Helen Simard
An Electric Bolt of Messy
Helen Simard’s Requiem Pop By Philip SzporerHelen Simard explores the life and work of music icon Iggy Pop in her newest creation called Requiem Pop, which tackles the notions of hero worship, fandom and the cultural icons we don’t know but love. The work unleashes an electric bolt of messy, self-destructive Iggy chaos onto the stage.
Posted May 21, 2019
REQUIEM POP
Performance | Spectacle
Montréal QC
April 10-13 avril 2019
7:00 | 19:00
Contemporary
Idiot
Performance | Spectacle
Montréal QC
February 27-3 mars 2017
February 27 at 7pm, February 28, March 2 and 3 at 8pm
Multidisciplinary, Contemporary
Moving Bodies
How does the centrality of bodily experience affect interdisciplinarity in dance? By Helen SimardIt is perhaps the presence of the body – and a desire to express one’s self through and from the body – that continues to define dance as an art form.
Posted October 26, 2016
Performing Performances
By Kathleen Smith SummerWorks FestivalDance was front and centre at SummerWorks this year, building on some serious bonds forged during past editions of this annual contemporary performance festival in Toronto.
Posted August 27, 2016
Moving Beyond the Pas-de-Deux
Four Montréal-based dance artists discuss gender in contemporary dance By Helen SimardHelen Simard discusses issues of gender in contemporary dance with four Montréal-based dance artists.
Posted August 15, 2016
The Trouble With Reality & No Fun
Performance | Spectacle
QC
September 17-20 septembre 2015
Sept. 17-19 @ 19:30 | 7:30
Contemporary
Taking the Plunge
Piss in the Pool By Lucy M. May Piss in the Pool Wants & Needs DanseWants & Needs Danse goes off the deep end with the 9th annual Piss in the Pool.
Posted July 16, 2013
Two Takes on the Same Show
By Philip Szporer, Lys Stevens “Take it Back” Solid StateSolid State’s new work, “Take it Back”, is a dance that crosses boundaries, re-sourcing the language of hip hop and the Lindy, presenting elements of street dance and swing in a theatrical setting.
Posted November 12, 2006
