For the past two years, the Festival Quartiers Danses (FQD) has added a new string to its bow: FQD Mini, a program specially designed for preschool-aged children.
CHEMIN AUX MILLE POUSSES is a participatory performance for children, created by artists Alexandra Caron and Emmanuelle Lizère, intended for young children and their families in Montreal’s early childhood centers (CPEs). This project came to life in September 2023 in CPEs in the South-West borough as part of the FQD’s 10th anniversary of cultural mediation. This interactive, ambulatory performance encourages young children to express themselves and be creative, while allowing them to explore movement, sound, music, and natural materials.
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As part of FQD Mini, performances for children, families, and the general public were also presented during the 21st and 22nd editions of the FQD (in 2023 and 2024).
MOÏRA, a creation by the company Sursaut and choreographer Morgane Le Tiec, was presented on September 8, 2024, at La Cinquième Salle at Place des Arts, for children, families, and the general public as part of the 22nd edition of the FQD.
INSECTOÏDES, a creation by the company Pauline Berndsen Danse, was scheduled to be presented on September 7, 2024, on the Musée Avenue in front of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, free of charge for children, families, and the general public, during the 22nd edition of the FQD.
CHRONIQUES D’UNE PLUME, another creation by the company Sursaut and Morgane Le Tiec, was presented free of charge for children, families, and the general public on Musée Avenue in front of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on September 17, 2023, during the final day of the 21st edition of the FQD.
Fascinated by the exploration of the body’s depth, fluidity, and disarticulation, she has created unique scenic worlds where several states of being coexist.
