Dance performances will fill Montreal amid festival
Posted September 6, 2023 5:31 pm.
Last Updated September 6, 2023 7:33 pm.
The 21st edition of the Festival Quartiers Danses (FQD) kicks off in Montreal, with over 30 choreographers and dance companies from eight countries presenting their creations – some of which were specifically designed for the FQD.
It runs until September 17th, with most performances will be held in the Theatre Studio of Grands Ballets Canadiens in the Wilder Building, and a few at the McCord Stewart Museum Amphitheater and the Pointe-à-Callière Museum.
Pieces will centre around fascinating tributes and themes, including social action, body image, identity, virility, the working world, futurism, the burlesque, those living with a disability, agism, nature and parapraxis.
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“The festival is about democratization of arts,” says Rafik Hubert Sabbagh, CEO of the festival. “Montreal is one of eight capitals of dance. We put dance in different neighbourhoods and different museums and theatres.”
Regular FQD well-known artists Margie Gillis, Louise Bédard, Véronique Giasson, Morgane Le Tiec, Jane Mappin, Charles Brecard, Pauline Gervais, and Kyra Jean Green will be accompanied by renowned performers from the Czech Republic, Belgium, England, Italy, Iceland, Scotland, and Spain, presenting their shows for the first time in North America.
FQD will also present young talents who will be performing professionally on stage for the first time.
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There are outdoor performances, projections, and cultural projects that will be held for free in various neighbourhoods.
“Dance is a form of art that is so emotional,” said Sabbagh. “It’s architecture of the bodies in the space.”
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