Around Danse Mutante

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.

“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.

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…

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

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,…

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.

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…