Jan. 6 to 10, 2020 – 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.)
$75 with the support of *Emploi-Québec (or $130, non-eligible rate)
$17 drop-ins unless full (or $28, non-eligible rate)
Open to artists of all disciplines / Bilingual teacher
Capacity: 25 people, priority for full week attendance
Who says that artistic rigour has to be so serious? In the practice party, we will reframe potentially challenging situations as joyful experiences in an effort to see new potentialities in the physical body. We will confront our personal expectations of work and performance, finding pleasure in labour, criticality and feedback. We will dance, think and sweat together. Each day will offer experiences aimed at creating the context for fresh creative tools and strategies to emerge. We will party by practising with each other, and we will cultivate the practice of partying with each other. Everyone is invited to this nightclub / carnival / potluck of art-making. Check your assumptions at the door!
In 2005 Andrew cofounded (with collaborator Sasha Kleinplatz) the company Wants&Needs dance. Since then the company has produced the wildly popular dance events Piss in the Pool, Short&Sweet and Involved in Montreal. Andrew was awarded the Dance WEB scholarship in May 2012 (Impulstanz Festival-Vienna). In 2013 he participated in the “Rencontres internationales de jeunes créateurs et critiques des arts de la scène professionnels” (Festival TransAmériques -Montreal). He was also selected to participate in “8 Days”, an Intergenerational meeting of dance artists from across Canada organized by the company Public Recordings. He also took part in the “Copycat Academy” (Luminato Festival- Toronto) organized by Hannah Hurtzig (Berlin). He is the recipient of the Risk & Innovation Award from the 2016 Summerworks Performance Festival for his Fame Praver / Eating. In January 2017, he was named guest curator at Montreal’s Centre de Création O Vertigo.
All workshops are for professional performing artists. Some require advanced dance training.
Registration – Please contact (514) 393-3771 or at info@studio303.ca. To reserve your spot, payment is required 2 weeks before the start of the workshop.
Payments – check, cash, credit card (3% fee) or by Interac transfer (write to info@studio303.ca for procedures)
Who can benefit from the subsidized rate by Emploi-Québec?
– Artists or cultural professionals, Canadian citizens or permanent residents living in Montreal
– Foreign workers with a temporary work permit living in Montreal
– Employment Insurance or social assistance recipients are welcome (please notify your agent at Service Canada or MTESS)
– Part-time students
Who has to pay the full rate?
– People residing outside Montreal
– Full-time or foreign students
Reimbursement policy– No reimbursement possible without a good reason (ex: sickness or injury).
Studio’s accessibility – Consult this page for detailed information.