Finding Meaning in the Experience of Movement: a look at the practice of four teachers in Québec

Authors

  • Johanna Bienaise Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Manon Levac (Université du Québec à Montréal – Montréal, Canada) Université du Québec à Montréal

Keywords:

Contemporary Dance, Technique, Pedagogy, Meaning, Teaching,

Abstract

This essay examines the reflection of contemporary technique class – through professional training for dancers in Québec – in a context of heterogeneity of choreographic practices. The authors have specifically examined the accounts of four artist-teachers: Kelly Keenan, Manon Levac, Sandrine Vachon and Jamie Wright. The analysis highlights their teaching philosophies and pedagogical choices that lead them into a highly structured and sensitive approach to the moving body and a constantly renewed relationship with their students. 

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Author Biographies

Johanna Bienaise, Université du Québec à Montréal

Johanna Bienaise travaille comme interprète en danse contemporaine à Montréal depuis 2002. Elle est professeure au Département de danse de l’Université du Québec à Montréal depuis juin 2012. Détentrice d’un Doctorat en études et pratiques des arts, ses recherches portent sur le travail de l’interprète en danse contemporaine.

Manon Levac (Université du Québec à Montréal – Montréal, Canada), Université du Québec à Montréal

Interprète chevronnée, Manon Levac a créé une centaine de rôles auprès d’une quarantaine de chorégraphes québécois, canadiens, américains et européens.  Depuis 2005, elle est professeure au Département de danse de l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) dans les champs de la technique et de l’interprétation.

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Published

2022-10-12

How to Cite

Bienaise, J., & Levac (Université du Québec à Montréal – Montréal, Canada), M. (2022). Finding Meaning in the Experience of Movement: a look at the practice of four teachers in Québec. Brazilian Journal on Presence Studies, 6(3), 502–523. Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/63625

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2016): set./dez. 2016

Section

Other Themes

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