-production with Danse Danse. The creation benefited from creation residencies at Théâtre de la Ville, TOHU, Maison de la culture Mercier and Place des Arts. PPS Danse is supported by the Conseil des arts de Montréal,…

Created in 1993, BAGNE is the centrepiece of a ten-year-plus collaboration between two Montreal-based choreographers and performers: Jeff Hall and Pierre-Paul Savoie. In 1998, the work was transmitted to two female dancers (Sarah Williams and Carole Courtois) who performed the adaptation brilliantly.

Interview with Jeff Hall and Pierre-Paul Savoie on their work Bagne, conducted by Andrée Martin on April 27, 2017, at the Department of Dance of the Université du Québec à Montréal. The production of this video was made possible through the financial support of the…

Interview with Jeff Hall and Pierre-Paul Savoie on their work Bagne, conducted by Andrée Martin on April 27, 2017, at the Department of Dance of the Université du Québec à Montréal. The production of this video was made possible through the financial support of the…

Interview with Jeff Hall and Pierre-Paul Savoie on their work Bagne, conducted by Andrée Martin on April 27, 2017, at the Department of Dance of the Université du Québec à Montréal. The production of this video was made possible through the financial support of the…

Interview with Lucie Grégoire about her work Les choses dernières, conducted by Guylaine Massoutre on May 3, 2016, at the studio Lucie Grégoire Danse. Filming and editing: Paulo Castro-Lopes Assistant: Ariane Dessaulles

Video during rehearsal with Louise Bédard and the two charismatics dancers : Isabelle Poirier and Lucie Vigneault (2015 restaging-handover). Challenge for Louise is passing both women her solo and her mature knowledge on to dancers who can draw on their own experiences of the solo as…

(In French) The solo Bras de plomb was created in 1993 out of an encounter between the dancer and choreographer Paul-André Fortier and artist Betty Goodwin. Out of these two artists’ obsession with the human body emerged this fascinating piece, a profound reflection on the…

A choreographic work and sound installation featuring an instinctive, visceral dialogue between movement and sound, Duos pour corps et instruments today bears the stamp of a new contemporaneity. Its three exceptional dancers, each of them preeminent figures in Quebec dance, are as charismatic and emblematic…

Neither an acoustic nor a totally choreographic work, in turn a solo, duet and trio – and sometimes all of these, or more, at the same time – Duos pour corps et instruments is based on the notion of the encounter. First that of Desnoyers…

(In French) An interview with Paul-André Fortier about the work Bras de plomb. The solo Bras de plomb was created in 1993 out of an encounter between the dancer and choreographer Paul-André Fortier and artist Betty Goodwin. Out of these two artists’ obsession with the…

Excerpts from Bras de plomb, choreographed by Paul-André Fortier.

(In French)

(in French)

(In French with English subtitles) Video: Xavier Curnillon

Cartes postales de Chimère restaging-handover A single figure wanders through time and across different paths to imaginary continents; towards vast and opulent places. Movements emerge, like landmarks along the way; worlds are shaped by mature hands, lands made rich by a child’s eyes. Where are…

Cartes postales de Chimère restaging-handover (in French) This interview of Louise Bédard, taken in the early Cartes postales de Chimère recovery reversal rehearsals, takes us to the heart of the production. Choreographer with her eyes and her words , makes us discover (again) her work…

Dance for healing. Dance for existence and celebration. Dance means freedom for Indigenous dancers whose expression today takes multiple forms and styles. The event CONSTRAINED BODY, DANCING BODY Conversations and performances on Indigenous dance in Quebec today organized by Ondinnok and Tangente took place from…

With Karla Etienne, Bamba Fodé Camara, Ferdinand Batantou, Zab Maboungou and Vivine Scarlett. The Not Just Dance Symposium was created and produced by Zab Maboungou/Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata and took place at the MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) in December 2018. Putting it into perspective: words,…

 

With Julio Hong, Zab Maboungou, Eduardo Aurelio Despaigne, Freddy Ernesto Valdes and Amado Dedeu Garcia.The Not Just Dance Symposium was created and produced by Zab Maboungou/Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata and took place at the MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) on December 12, 2018. Video: Henri Pardo…

«L’auteur·e en danse : pluralité des expériences» took place at the Conseil des Arts de Montréal on October 18, 2019. With: Katya Montaignac, Angélique Willkie, Sophie Michaud, Georges Azzaria, Francis Ducharme, Lise Gagnon, Sylviane Martineau, Silvy Panet-Raymond and Isabelle Poirier.

« L’artiste est (…) quelqu’un qui saute tous les jours d’un aéroplane sans parachute, mais avec des ailes dans le cerveau. » Steven Cohen, danseur queer engagé

With Francis Ducharme, Marie Claire Forté, Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo, Lucie Boissinot, Andrea Carrion Garcia, Mélanie Demers, Danièle Desnoyers, Katya Montaignac, Silvy Panet-Raymond, Angélique Willkie and Jamie Wright Moderator: Anne Thériault «L’auteur·e en danse : pluralité des expériences» took place at the Conseil des Arts de…

«L’auteur·e en danse : pluralité des expériences» took place at the Conseil des Arts de Montréal on October 18, 2019. With : Mélanie Demers, Katya Montaignac, Lucie Boissinot, Danièle Desnoyers, Francis Ducharme, Francine Gagné, Catherine Lavoie-Marcus, Sophie Michaud, Silvy Panet-Raymond and Jamie Wright.

With Barbara Diabo, Réginald Jean-Louis (Bonga), and Karl-Henry Brézault. The Not Just Dance Symposium was created and produced by Zab Maboungou/Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata and took place at the MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) on December 12, 2018. Photography: Kevin Calixte

The Not Just Dance Symposium was created and produced by Zab Maboungou/Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata and took place at the MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) on December 12, 2018. In this address Zab Maboungou explains how she wants to breathe new energy into our lives. For…

«L’auteur·e en danse : pluralité des expériences» took place at the Conseil des Arts de Montréal on October 18, 2019. With: Lucie Boissinot, Jamie Wright, Johanna Bienaise and Silvy Panet-Raymond.

«L’auteur·e en danse : pluralité des expériences» took place at the Conseil des Arts de Montréal on October 18, 2019. With: Georges Azzaria, Rhodnie Désir (excerpt), Hervé Guay, Catherine Lavoie-Marcus and Nayla Naoufal.

«Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018. With: Simon Hecquet, Claudia Jeschke and Zab Maboungou.

With Simon Hecquet, Claudia Jeschke and Zab Maboungou. Moderator: Marie Lavorel «Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018.

«Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018. With Armando Menicacci, Alexandre Michaan, Denis Poulin and Thecla Schiphorst.

«Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018. With: Armando Menicacci, Alexandre Michaan, Denis Poulin and Thecla Schiphorst.

Texte préparé pour ma participation à séance : « Implication des interprètes dans la création en danse : question de la cocréation. Qu’en pensent-ils, qu’en pensent-elles ? » Marie Claire Forté, octobre 2019

The study day on dance and the visual arts held by the MAC as part of the Françoise Sullivan exhibition took place January 11, 2019 in Montreal.

With Michèle Febvre and Ginette Boutin. Moderator : Marc Lanctôt The study day on dance and the visual arts held by the MAC as part of the Françoise Sullivan exhibition took place January 11, 2019 in Montreal.

«Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018. With: Danièle Desnoyers and Lucie Grégoire.

«Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018. With: Danièle Desnoyers and Lucie Grégoire.

«Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018. With: Anne Collod, Catherine Joncas, Enora Rivière and Manon Levac.

With Anne Collod, Catherine Joncas, Enora Rivière and Manon Levac. Moderator: Sophie Michaud «Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018.

With Paul-André Fortier and Angélique Willkie The study day on dance and the visual arts held by the MAC as part of the Françoise Sullivan exhibition took place January 11, 2019 in Montreal.

The study day on dance and the visual arts held by the MAC as part of the Françoise Sullivan exhibition took place January 11, 2019 in Montreal. With: Paul-André Fortier and Angélique Willkie

The study day on dance and the visual arts held by the MAC as part of the Françoise Sullivan exhibition took place January 11, 2019 in Montreal. With: Lynda Gaudreau, Simon Grenier-Poirier, Catherine Lavoie-Marcus, Dorian Nuskind-Oder and The Two Gullivers (Flutura and Besnik Haxhillari).

The study day on dance and the visual arts held by the MAC as part of the Françoise Sullivan exhibition took place January 11, 2019 in Montreal. With: Lynda Gaudreau, Simon Grenier-Poirier, Catherine Lavoie-Marcus, Dorian Nuskind-Oder and The Two Gullivers (Flutura and Besnik Haxhillari).

Performative conference with Manon Levac, May 15, 2018 «Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018.

With Amy Bowring, Gabrielle Larocque, Valérie Lessard. Moderator: Katya Montaignac «Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018.  

«Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018. With: Amy Bowring, Gabrielle Larocque and Valérie Lessard.

«Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018. With: Simon Hecquet and Armando Meniccaci.

«Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018. With: Simon Hecquet and Armando Meniccaci.

Presented at Entretiens Jacques-Cartier (2014)  

Presented at Entretiens Jacques-Cartier (2014) Published in Thema, La revue des Musée de la civilisation (2015)

Presented at Entretiens Jacques-Cartier (2014) Published in Thema, revue des Musées de la civilisation (2015)

On October 2, 2015, the FJPP held a focus day on copyright and artistic legacy in dance, in collaboration with the Department of Dance and Institut du patrimoine at UQAM. With the participation of: Georges Azzaria, lawyer Manon Oligny, choreographer Sophie Préfontaine, lawyer Caroline Gravel,…

On October 2, 2015, the FJPP held a focus day on copyright and artistic legacy in dance, in collaboration with the Department of Dance and Institut du patrimoine at UQAM. With the participation of: Georges Azzaria, lawyer Manon Oligny, choreographer Sophie Préfontaine, lawyer Normand Tamaro,…

On October 2, 2015, the FJPP held a focus day on copyright and artistic legacy in dance, in collaboration with the Department of Dance and Institut du patrimoine at UQAM. With the participation of Georges Azzaria, lawyer, Caroline Gravel, dance artist, Sophie Michaud, artistic consultant,…

To complement videos around Victoria by Dulcinea Langfelder, the company offers four short texts on themes that deepen our understanding of the piece. THE ORDERLY   Charles Fariala, who proposed the idea of Victoria to Dulcinea, was himself an orderly. The character was there from...

To complement videos around Victoria by Dulcinea Langfelder, the company offers four short texts on themes that deepen our understanding of the piece. THE WHEELCHAIR   MEANING At first glance one thinks "immobility" but, in fact, it is quite the opposite; a brilliant invention that...

To complement videos around Victoria by Dulcinea Langfelder, the company offers four short texts on themes that deepen our understanding of the piece. MOVEMENTS – THE ESSENCE OF VICTORIA Dance touches us on a much deeper level than speech. It allows a metaphorical imagery that...

To complement videos around Victoria by Dulcinea Langfelder, the company offers four short texts on themes that deepen our understanding of the piece. MEANING   When we lose our memory, we can also lose the sense of the "self"; we do not recognize ourselves in...

Greed — Thou shalt not steal Harold Rhéaume interviews Nicholas Bellefleur dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Eric Bernier, dancer of the 1998 version. Each revisiting their roles, the artists discuss the particularities of dance and theatre and today’s clear interdisciplinarity;…

Destruction – That shalt not kill (excerpt) Harold Rhéaume interviews Alexandre Carlos dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Jacques Moisan, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

Destruction – That shalt not kill Harold Rhéaume interviews Alexandre Carlos dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Jacques Moisan, dancer of the 1998 version.   For this intense role, the choreographer chose two dancers who could incarnate both the strange and…

Archive #3 presents a mysterious video in which Hanna Sybille Müller again dances with Lauren Semeschuk and Nate Yaffe. The video captures seeing the other dancing and being seen dancing, to transform gestures made in the pared-down space of the gallery, filled only with chairs….

Intrusion — Thou shalt not commit adultery Harold Rhéaume interviews Ariane Voineau dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Maud Simoneau, dancer of the 1998 version.   Part of the series of interviews for the piece The Ten Commandments, this video features…

Intrusion — Thou shalt not commit adultery Harold Rhéaume interviews Ariane Voineau dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Maud Simoneau, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

The latest video documenting the creative process for the piece In my body, this interview gives voice to the choreographer Yvon Soglo and three generations (oldest, middle and youngest) of hip hop dancers: Tash, Julie Rock and Anyo. With a close connection and lots of laughter,…

From November 8 to 11, Lucy Fandel, Charo Foo Tai Wei and Heather Mah, three dancers who participated in the workshop Ancestral Memories in Dancing Bodies – accompanied by sound artist Mariana Marcassa – followed up on it by sharing their own approach, inspired by...

In the second part, Hanna Sybille Müller shares her dis/embodied archive findings with two dancers, Nate Yaffe and Lauren Semeschuk, with whom she developed a trio. When the residency and project were postponed due to the pandemic, a week of rehearsals still took place in…

In a lively, inspired interview, Alejandro Rodriguez, theatre artist and poet of Cuban origin living in New York, tells us about the genesis of his friendship with Crazy Smooth, the partnership that blossomed through their love for hip hop culture, and his contribution to the…

Illusion — Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain Harold Rhéaume interviews Jean-François Duke dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Patrick Lamothe, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

Illusion — Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain Harold Rhéaume interviews Jean-François Duke dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Patrick Lamothe, dancer of the 1998 version.   From the series of interviews with the…

October archives of the project Pluriels For more information on these archives visit the French version of this article: https://espaceperreault.ca/fr/collection/archives-3/

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…

Se mouvoir dans l’archive / Moving through the archive The FJPP is very pleased to be participating in the project Se mouvoir dans l’archive/ Moving through the archive, a production by Galerie UQO with choreographer, dramaturg and dancer Hanna Sybille Müller.

March archives of the project Pluriels For more information on these archives visit the French version of this article: https://espaceperreault.ca/fr/collection/archives-2/

Hanna Sybille Müller collected gestures that were performed by the gallery’s staff when an exhibition was being prepared, inaugurated or discussed, and she composed them in a score. Working with each staff member, she discussed how their gestures should be performed. The choreography is an…

For our second Espace Perreault Get-Together at the MAI on April 6, we had a chance to hear from multidisciplinary artist Kama La Mackerel and dancers and choreographers Nasim Lootij and Heather Mah. It was an opportunity to talk about dance and migration, a complex,…

In the second part, Hanna Sybille Müller shares her dis/embodied archive findings with two dancers, Nate Yaffe and Lauren Semeschuk, with whom she developed a trio. When the residency and project were postponed due to the pandemic, a week of rehearsals still took place in…

In the gallery’s refined space, Sybille Müller dances the embodied and disembodied archive in five movements. Through words and dance, the artist takes us through different timelines of the gallery’s history.

Shame — Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour Harold Rhéaume interviews Eve Rousseau-Cyr dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Sophie Corriveau, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

Shame — Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour Harold Rhéaume interviews Eve Rousseau-Cyr dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Sophie Corriveau, dancer of the 1998 version.   During this encounter, Harold Rhéaume, choreographer and Sophie Corriveau, dancer behind…

February archives of the project Pluriels

Belonging — Honour thy father and thy mother Harold Rhéaume interviews Etienne Lambert dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements.   Dancer Etienne Lambert and the choreographer take a look back at the creative process for the commandment Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother. Forging connections…

Belonging — Honour thy father and thy mother Harold Rhéaume interviews Etienne Lambert dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements. To see the full version: here

Excerpts from Moving through the archive, Bouncing off the archive and The archive of gestures

Podcast produced as part of the conference Becoming the work: Body Reification Practices in Exhibitions and Museums, which took place at UQO on May 21, 2021. Anne Bénichou, Director of Graduate Studies in Museum Studies at UQAM, interviews Sybille. The artist talks about the instability…

Texte préparé pour ma participation à séance : « Implication des interprètes dans la création en danse : question de la cocréation. Qu’en pensent-ils, qu’en pensent-elles ? » Marie Claire Forté, octobre 2019

On November 21, 2019, at the Maison des arts de Laval, choreographer Danièle Desnoyers presented UNFOLD | Une conférence dansée, a collective performance inspired by the creative process behind the work UNFOLD | 7 perspectives. On stage, Danièle Desnoyers stands behind a table covered in creative notebooks…

Distorsion — Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image Harold Rhéaume interviews Josiane Bernier dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Natalie Plante, dancer of the 1998 version.   This is the third of ten interviews we discover that for…

Distorsion — Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image Harold Rhéaume interviews Josiane Bernier dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Natalie Plante, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

Au printemps 2020, le chorégraphe français Raphaël Cottin s’est entretenu avec Lise Gagnon, directrice de la Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault à propos de sa démarche de création et de ses productions récentes.

Traditions, rhythms, and codes of First peoples at the heart of contemporary dance. The event CONSTRAINED BODY, DANCING BODY Conversations and performances on Indigenous dance in Quebec today organized by Ondinnok and Tangente took place from May 2 to 4, 2018 at Tangente. With: Soleil…

The body’s role in activating ancestral memory and decolonizing the territory of the Great Turtle With Moe Clark, Carlos Rivera, Marly Fontaine, Charles Koroneho, Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo and Leticia Vera. The event CONSTRAINED BODY, DANCING BODY Conversations and performances on Indigenous dance in Quebec today…

This tenth capsule is capturing the huge adventure of Danse Mutante that lasted over two years.

With Crazy Smooth, Bourrik, DKC Freeze, Effect, Jayson Collantes, Jerick Collantes, Julie Rock, Melly Mel, Tash, Nubian Néné, Tiffany Leung

Usurpation — Thou shalt not covet your neighbour’s goods Harold Rhéaume interviews Charles-Alexis Desgagnés dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements. To see the full version: here

Usurpation — Thou shalt not covet your neighbour’s goods Harold Rhéaume interviews Charles-Alexis Desgagnés dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements.

While Mélanie was working on assembling all the mutations into a final work, she met with Marie-Louise Arsenault from the Radio-Canada program Plus on est de fous, plus on lit. Here she reads a text from Cantique, the work she originally created for Danse Mutante.

In this up-close-and-personal interview with Angélique Willkie, Riley Sims describes how this ambitious two-year project changed his life as a dancer and choreographer. As a dancer, he talks about courage, ego and authoriality. He explores how different creative contexts changed the project, depending on the…

An interview, filmed in Rotterdam by Xavier Curnillon, that features dancers Francis Ducharme and Riley Sims, along with choreographers Mélanie Demers and Ann Van den Broek, during the final mutation of the Danse Mutante project. The final moving moments in their crazy three-year adventure!

Danse Mutante is a duet performed by Francis Ducharme and Riley Sims, destined to know multiple mutations as it passes through the hands of four female choreographers on three different continents. A slice of life in Rotterdam with dancers Francis Ducharme and Riley Sims, and…

Choreography (mutation 2) : Kettly Noël in collaboration with the dancers Dancers : Francis Ducharme, Riley Sims Kettly Noël interview by Angélique Willkie

Journal de création : La Chute Numéro 4 / Montréal, le 18 juillet 2019   Dialogue entre la chorégraphe et le dramaturge : là où la structure de la pièce prend forme En vue de renforcer la ligne dramaturgique de notre création et d’insuffler une nouvelle...

Journal de création : La Chute Numéro 3 / Montréal, le 22 Mai 2019   Rencontre avec Sophie Michaud : Intégrer un discours socio-politique dans une chorégraphie D’un point de vue technique et dramaturgique, comment intégrer un discours socio-politique dans une chorégraphie?  Avec Sophie, nous...

Documentation on the creative process of La Chute. May 2019, Studio Flak The creation and documentation of La chute are made possible thanks to the Conseil des arts de Montréal’s DémART-Mtl program

Journal de création de La chute Texte 2 / Montréal / Avril 2019   Rencontre avec José Navas   J’ai eu jusqu’ici deux rencontres avec José Navas, qui est l’un des conseillers artistiques du projet La chute. Nos discussions ont tenté de répondre à trois...

Francis Ducharme and Riley Sims in the fifth capsule of Danse Mutante, a bold collective project that explores the mutation of a dance work, as well as ideas around transmission and performers’ authority and creative contribution.

In this up-close-and-personal interview with Angélique Willkie, Kettly Noël (Mali) talks about the Danse mutante project, sharing her thoughts on the fear involved in creative work, the trauma of the African experience in relation to the white colonial body, and the symbolism of hair for…

With Francis Ducharme, Riley Sims, Mélanie Demers, Anne-Marie Jourdenais and Ann Liv Young

Danse Mutante is a duet performed by Francis Ducharme and Riley Sims, destined to know multiple mutations as it passes through the hands of four female choreographers on three different continents.

Journal de création de La Chute Texte 1 / Montréal / Mars 2019 La Chute est un solo de danse contemporaine que nous, le collectif Vâtchik Danse, composé de Kiasa Nazeran, dramaturge, et moi, Nasim Lootij, chorégraphe et interprète, présenterons à Tangente dans le cadre...

Documentation on the creative process of La chute. February 2019, studio C (Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique) The creation and documentation of La chute are made possible thanks to the Conseil des arts de Montréal’s DémART-Mtl program

Documentation on the creative process of La chute. February 2019, studio C (Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique) The creation and documentation of La chute are made possible thanks to the DémART-Mtl program (Conseil des arts de Montréal)

«Entre traces et écritures» took place in Hexagram UQAM’s experimentation lab in Montreal from May 15 to 18, 2018. With: Amy Bowring, Gabrielle Larocque and Valérie Lessard.

Danse Mutante is a duet performed by Francis Ducharme and Riley Sims, destined to know multiple mutations as it passes through the hands of four female choreographers on three different continents.

Danse Mutante is a duet performed by Francis Ducharme and Riley Sims, destined to know multiple mutations as it passes through the hands of four female choreographers on three different continents. With :Francis Ducharme, Riley Sims, Mélanie Demers, Alexandre Pilon-Guay, Mykalle Bielinski, Anne-Marie Jourdenais, David…

Documentary clip about the project of recreating a work.

(in French) Quebec choreographer and teacher Manon Hotte, currently based in Geneva, presents the creative process behind Blanc Mémoire—an archival installation she co-created with Swiss photographer and stage director Dorothée Thébert.  

Discover excerpts from the BAGNE Choreographic toolkit (in French).

Interview by Lise Gagnon, Executive Director of the FJPP recorded March 23, 2018 at the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault. (in French)

Video during rehearsal with Louise Bédard and the two charismatics dancers : Isabelle Poirier and Lucie Vigneault (2015 restaging-handover). Challenge for Louise is passing both women her solo and her mature knowledge on to dancers who can draw on their own experiences of the solo as…

The FJPP invited performance artists The Two Gullivers to create a work inspired by the Jean-Pierre Perreault Fonds. With the participation of Geneviève Duong, Nicolas Patry,  Thérèse Patricia Côté, Danielle Deveault, Christiane Gambin, Amélie Giguère, Solange Gilbert, Yaprak Hamarat, Krystiane Hamel, Anne-Julie Hynes, Véro Leduc…

Locus (1975), by Trisha Brown Dancer: Lisa Kraus Tangente, support: ½ inch bobin

The Margie Gillis Dance Foundation presents The Legacy Project / Projet Héritage, an initiative dedicated to preserve and transmit Margie Gillis’ unique and important creative heritage. The combined documents are from the first project development stage, which took place in Acton Vale in the summer…

(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…

(in French) This guide, published by BAnQ, sets out a classification system and conservation schedule adapted to dance organizations.    

The Margie Gillis Dance Foundation presents The Legacy Project / Projet Héritage, an initiative dedicated to preserve and transmit Margie Gillis’ unique and important creative heritage. The combined documents are from the first project development stage, which took place in Acton Vale in the summer…

(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…

(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…

(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…

The Margie Gillis Dance Foundation presents The Legacy Project / Projet Héritage, an initiative dedicated to preserve and transmit Margie Gillis’ unique and important creative heritage. The combined documents are from the first project development stage, which took place in Acton Vale in the summer…

Interview with Stella Zannou about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context. Originally from Greece and now based in Berlin, dancer, choreographer, and teacher Stella Zannou tells us how her career led her to offer her classes to dancers with…

Invested, focused, united: on November 22, nine members of the group Les Impatients – Chantale Daigneault, Christiane Deschênes, Nia Gueye, Sylvie Laflamme, Marie-Diane Lee, Diane Major, Victoria Saraguro, Sonia Verreault, and Sandra Zéline – presented Danser Joe, the workshop created in 2013 by Ginelle Chagnon…

Interview with Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood on his improvisation practice and his pedagogical approach.

Greed — Thou shalt not steal Harold Rhéaume interviews Nicholas Bellefleur dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Eric Bernier, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

One Working Title: Today and Today and Today Peter Boneham’s Teaching Practice by Marie Claire Forté, Peter Boneham and guests   January 2019 Part articulation of movement principles, part pretext to hang out with one of my favourite avant-garde artists, part research on how to…

Interview with Shelley Senter about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context. Originally from Colorado and currently living in New York, Sherlley Senter explores vertical pedagogy in contemporary dance. In the En Aparté series by Circuit-Est, the artist tells us how her…

The Movement Educator’s Forum Kelly Keenan   The Movement Educator’s Forum (MEF) is an annual week long initiative I, Kelly, instigated 6 years ago. Over the course of one week, the MEF invites at least 5 teachers across fields of practice to lead a movement…

Interview with Lívia Balážová et Zebastián Méndez Marín about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

The first episode of the Territoires partagés podcast is an audio interview with Linda Rabin by Erin Flynn that traces the journey of this dancer, choreographer, and teacher who has been making her mark on the dance landscape in Montréal for almost 40 years. Linda...

Interview with Ori Flomin about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

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,…

Interview with Tina Afiyan Breiova about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Le corps à l'écran ou Danser seul ensemble Par Karine Cloutier   Enseigner en ligne une option créative Dans la situation actuelle, après cinq semaines, je peux dire que je me sens à l'aise d'enseigner toutes mes classes en ligne. J'enseigne le yoga, la danse...

Interview with Francisco Cordova about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Natalia Pieczuro about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Omri Drumlevich about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Judith Sanchez Ruiz about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Keren Rosenberg about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Archie Burnett about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Caleaf Sellers about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Mafalda Deville about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Jos Baker about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Moya Michael about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Victoria P. Miranda about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Offrir la culture aux jeunes Comme enseignante, j’éprouve un réel plaisir de m’inspirer des suggestions d’activités que l’on peut retrouver sur différents sites Web,  mes choix privilégiant les outils qui donnent la part belle aux approches pédagogiques innovantes, à l’éducation artistique ainsi qu’à la dimension...

Interview with Kenji Takagi about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Tom Weksler about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Thi-Mai Nguyen about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Eldad Ben-Sasson about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Laura Aris Alvarez about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Benoît Lachambre about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Tomislav English about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Vittoria De Ferrari Sapetto about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Taoufiq Izeddiou about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Quan Bui Ngoc about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Milan Herich about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Edivaldo Ernesto about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Leif Firnhaber about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Antony Rizzi about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Andrej Petrovic about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Rakesh Sukesh  about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Raphaëlle Delaunay about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Sita Ostheimer about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Ben Fury about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Damien Fournier about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Angélique Willkie about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Roberto Olivan about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Lali Ayguadé Farr about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Charles Slender-White about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Meytal Blanaru about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Handy ”MonstaPop” Yacinthe about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with José Agudo about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Tony Vezich about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Excerpts of a Danser Joe dans la ville workshop led by Sara Hanley and Catherine Tardif (created in 2013 by Ginelle Chagnon) in Montreal at the Maison de la culture Frontenac and Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension. Performed by: Lise Catudal, Florence Daniel, Lise Desjardins, Marie-Andrée Dubrûle, Diana Dupré, Geneviève Ethier, Charlie Gougeon,…

Presentation of a Danser Joe workshop led by Catherine Tardif, assisted by Bonnie Kim (created in 2013 by Ginelle Chagnon) in Toronto for Older & Reckless #39. A coproduction of MoONhORsE Dance Theater Older & Reckless #39 presented by MOonhORsE Dance Theatre in association with Harbourfront Centre, November…

(in French) L’INVISIBLE VISIBLE – Transmission d’outils d’interprétation en danse, by  Sylvie Pinard is a guide to discovering one’s expressive body. The book offers a comprehensive training program for dancers and teachers, based on a synthesis of her various discoveries and teaching approaches as both a Laban analyst and…

The Margie Gillis Dance Foundation presents The Legacy Project / Projet Héritage, an initiative dedicated to preserve and transmit Margie Gillis’ unique and important creative heritage. The combined documents are from the first project development stage, which took place in Acton Vale in the summer…

The Margie Gillis Dance Foundation presents The Legacy Project / Projet Héritage, an initiative dedicated to preserve and transmit Margie Gillis’ unique and important creative heritage. The combined documents are from the first project development stage, which took place in Acton Vale in the summer…

From the participants in the Legacy Project

Interview with Marion Sparber about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Conversation sur un projet d’analyse/réflexion/passation/documentation en lien avec l’œuvre pédagogique d’Angélique Willkie By Emmanuelle Bourassa Beaudoin and Natalie Zoey Gauld Article written for Territoires Partagés – January 2019   Comment est né ce projet? How did this project come to be? In April 2017, in…

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…

Bettina Szabo tells Johanna Bienaise about her Home Training online initiative

Karla Étienne presents PEFAPDA – an interview led by Johanna Bienaise for Territoires Partagés – November 2019  

 

Antoine Turmine tells us about his online training activities

In this series Le comité des classes techniques du Regroupement québécois de la danse – Entrevue avec Caroline Laurin-Beaucage / Johanna Bienaise Le studio 303 – Entrevue avec Miriam Ginestier and Ornella Calisti/ Johanna Bienaise Circuit-Est – Entrevue avec Francine Gagné / Johanna Bienaise Entrevue...

In this series Le comité des classes techniques du Regroupement québécois de la danse / Entrevue avec Caroline Laurin-Beaucage / Johanna Bienaise Le studio 303 – Entrevue avec Miriam Ginestier et Ornella Calisti/ Johanna Bienaise Circuit-Est – Entrevue avec Francine Gagné / Johanna Bienaise Entrevue...

In this series Le comité des classes techniques du Regroupement québécois de la danse – Entrevue avec Caroline Laurin-Beaucage / Johanna Bienaise Le studio 303 – Entrevue avec Miriam Ginestier et Ornella Calisti/ Johanna Bienaise Circuit-Est – Entrevue avec Francine Gagné / Johanna Bienaise Entrevue...

Interview with Dulcinea Langfelder, led by Viktoria Bobovskaia Video : Nikita Bershanski, Pivot Films Inc. Excerpts : Victoria, Dulcinea Langfelder & Co, 2000 and Victoria, le film, Dulcinea Langfelder & Co, 2021 Pictures: Charles Fariala. Photographer and date unknown – Réal Bossé and Dulcinea Langfelder…

Interview with Dulcinea Langfelder, led by Viktoria Bobovskaia Excerpts : Victoria, Dulcinea Langfelder & Co, 2000, La Voisine, le film, Diane Poitras, 1996,  La Complainte de Dulcinée, Dulcinée Langfelder & cie, 2008, Victoria, le film, Dulcinea Langfelder & Co, 2021 Pictures: The orderly of Victoria,…

Interview with Dulcinea Langfelder, led by Luce Des Aulniers

Interview with Dulcinea Langfelder and Anne Sabourin, led by Isabelle Poirier

An interview of composer Bertrand Chenier by essayist Guylaine Massoutre on his relationship with choreographer Jean-Pierre Perreault. For more information, visit the French version of this article: Bertrand Chénier et Jean-Pierre Perreault : Partenaires en création

Greed — Thou shalt not steal Harold Rhéaume interviews Nicholas Bellefleur dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Eric Bernier, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

Greed — Thou shalt not steal Harold Rhéaume interviews Nicholas Bellefleur dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Eric Bernier, dancer of the 1998 version. Each revisiting their roles, the artists discuss the particularities of dance and theatre and today’s clear interdisciplinarity;…

Destruction – That shalt not kill (excerpt) Harold Rhéaume interviews Alexandre Carlos dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Jacques Moisan, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

Destruction – That shalt not kill Harold Rhéaume interviews Alexandre Carlos dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Jacques Moisan, dancer of the 1998 version.   For this intense role, the choreographer chose two dancers who could incarnate both the strange and…

Intrusion — Thou shalt not commit adultery Harold Rhéaume interviews Ariane Voineau dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Maud Simoneau, dancer of the 1998 version.   Part of the series of interviews for the piece The Ten Commandments, this video features…

Intrusion — Thou shalt not commit adultery Harold Rhéaume interviews Ariane Voineau dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Maud Simoneau, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

Illusion — Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain Harold Rhéaume interviews Jean-François Duke dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Patrick Lamothe, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

Illusion — Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain Harold Rhéaume interviews Jean-François Duke dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Patrick Lamothe, dancer of the 1998 version.   From the series of interviews with the…

This interview between Marc Boivin (dancer and close friend of Jean-Pierre Perreault) and Tim Southam (director of the film Danser Perreault) was presented at the screening of the film Danser Perreault on Friday, May 6, 2022 at the Cinémathèque québécoise. 20 years after its release,…

Shame — Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour Harold Rhéaume interviews Eve Rousseau-Cyr dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Sophie Corriveau, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

Shame — Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour Harold Rhéaume interviews Eve Rousseau-Cyr dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Sophie Corriveau, dancer of the 1998 version.   During this encounter, Harold Rhéaume, choreographer and Sophie Corriveau, dancer behind…

Belonging — Honour thy father and thy mother Harold Rhéaume interviews Etienne Lambert dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements.   Dancer Etienne Lambert and the choreographer take a look back at the creative process for the commandment Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother. Forging connections…

Belonging — Honour thy father and thy mother Harold Rhéaume interviews Etienne Lambert dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements. To see the full version: here

Interview with Keren Rosenberg about her career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Archie Burnett about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Dulcinea Langfelder, led by Viktoria Bobovskaia Video : Nikita Bershanski, Pivot Films Inc. Excerpts : Victoria, Dulcinea Langfelder & Co, 2000, La Voisine, le film, Diane Poitras, 1996,  La Complainte de Dulcinée, Dulcinée Langfelder & cie, 2008, Victoria, le film, Dulcinea Langfelder &…

Interview with Dodik Guédouin and Lucie Grégoire lead by Sophie Michaud.

Interview with Dodik Guédouin and Lucie Grégoire.

Karla Étienne presents PEFAPDA – an interview led by Johanna Bienaise for Territoires Partagés – November 2019  

Distorsion — Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image Harold Rhéaume interviews Josiane Bernier dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Natalie Plante, dancer of the 1998 version.   This is the third of ten interviews we discover that for…

Distorsion — Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image Harold Rhéaume interviews Josiane Bernier dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Natalie Plante, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

Interview with Caleaf Sellers about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Interview with Jos Baker about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

In this series Le comité des classes techniques du Regroupement québécois de la danse / Entrevue avec Caroline Laurin-Beaucage / Johanna Bienaise Le studio 303 – Entrevue avec Miriam Ginestier et Ornella Calisti/ Johanna Bienaise Circuit-Est – Entrevue avec Francine Gagné / Johanna Bienaise Entrevue...

In this series Le comité des classes techniques du Regroupement québécois de la danse – Entrevue avec Caroline Laurin-Beaucage / Johanna Bienaise Le studio 303 – Entrevue avec Miriam Ginestier et Ornella Calisti/ Johanna Bienaise Circuit-Est – Entrevue avec Francine Gagné / Johanna Bienaise Entrevue...

Au printemps 2020, le chorégraphe français Raphaël Cottin s’est entretenu avec Lise Gagnon, directrice de la Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault à propos de sa démarche de création et de ses productions récentes.

In this candid interview with Angélique Willkie, Francis Ducharme describes the obsessions of the four major choreographers involved in the Danse Mutante project. He explains the rules of the game, which he and Riley Sims sought to uphold. He shares the tears, uncomfortable moments, and…

This tenth capsule is capturing the huge adventure of Danse Mutante that lasted over two years.

Interdependence — Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Lucie Boissinot meets Miranda Chan Harold Rhéaume interviews Miranda Chan dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Lucie Boissinot, dancer of the 1998 version. To see the full version: here

Interdependence — Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Lucie Boissinot meets Miranda Chan Harold Rhéaume interviews Miranda Chan dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements and Lucie Boissinot, dancer of the 1998 version.

Usurpation — Thou shalt not covet your neighbour’s goods Harold Rhéaume interviews Charles-Alexis Desgagnés dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements. To see the full version: here

Usurpation — Thou shalt not covet your neighbour’s goods Harold Rhéaume interviews Charles-Alexis Desgagnés dancer in the 2021 version of Les Dix Commandements.

“To create something greater than ourselves, we have to relinquish control.” The words of Mélanie Demers during an interview with Angélique Willkie about Danse Mutante. The initial collective impetus of this immense three-year project was challenged by the desire for individual expression of the three…

While Mélanie was working on assembling all the mutations into a final work, she met with Marie-Louise Arsenault from the Radio-Canada program Plus on est de fous, plus on lit. Here she reads a text from Cantique, the work she originally created for Danse Mutante.

For this third interview documenting the creative process behind the marathon project Danse Mutante, Angélique Willkie spoke to Ann Van den Broek, who inherited the segment created by Kettly Noël (Bamako). It’s a fascinating conversation about the artist’s creative process and how she was inspired,…

Interview with Taoufiq Izeddiou about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Documentation on the creative process of La Chute.

Documentation on the creative process of La Chute. June 2019, Studio Flak The creation and documentation of La chute are made possible thanks to the Conseil des arts de Montréal’s DémART-Mtl program

Documentation on the creative process of La Chute.

Documentation on the creative process of La Chute. The creation and documentation of La chute are made possible thanks to the Conseil des arts de Montréal’s DémART-Mtl program

Documentation on the creative process of La Chute. The creation and documentation of La chute are made possible thanks to the Conseil des arts de Montréal’s DémART-Mtl program

Francis Ducharme and Riley Sims in the fifth capsule of Danse Mutante, a bold collective project that explores the mutation of a dance work, as well as ideas around transmission and performers’ authority and creative contribution.

In this up-close-and-personal interview with Angélique Willkie, Kettly Noël (Mali) talks about the Danse mutante project, sharing her thoughts on the fear involved in creative work, the trauma of the African experience in relation to the white colonial body, and the symbolism of hair for…

The study day on dance and the visual arts held by the MAC as part of the Françoise Sullivan exhibition took place January 11, 2019 in Montreal. With: Lynda Gaudreau, Simon Grenier-Poirier, Catherine Lavoie-Marcus, Dorian Nuskind-Oder and The Two Gullivers (Flutura and Besnik Haxhillari).

Interview with Lucie Grégoire and her dancers Kim Henry, Isabelle Poirier and James Viveiros.

With Francis Ducharme, Riley Sims, Mélanie Demers, Anne-Marie Jourdenais and Ann Liv Young

Interview with Lucie Grégoire and her dancers Kim Henry, Isabelle Poirier and James Viveiros.

Danse Mutante is a duet performed by Francis Ducharme and Riley Sims, destined to know multiple mutations as it passes through the hands of four female choreographers on three different continents. With :Francis Ducharme, Riley Sims, Mélanie Demers, Alexandre Pilon-Guay, Mykalle Bielinski, Anne-Marie Jourdenais, David…

Interview with Rakesh Sukesh  about his career and approach to teaching contemporary dance in an international context.

Documentary clip about the project of recreating a work.

The choreographer and dancer Lucie Grégoire celebrated her dance company thirtieth birthday founded in 1986 with the restaging of Les Choses dernières, inspired by Paul Auster’s book Le voyage d’Anna Blume. Recorded February 27, 2016, in Brooklyn (NY). Directed by Paulo Castro-Lopes.

Interview with Carol Prieur conducted by Sophie Michaud on April 30, 2018, at the Compagnie Marie Chouinard, in Montreal.

Interview with Isabelle Poirier conducted by Sophie Michaud on May 1, 2018, at the artist’s house, in Montreal.

Interview with Carol Prieur conducted by Sophie Michaud on April 30, 2018, at the Compagnie Marie Chouinard, in Montreal. © Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault, 2018

Interview with Isabelle Poirier conducted by Sophie Michaud on May 1, 2018, at the artist’s house, in Montreal. © Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault, 2018

In March 2018, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault met up with dancer, actor and stage director Marc Béland, and stage director, author, choreographer and dancer Alix Dufresne. Lise Gagnon invited them to reflect on Dancers, a co-creation by Catalan artist Sonia Gómez and Marc Béland in…

Interview by Lise Gagnon, Executive Director of the FJPP recorded May 5, 2017 at the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault

Interview by Lise Gagnon, Executive Director of the FJPP recorded May 5, 2017 at the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault.

Interview with Lucie Grégoire about her work Les choses dernières, conducted by Guylaine Massoutre on May 3, 2016, at the studio Lucie Grégoire Danse. Filming and editing: Paulo Castro-Lopes Assistant: Ariane Dessaulles

(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…

(In French) The solo Bras de plomb was created in 1993 out of an encounter between the dancer and choreographer Paul-André Fortier and artist Betty Goodwin. Out of these two artists’ obsession with the human body emerged this fascinating piece, a profound reflection on the…

(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…

(In French) An interview with Paul-André Fortier about the work Bras de plomb. The solo Bras de plomb was created in 1993 out of an encounter between the dancer and choreographer Paul-André Fortier and artist Betty Goodwin. Out of these two artists’ obsession with the…

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(In French with English subtitles) Video: Xavier Curnillon

Cartes postales de Chimère restaging-handover (in French) This interview of Louise Bédard, taken in the early Cartes postales de Chimère recovery reversal rehearsals, takes us to the heart of the production. Choreographer with her eyes and her words , makes us discover (again) her work…

(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…

(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…

(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…

Ancestral Memories in Dancing Bodies is a publication that emerged from a workshop about ancestral memories conducted in May 2021 by Catherine Joncas. The booklet offers reflections and excerpts from the notebook entries of Claudia Chan Tak, Lucy Fandel, Charo Foo Tai Wei, Lise Gagnon, Catherine...

Life is full of surprises and beautiful stories. During the winter of 2021, artist and illustrator Youloune was exploring our website when she came across the video recordings of the event held by Ondinnok: Constrained Body, Dancing Body, Conversations and performances on Indigenous dance in…

(in French) For Ouvrir la boîte, Lise Gagnon invited close to 20 dance practitioners—dancers, choreographers and researchers—to examine the Fondation Jean-Pierre 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…

This fanzine invites you to follow the traces of a ghost-like dance. The dance by Hanako Hoshimi-Caines was performed before a select few, and was not filmed or photographed. Yet its sensory content was methodically captured in this multi-authored work.    

(in French) This guide offers dance practitioners a method and tools to map our digital ecosystem, better preserve dance’s digital traces, represent information in the form of metadata, and understand what is required to relate these metadata to the Web of culture.  

(in French) Quebec choreographer and teacher Manon Hotte, currently based in Geneva, presents the creative process behind Blanc Mémoire—an archival installation she co-created with Swiss photographer and stage director Dorothée Thébert.  

(in French) The Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault submitted a brief to the ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec as part of a public consultation on the renewal of Quebec’s cultural policy. The brief highlighted issues related to preserving and transmitting our contemporary dance…

(in French) L’INVISIBLE VISIBLE – Transmission d’outils d’interprétation en danse, by  Sylvie Pinard is a guide to discovering one’s expressive body. The book offers a comprehensive training program for dancers and teachers, based on a synthesis of her various discoveries and teaching approaches as both a Laban analyst and…

(in French) This guide, published by BAnQ, sets out a classification system and conservation schedule adapted to dance organizations.    

(in French) Written by Me Sophie Préfontaine, this guide is intended to assist dance artists in writing their will and understanding issues related to their legacy. It provides crucial information on artistic legacies at a time when the dance community itself is considering the question…

Places – Part 1

Première rencontre avec Josée Plamondon, spécialiste des métadonnées

(in French) This guide offers dance practitioners a method and tools to map our digital ecosystem, better preserve dance’s digital traces, represent information in the form of metadata, and understand what is required to relate these metadata to the Web of culture.  

Josée Plamondon’s presentation (in French) « Métadonnées et découvrabilité : aidez les moteurs de recherche à comprendre votre site web», February 22, 2019. This presentation is part of the «La danse dans le Web des données» project. «La danse dans le Web des données» is…

Le 22 février dernier, Josée Plamondon proposait aux partenaires du milieu une seconde présentation – je vous invite d’ailleurs à lire le Powerpoint qui l’accompagnait – afin d’approfondir notre compréhension de la découvrabilité des contenus sur le web par l’ajout de métadonnées à la structure...

How to get search engines to drive traffic to your website

Josée Plamondon's presentation on online dance discoverability to the EC2 partners on October 26, 2018. This project is supported by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec as part of its “Exploration et déploiement numérique” program.

Sismography is a collaborative platform that is a home to the stories of dancers. It is a sensitive archive of the subtle tremors and deep shudders that have marked their practice and that often remain taboo: physical and psychological injuries, illness, conditions, and disabilities that can impede, prevent,...

The virtual exhibition Jean-Pierre Perreault, Choreographer, directed by Ginelle Chagnon, reveals the world of Jean-Pierre Perreault, tracing his personal and artistic journey. The exhibition features 15 major works accompanied by over 625 photographs, drawings, manuscript notes, dance notations, program excerpts and posters. The exhibition also features...

Offrir la culture aux jeunes Comme enseignante, j’éprouve un réel plaisir de m’inspirer des suggestions d’activités que l’on peut retrouver sur différents sites Web,  mes choix privilégiant les outils qui donnent la part belle aux approches pédagogiques innovantes, à l’éducation artistique ainsi qu’à la dimension...

An invitation to teachers and their students to learn about the work of Jean-Pierre Perreault see the Educational Discovery Guide