3rd Floor Residency

La résidence du 3ieme étage est une nouvelle initiative de l’Usine C qui offre à des artistes émergents du milieu de la danse un espace de recherche afin de débuter ou poursuivre une création. Le 31 Mars et 1er Avril, nous partagerons ces recherches avec vous. Il s’agit d’une présentation informelle qui exposera les idées développés au cours d’une période de deux semaines intensives. Nous espérons pouvoir vous compter parmis nous afin de recevoir vos commentaires sur ces idées pendant qu’elles sont encore au premier stade de développement.

The 3rd floor residency is a new initiative created by Usine C which recently gave emerging dance artists the space to research ideas in their smaller rehearsal studio (on the 3rd floor). On March 31st and April 1st we will share some of this research with friends and peers. This is not a showing of finished work, but a presentation of ideas that were developed over the 2 week residency period. We are hoping to get feedback on these ideas while they are fresh and still in their early development stages.

Short&Sweet 7 Collaborative edition

For those who missed it, here are some photos of what went down at Short&Sweet 7.  It was a great night full of different types of cool artistic collaborations.  The night had something for everyone with pieces that made us laugh, think and were touching.  Don’t forget the awesome audience that makes the event more like a party then a dance show.  Check out all of these reviews and press mentions about Short&Sweet.  See you soon @ Short&Sweet 8 as part of the FTA!!  (lovely photos by Celia Spenard-Ko)

Danscussions:

http://www.danscussions.com/2012/02/so-sweet-extra-short-and-sweet-7-more.html

http://www.danscussions.com/2012/02/short-dance-revolution-preview-short.html

Local gestures:

http://www.localgestures.com/interviews.html

Nightlife mag:

http://www.nightlife.ca/arts-culture/uninitiated-dance-shortsweet-perfect-showcase-bite-sized-choreography

The Concordian:

http://theconcordian.com/2012/02/14/we-can-watch-dance-if-we-want-to/

Avec les chorégraphes/With Choreographers:

Les Soeurs Schmutt, Andrew Tay, Raphaëlle Perrault, Alexis O’Hara, Dominique Porte, Andrew Turner, Marie Claire Forte, Alanna Kraaijveld, Leanne Dyer, Claudia Fancello, Sasha Kleinplatz, Caroline Gravel, Christian Lapointe, Isabel Mohn, Adam Kinner, Dorian Nuskind-Oder, Emmanuelle Calvé, Emily Honegger, Georges Nicolas Tremblay, Rosalie Famelart, Holly Greco, Catherine Lafleur, Milan Gervais, Kathy and Amy, Benjamin Kamino, The Choreographers, Emmanuelle Le Phan and more!

(English Follows)

SHORT&SWEET #7

Édition Collaborative. Une présentation de wants&needs danse

Portes: 21:30 h Spectacle: 22:30
Billets à la porte: $10 (ou $8 avec présentation du billet de “Straight Right Ou L’art D’être Nulle Part Ailleurs” @ Theatre Espace Go)

Maintenant à sa 7e édition, Short&Sweet est de retour à la Sala Rossa pour une autre soirée excitante célébrant la diversité au sein des communautés de la danse contemporaine et de la performance. Cette fois-ci, l’événement se concentre sur le processus collaboratif alors que les chorégraphes sont invités à travailler avec d’autres artistes montréalais (acteurs, artistes visuels, cinéastes, musiciens, etc.) pour créer leurs courtes pièces.

25 chorégraphes et leurs collaborateurs ont carte blanche pour créer ce qui leur chante…mais…une seule règle : la performance ne doit pas dépasser 3 minutes! Fidèle à la tradition, le chronométreur de la soirée n’aura aucun scrupule à immédiatement couper lumières et musique aux artistes qui dépasseront le délai imparti.

Venez prendre un verre avec nous le 16 février et goutez à un mélange de courtes pièces provenant de la scène de la dance contemporaine à Montréal

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SHORT&SWEET #7 

Now in it’s seventh edition, Short&Sweet returns to the Sala Rosa with a focus on the collaborative process. Inviting choreographers to work with other Montreal artists (actors, visual artists, filmmakers, musicians etc) to create their short pieces.

On Feb 16th, 25 choreographers and their collaborators will have carte blanche to create whatever they want… as long as it is under 3 minutes. As usual, a timekeeper is present for the event and artists going over the allotted time frame will have their music and lights immediately cut off!

Please join us for a drink on Feb 16th and sample a diverse blend of short works from the city’s contemporary dance community.

Involved 3 @ Studio 303…. This really was a great event for us, with the choreographers taking risks and each using  different approaches for bringing the audience into their works.  The audience really got into it too! This was a program of work which challenged and asked questions and at the same time managed to be fun. Thanks to choreographers Simon Portigal, Emma Waltraud Howes, Hannah Dorozio, Thierry Huard, Jody Hegel, Victoria Stanton and Adriana Disman.  Photos by Celia Spenard-Ko

Andrew Tay will be taking part in Parcours danse Nov 23-25.  The event produced by Danse Sur Les Routes du Quebec exposes the work of local choreographers to producers in the regions and from across Canada.  Andrew will be talking about Wants&Needs and it’s dance initiatives, as well as presenting an excerpt from On Power and Permission.  He will also be taking part in the event’s “Action Culturelle”.   Remounting his duet The Sticks with dancer Marilyne St. Sauveur. This performance will takes place at 8:30am on Nov 24th in the hallways of the Place des Arts while everyone is commuting to work.  If you’re in the area, be sure to check it out.

LADDMI FLY Project

The FLY project was initiated in order to give recent graduates of the LADMMI contemporary dance program the chance to develop their skills as interpreters and performers with an established Montreal choreographer-Mélanie Demers.  Mélanie has invited Sasha Kleinplatz to present All the Ladies redux as an opening act for the evening. Sasha is excited to be a part of this dynamic pilot project!

All the Ladies redux at Studio 303 with Melanie’s Demer’s new untitled choreography.

372 St.Catherine St. West

November 19th, 8pm

November 20th, 4pm

15$

Photo: Mathieu Doyon

Interpreters: Ashlea Watkin, Angie Cheng

Cool mention of our event and some of the performances at Short&Sweet by Philip Szporer & MJ Thompson in the Dance Current online.

Check the link here: 

 http://www.thedancecurrent.com/reviews.cfm?review_id=331&view