b12 summer | main event
research or die.
© michael slobodian
b12 summer main event
— // —location: eden***** studios
Anne Plamondon
Freelance choreographer & artistic director of Anne Plamondon Productions | former dancer at Rubberband / Kidd Pivot
material. improvisation. flow.
My class navigates between the rubberband method, set material, and an instinctive flow of creativity. I show up with the intention to meet you. I have a plan, and a map that is flexible, allowing space for intuitive decision making. I lean on my own dance heritage as source knowledge to jump start our conversation. My creative energy is deployed in the relationship between the instinctive body and the desire for precision, virtuosity and truth, mastery and research. Sometimes the gesture arises from an emotion or intention, and sometimes the movement itself reveals a hidden meaning, By putting instinct and precision in tension; we will explore paradoxes that give existence both strength and vulnerability. Through technique, set material, and exploration, the body becomes a place of singular expression, where imagination, instinct, and uniqueness combine.
the description reflects an artist’s idea which was developed at the time it was submitted to b12. it may have changed by the time the workshop or the performance project is starting. please stay flexible. thank you!
biography
Choreographer, performer, teacher, coach and curator, Anne has danced with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, the Nederlands Dans Theater 2, and Gulbenkian Ballet, performing the works of choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Johan Inger, Ohad Naharin, Paul Lightfoot, Sol Leon, and Angelin Prejliokaj. As a freelance artist, she worked with Marie Chouinard, Marcos Morau, and Ina Christel Johannessen. Between 2006 and 2015, Anne danced with Crystal Pite and her company, Kidd Pivot, in four productions, including the duet, A Picture of You Falling. Anne joined RUBBERBANDance in 2002, alongside Victor Quijada, and acted as co-artistic director from 2006 to 2015, participating in the creation of over ten works, and was also instrumental in the development of the RUBBERBAND Method. Anne made her choreographic debut with the solo The Same Eyes as Yours (2012), created in collaboration with theatre director Marie Brassard. her work has been presented at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Jacob’s Pillow, Guggenheim Museum, city center in New York, as well as broadcasted on CBC Arts and Télé-Québec. Most recently, she choreographed for ballet Edmontonand BJM (Ballet Jazz of Montreal). between 2019 and 2024, Anne assumed the role of curator at the Domaine Forget International Festival and Academy, where she led the summer intensive and contributes to the development of dance in the region. She has been teaching and creating at various dance schools across Canada for over 10 years.
please be aware of our early bird special offer for this workshop! you can apply for this offer up until the 24th of march 2025. after the 24th the regular workshop fee applies. applications are accepted up until one day before the workshops starts.
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