An initiation to contemporary dancing through playful exercises, games and simple movements guided by a professionnal artist from the festival. The participants are invited to engage with their own bodies and experiment, all the while respecting their limits. All of our workshops can be adapted and tailored to your community’s needs.
45 to 1h15
With a professional dancer from the festival’s program
Up to 20 participants
In your organization’s facilities
From four to eight workshops especially imagined for children between the ages of 3 and 5 in childcare centers. Exploring the theme of basic emotions, the children will experience movement, develop their coordination and work on their social skills through games and playful dance exercises.
30 to 45 min
With the cultural mediator or a professional dancer
Between 10 and 20 children
In your childcare center’s facilities
Discover the choreographic universe of an artist of FQD’s current program. First, the participants will connect to their bodies and enter the movement through exercises and explorations inspired by the artist’s work. Then, the group will be invited to discover the professional work of the same artist by either coming to one of their shows or through the presentation of a short film, both followed by a conversation on the work. All of our workshops can be adapted and tailored to your community’s needs.
1h to 1 h 30 + show or film projection
With a professional artist from the festival’s program
Up to 20 participants
In your organization’s facilities
A visit at the museum guided by movement. An artist of the festival’s program will guide the participants through a visual arts’ exhibition and invite them to explore the pieces with games and simple exercises inspired by the art. A new way to experiment Montreal’s museum, specifically the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the PHI Foundation for contemporary arts. All of our workshops can be adapted and tailored to your community’s needs.
1 h to 1 h 30
With a professional dancer from FQD’s program
Between 10 and 15 participants depending on the exhibition
Centre PHI or Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal depending on availability
A 60-minute workshop for women (or in chosen ‘mixity’*), allowing them to explore contemporary dance from a feminist perspective. It’s a space where each participant has the opportunity to take up space, express themselves through movement, and enjoy a moment of well-being. Prioritizing pleasure and sharing, the workshop introduces several feminist artists and offers exercises in body awareness, intuitive movements, and shared dances that encourage authenticity and listening. Both initiation and reappropriation, “Her Dance” strengthens the connection with the body, cycles, and intuition to experience moments of sensitivity, joy, and empowerment through dance!
The workshop is facilitated by a dancer/choreographer and a cultural mediator from the Festival.
* What is chosen mixity?
It’s a space where cisgender men are not invited. The workshop offers optional duo or group exercises involving physical proximity, which can make us more vulnerable. This chosen diversity aims to consider the different realities and experiences related to gender and to create a space where women, transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals can potentially experience a greater sense of security in exploring dance. If necessary, the workshop can be adapted for mixed groups.
1 h to 1 h 30
Animated by an professional dance artist from FQD
Up to 20 participants depending on the exhibition
In your organization’s facilities
You are an organization interested in our workshops? You have a new project in mind? Contact FQD’s cultural mediator at 514 751-2207 or fill up the form bellow:
