Mathi Loslier Pellerin – Echoes of Fluid Bodies
23 ⇾ Nov. 26 2026 (Monday – Thursday)
09:30 to 12:30
Weekly rate:$80
Drop-in:$28
French, English
#Interdisciplinary
© Mathi Loslier Pellerin
Objective
Why fluidity, and to what extent? This concept takes on different forms depending on the practice that explores it. It serves as a starting point for reflecting, in embodied ways, on the movements that inhabit us, so that we may situate ourselves within those yet to come. This workshop is rooted in a process-oriented approach, allowing the concerns of the bodies present to speak, move and shift.
The aim is not to attempt to define fluidity, but rather to explore its transformative qualities—both personal and collective—through various so-called ‘fluid’ practices.
Content
Through a variety of so-called ‘fluid’ practices, participants will be guided through four dimensions of a fluid body: experiential, material, conceptual and political. Together, we will immerse ourselves in somatic experiences inspired by the Continuum, allow alter egos inspired by drag to emerge, and enter into a dialogue with the element of water through dance. Over the course of the week, we will collectively construct a performative space to reflect on the concerns of the bodies present: creating a creative context in which to set ourselves in motion within a world in motion.
Although this workshop draws on theoretical tools from critical theory and post-humanist, feminist and queer epistemologies, it places the experience of the body at the forefront of the reflections that will emerge from it.
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Biography
Mathi LP is a performing artist based in Tiohtià;ke, Mooniyang, Montreal, working at the intersection of contemporary dance, somatic practices, performance, writing, and facilitation. They work to develop diverse modes of reflection through performing art, where the experiences of bodies in motion become a driving force for creation and social reflection. In 2022, they founded Espaces Aperçus in collaboration with the organization RURART : a space for collective research through the sharing of practices. In 2025, Mathi submitted their thesis to UQAM, where they explored the dialogue between Continuum and Drag practices to unfold the discursive movements of fluid bodies. In 2026, they became coordinator of Dance Against Violence, a socially engaged dance program overseen by Montréal Danse. Through these various fields of involvement, Mathi LP is interested in the discourses on bodies that practices carry and their implication in our networks of relationships.
“It allowed me to deconstruct & rebuild.”
— Ève-Lyne
Partners
This workshop is supported by the Conseil de la formation continue arts et culture de Montréal (CFC) in collaboration with Studio 303. The CFC’s continuing education activities are supported by the Intervention-Compétences program, thanks to the financial participation of the Quebec government.
