Espace Perreault Choreographic transmission is delighted to invite you to participate in talking circles and workshops presented as part of the event DANCING BODIES, MEMORIES AND IDENTITIES: INVENTING DECOLONIAL PRACTICES, which will take place
April 9 and 10 at MAI I Montréal arts interculturels,
3680 Rue Jeanne-Mance, in Montréal.
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The event will create a transformative space that invites reflection on the ways colonialism shapes and moves through dancing bodies. It will take the form of a series of workshops and talking circles, where shared experiences will be brought into dialogue with our colonial history.
These days are intended to break the implicit connection, whether conscious or unconscious, between the notions of research and creation and Eurocentric contemporary dance. They will bring together dance artists from a range of practices and communities. Guided by Marie-Andrée Gill, a multidisciplinary artist from the Pekuakamiulnuatsh nation, along with talking circle co-facilitators and invited artists and researchers, these days seek to free thought processes within the circle.
At a time when racialized and Indigenous communities are increasingly under attack and
marginalized, this event seeks to support the emergence of collective reflection, inviting us to become aware of colonial practices in our community and to reimagine our approaches to creation, grounded in a deep commitment to humanity, transformation, and forging strong connections.
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9:30 a.m.
↘ OPENING
Opening ceremony by Ka’nahsohon Kevin Deer
10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
↘ FIRST TALKING CIRCLE
Dancing bodies and colonial thinking: past and present
Facilitated by Marie-Andrée Gill and Ingrid Vallus
With Julie Burelle, Mara Dupas, Pierrot Ross-Tremblay, Yvon Soglo alias Crazy Smooth, and Angélique Willkie
12:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
↘ WORKSHOP
Sensitive tissue
Facilitated by Eduardo Ruiz
3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
↘ SECOND TALKING CIRCLE
Memories, identity and creation
Facilitated by Marie-Andrée Gill and Alida Esmail
With Sonia Bustos, Shérane Figaro, Soleil Launière and Tatiana Zinga Botao
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9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
↘ WORKSHOP
Wendat cultural reconnection and the concept of allies
Facilitated by Catherine Dagenais-Savard and Sandrine Masse
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
↘ THIRD TALKING CIRCLE
Decolonial practices to share and invent (part 1)
Facilitated by Marie-Andrée Gill and Élisabeth-Anne Dorléans
With Rameez Karim, Sovan Rochon-Prom Tep, Angélique Willkie and Hodan Youssouf
1:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
↘ THIRD TALKING CIRCLE
Decolonial practices to share and invent (part 2)
Facilitated by Marie-Andrée Gill and Chloé Saintesprit
With Nicholas Bellefleur, Sophie Corriveau, Camille Larivée, Corinne Skaff and Angélique Willkie
4:30 p.m.
↘ PERFORMANCE
Performance by Catherine Dagenais-Savard and Sandrine Masse followed by a closing ceremony by Ka’nahsohon Kevin Deer
5 p.m.
↘ 5 À 7
Cocktail reception
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↘Shoes
We recommend bringing shoes because you will need to remove your boots in the talking circle space.
↘Sweater
It may be chilly in the MAI Café-Bar, so bring a sweater.
↘Translation
The talking circles will be mainly in French. If you require translation from French to English, please bring your
charged cell phone and a headset: this will give you access to simultaneous translation on the web.
↘Interpretation
Two LSQ interpreters will be on hand for the talking circles.
↘Lunch
Lunch will not be served on either day, but you can eat your lunch on site.
↘Snacks
Snacks, tea, coffee, and water will be available to everyone.
↘Registration
Participating in the talking circles is free, but the workshops cost $15, payable when you reserve your spot.
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DANCING BODIES, MEMORIES AND IDENTITIES:
INVENTING DECOLONIAL PRACTICES
April 9 and 10, 2026
MAI I Montréal, arts interculturels
3680 Rue Jeanne-Mance
Café-Bar et Studio
Montréal, QC, H2X 2K5
REGISTRATION
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Espace Perreault would like to thank:
The ideation committee members for the event: Élisabeth-Anne Dorléans, Thiago Freitas,
Nayla Naoufal (2024) and Chloé Saintesprit;
Members of the Utapi team – particularly Marie-Andrée Gill and Florence Dupuis – for
their invaluable guidance in organizing the event;
The MAI for generously hosting us in their space.
Finally, Espace Perreault would like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts for the financial
support for the event, without which it would not have been possible.
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Espace Perreault is committed to nourishing and inspiring the dance community
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We would like to underscore that the land on which Espace Perreault operates is the traditional and unceded territory of the Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk), a place which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst nations.
Espace Perreault would like to thank the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts de Montréal and the Caisse de la culture Desjardins for their support in all of these projects.
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