Montréal Danse
Paul-André Fortier and Daniel Jackson founded Montréal Danse in 1986 to support and showcase the many Quebec choreographic voices emerging at that time.
Kathy Casey took over the artistic direction in 1996 and the company has since become a platform for choreographic development in addition to a producer of dance works. The company’s fruitful collaborations with invited choreographers reflect a passion for choreographic research into critical contemporary issues. To this day, the company has produced more than fifty works, all of which are marked by audacity and vitality.
The body as a vehicle for ideas is at the heart of the company’s artistic research. Montréal Danse joins forces with iconoclastic creators to question the territories of expression and rethink the contexts in which dance can be expressed.
Montréal Danse’s organizational model redefines the mandate of a creation company while contributing to the renewal of the discipline. Through its involvement in the creation of atypical and luminous works, its exploration of innovative approaches, and its support of artists, Montréal Danse participates in the development of an active and diverse community. The company’s support to creators combines giving the necessary time and resources to carry out their research with offering a structure that encourages artistic and professional growth.
The company’s Laboratories and Development activities include Choreographic Research Workshops and Research Events, two projects that allow choreographers to explore their artistic aspirations in a supportive and thought-provoking environment. Both projects include discussion forums to explore current ideas and questions animating the discipline, to participate in their development and to encourage their circulation.
Montréal Danse has been linking art to social action since 2010 with Dance Against Violence, a project offering movement workshops to women who are victims of violence and their children, helping them reclaim their bodies, regain confidence and nurture self-esteem. The workshops benefit a growing and increasingly diversified clientele.
The body as a vehicle for ideas is at the heart of the company’s artistic research. Montréal Danse joins forces with iconoclastic creators to question the territories of expression and rethink the contexts in which dance can be expressed.
Montréal Danse’s organizational model redefines the mandate of a creation company while contributing to the renewal of the discipline. Through its involvement in the creation of atypical and luminous works, its exploration of innovative approaches, and its support of artists, Montréal Danse participates in the development of an active and diverse community. The company’s support to creators combines giving the necessary time and resources to carry out their research with offering a structure that encourages artistic and professional growth.
The company’s Laboratories and Development activities include Choreographic Research Workshops and Research Events, two projects that allow choreographers to explore their artistic aspirations in a supportive and thought-provoking environment. Both projects include discussion forums to explore current ideas and questions animating the discipline, to participate in their development and to encourage their circulation.
Montréal Danse has been linking art to social action since 2010 with Dance Against Violence, a project offering movement workshops to women who are victims of violence and their children, helping them reclaim their bodies, regain confidence and nurture self-esteem. The workshops benefit a growing and increasingly diversified clientele.
