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Discover all the events initiated or co-produced by the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault: workshops, focus days, launches, performances, presentations
February 20, 2024
On February 20, 2024 at 7pm, at the Cinéma du Musée, Espace Perreault Transmissions chorégraphiques will be screening Françoise Sullivan : ce pas qui vient de soi, a film by Xavier Curnillon examining the choreographic career of the great Françoise Sullivan. The screening will be...
November 30, 2023
It is with great joy that we are launching the choreographic toolkit documenting Joe, the iconic piece by Jean-Pierre Perreault, on November 30 at the Cinémathèque Québécoise. Ginelle Chagnon, writer for the project, conducted a massive research and documentation effort. The result is a magnificent...
May 12, 2023
Espace Perreault Get-Togethers are 5 à 7 events that offer a warm, relaxed atmosphere to meet dance artists, ask them questions, and find out what drives them. Every 5 à 7 event is dedicated to a specific, shared challenge that is central to the creative...
April 20, 2023
Espace Perreault Choreographic transmission, Emmanuelle Bourassa Beaudoin, Natalie Zoey Gauld, and Angélique Willkie are delighted to invite you to celebrate the launch on the Espace Perreault website of videos from the Angélique Willkie Pedagogy Project. At the launch, Emmanuelle and Zoey will tell us about...
February 10, 2023
In May 2019, Emmanuelle Bourassa Beaudoin and Natalie Zoey Gauld felt compelled to analyze and document the pedagogical practice of Angélique Willkie. Accompanied by Neil Sochasky, Melina Stinson, Thom Gossage, Charmaine LeBlanc and others, they spent three weeks in studio with the artist: from this immersive...
November 1, 2022
On Tuesday, November 1 at 5:30 pm, at the Café bar of the UQAM Département de danse, we are launching the digital platform Sismography in collaboration with Danse K par K. As Catherine Lavoie-Marcus, creator and project coordinator, writes: “Sismography is a collaborative platform that is...
October 5, 2022
On Wednesday, October 5 at 5pm, at the Centre d’art daphne, the first Indigenous artist centre in Montréal, we are launching Ancestral Memories in Dancing Bodies. Ancestral memories are part of the very fibre of our being: they are lodged in our bones, brain and...
May 6, 2022
On Friday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. we are screening Perreault Dancer, a magnificent film directed by Tim Southam (screenplay by Andrée Martin, produced by Les Films de l’Isle, Ian Boyd, 2005) at the Cinémathèque québécoise. In this poignant love letter to Jean-Pierre Perreault, a…
April 2022
Espace Perreault Get-Togethers are 5 à 7 events that offer a warm, relaxed atmosphere to meet dance artists, ask them questions, and find out what drives them. Every 5 à 7 event is dedicated to a specific, shared challenge that is central to the creative…
December 13, 2022
Espace Perreault Get-Togethers are 5 à 7 events that offer a warm, relaxed atmosphere to meet dance artists, ask them questions, and find out what drives them. Every 5 à 7 event is dedicated to a specific, shared challenge that is central to the creative...
March 10 to 18, 2022
Students from three classes at Collège Regina Assumpta plunged into the timeless universe of Joe by Jean-Pierre Perreault, from March 10 to 18, in the company of dancers Sara Hanley and Catherine Tardif. Charles-Alexandre Lévesque, who is passionate about dance and teaching, wanted to offer young…
March 23, 2022
On March 23, 2022, in the Iro Valaskakis-Tembeck performance hall at the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Cultural Centre, we are screening Françoise Sullivan : ce pas qui vient de soi, a video about the choreographic career of the great Françoise Sullivan. In interviews with art historian Gilles Lapointe,…
November 25, 2021
On November 25, 2021, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault celebrated a get-together at the Conseil des arts de Montréal with the dance community, went live with a new website, kicked off a fundraising campaign, and announced a new name with artists participating in the activities of...
December 9, 2020
In this virtual launch held on December 9, 2020, some 20 dance artists, writers and visual artists shared their experiences in two publications: La danse de Hanako – Hanako’s Dance and Ouvrir la boîte. Regards sur les boîtes chorégraphiques et la documentation en danse. These…
November 14, 2019
On November 14, 2019, at UQAM’s Department of Dance, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault launched the guide Bien documenter pour favoriser la découverte en ligne, created by digital content consultant Josée Plamondon. The launch marked the conclusion of the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault’s Making Dance Discoverable Online…
January 7 to 18, 2019
From January 7 to 18, 2019, Ginelle Chagnon taught excerpts from Jean-Pierre Perreault’s Nuit to professional dancers at the Toronto-based company Citadel + Compagnie. The workshop concluded with a moving performance before an audience of 25, including James Kudelka. Our thanks to Laurence Lemieux, Artistic…
October 18, 2019
Participants in this focus day event explored different facets of authoriality in dance. Among the issues they discussed: How does this concept determine and/or influence the creative process? How do different cultures define authorship in dance and position themselves vis-à-vis this notion? How can we…
September 19, 2018
Quebec choreographer and teacher Manon Hotte, currently based in Geneva, gave a performative presentation on the creative process behind Blanc Mémoire—an archival installation she co-created with Swiss photographer and stage director Dorothée Thébert. Blanc Mémoire emerged from both artists’ questionings regarding their respective practices and…
December 1 and 8, 2017
The last workshop in the Danser Joe dans la ville series was held on December 1 and 8, 2017 at the Centre William-Hingston, which offers French-language classes to immigrants. Catherine Tardif and Daniel Villeneuve had the great pleasure of teaching excerpts from Joe to some…
January 24-25, 2015
Building on the success of the Vivre Joe workshops, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault and Agora de la danse developed this second series of workshops around Perreault’s repertoire. Participants immersed themselves in Perreault’s world, performing sequences from Eironos, L’Exil-L’Oubli, Piazza and La Vita. The workshops were…
October 26 and November 2, 2014
October 26, 2014 and November 2, 2014, Louise Bédard and Ginelle Chagnon gave the workshop Au cœur des œuvres de Louise Bédard, in which participants brought her repertoire to life in an intimate, hands-on experience.
November 2013, February and March 2014
The Vivre Joe workshop was a unique opportunity for participants to discover a major work in the contemporary choreographic repertoire and to perform the work before an audience of family and friends. Created in 1983 and reprised many times until 2004, Joe evokes collective anonymity…
May 15 to 18, 2018
From May 15 to 18, 2018, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault presented a series of focus days and workshops at Hexagram-UQAM, titled Between Traces and Writings. The event included round table discussions, performances and workshops focused on the themes of traces, notations, documentation, memories, body/archives and…
September 13, 2016 to March 5, 2017
Danser Joe, an immersive dance workshop created by Moment Factory in collaboration with the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault, was showcased at Corps rebelles / Rebel bodies, a major international exhibition at the Musée des Confluences in Lyon. Visitors were invited to take part in a unique…
November 30, 2016
On November 30, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault hosted the launch of L’INVISIBLE VISIBLE – Transmission d’outils d’interprétation en danse, by Sylvie Pinard. The book is the legacy of a devoted and generous teacher who is eager to share her thoughts and experience with dance performers…
November 11 - 12, 2016
The workshop Danser Joe was presented in Toronto, in co-production with MOonhoRsE dance theatre, as part of the Older & Reckless show marking the company’s 20th anniversary. From November 7 to 12, Catherine Tardif and Bonnie Kim led the workshop created by Ginelle Chagnon. Over…
December 4, 2013
At the launch of Phase 2 of the online exhibition Jean-Pierre Perreault, choreographer, Ginelle Chagnon and Marc Boivin, who worked extensively with Perreault, gave a talk on conserving and transmitting a choreographer’s oeuvre. The presentation was followed by a screening of the film Danser Perreault…
October 15 and 22, 2016
Danser Joe is a workshop for amateur dancers and non-dancers that allows its participants to live a unique performance experience while discovering an outstanding work of the contemporary choreographic repertoire. In the company of Catherine Tardif and Daniel Villeneuve, two fabulous dance artists who have performed Joe on…
April 3 and 10, 2016 - September 25, and October 2, 2016
Danser Joe dans la ville is an opportunity for amateur dancers and non-dancers to discover a major work in the contemporary dance repertoire and enjoy a unique performance experience. In the company of Sara Hanley and Daniel Villeneuve (inspiring dancers who have performed Joe on…
March 11, 2015 to April 3, 2016
Danser Joe, an immersive dance workshop created by Moment Factory in collaboration with the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault, was showcased at Corps rebelles / Rebel bodies, a major international exhibition at the Musée de la civilisation in Quebec City. Visitors were invited to take part in…
September 21, 2016
The Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault launched its new digital platform EC2_Espaces chorégraphiques 2 and a unique digital collection of choreographic toolkits on September 21, 2016. These projects, designed to showcase Quebec’s contemporary dance heritage, were carried out in collaboration with Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec,…
February 27, March 5 and 12, 2016
Danser Joe dans la ville, a continuation of the Vivre Joe workshop developed by Ginelle Chagnon, was an opportunity for amateur dancers and non-dancers to discover a major work in the contemporary dance repertoire and enjoy a unique performance experience. In the company of Sara…
January 23 and 30, 2016
Danser Joe dans la ville is an opportunity for amateur dancers and non-dancers to discover a major work in the contemporary dance repertoire and enjoy a unique performance experience. In the company of Sara Hanley and Catherine Tardif—inspiring dancers who have performed Joe on stage—participants…
October 2, 2015
How do artists want their memory to be preserved and their works to be presented before they enter the public domain? The Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault called on lawyer Sophie Préfontaine for expert advice. She developed a guide to help dance artists write their last will…
October 2, 2015
Copyright is inherent to the dissemination and transmission of cultural works. The Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault invited dance practitioners and legal experts to weigh in on this important issue. How does the dance milieu approach issues related to copyright? How do interpretations of copyright influence the…
April 1, 2015
On April 1, 2015, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault hosted the launch of Recréer/Scripter – Mémoire et transmissions des œuvres performatives et chorégraphiques contemporaines (Editor, Anne Bénichou) at the BAnQ Vieux-Montréal and the creative duo The Two Gullivers gave an interdisciplinary performance of Quand le dessin…
April 1, 2015
On April 1, 2015, the book Recréer/Scripter – Mémoire et transmissions des œuvres performatives et chorégraphiques contemporaines, edited by Anne Bénichou, was launched at BAnQ Vieux-Montréal. The creative duo The Two Gullivers also gave an interdisciplinary performance of Quand le dessin devient performance. The…
February 2 to 6, 2015
In collaboration with the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault, the Regroupement québécois de la danse (RQD) invited professional dancers to discover Jean-Pierre Perreault’s oeuvre by revisiting the concept of Installation chorégraphique 1 : L’Instinct, a work created in 1994 at the Musée d’art contemporain in Montreal. For…
May 8, 2014
For 30 years, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault has preserved and showcased the work of Jean-Pierre Perreault (1947-2002). In recent years, it has expanded its mission to assume a unique role in promoting Quebec’s contemporary dance heritage. On May 8, 2014, the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault celebrated…
December 4, 2013
Phase 2 of the virtual exhibition Jean-Pierre Perreault, choreographer, showcases his works by detailing his artistic and personal journey. This major project, presented in both official languages, reveals the exceptional richness of Jean-Pierre Perreault’s choreographic heritage. The exhibition features 15 major works accompanied by over…
May 2 to 4, 2013
The Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault was a proud partner in this major international event, which brought together theoreticians and professionals from two artistic disciplines–performance art and contemporary dance. In partnership with the Institut du patrimoine de l’Université du Québec à Montréal.