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COVIDANCE

17 images Created 21 Apr 2021

As a photojournalist, I have since the 90’s covered war zones and humanitarian issues. But with the pandemic, I am now restrained to my hometown, Montreal. I heard about how the artists here are suffering from the situation and began to talk to contemporary dancers and choreographers, trying to understand how they are coping with the situation. They really feel left aside, as theatres are closed and they are not allowed to perform in public. So, as the second wave of COVID-19 hit hard, in October 2020 I began a project with Montreal’s main dance companies, to talk about them, and show their work in the form of a photo report. Not only their works, but also their feelings, fears and hopes. I asked some of the choreographers and artistic directors to write a small text to accompany photos, to explain how they currently feel inside: As it turns out, they either had to cancel their shows, lay off dancers or like Margie Gillis, "Cas Public" and "Création Estelle Clareton", completely redo their work, adapting it to the situation, rehearsing with masks or keeping a safe distance between dancers. In other words, they saw their creations been almost completely reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Margie Gillis, Canada most renowned contemporary dance artist at the age of 67, still tries to stay active and creative.
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  • Margie Gillis rehearsing with one of her long time dance and choreographer colleagues, Marc Daigle.
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  • Marc Daigle taking a rest.<br />
At the age of 61, the renowned dancer finds it difficult to dance while wearing a mask.
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  • Dancer Marc Daigle seen rehearsing without a face mask.
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  • Kim Sahn Châu seen during the rehearsal for Aurélie Pedron.
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  • Georges-Nicolas Tremblay selects the music during the rehearsal for choreographer Aurélie Pedron.
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  • From left, Isabelle Poirier, Georges-Nicolas Tremblay, Kim Sanh Châu and Abe Mijnheer are seen during the rehearsal for Aurélie Pedron.
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  • Aurélie Pedron, choreographer for Montréal Dance wears a face mask during the rehearsal.
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  • Abe Mijnheer (left), Tony Choug and Isabelle Poirier are seen during the rehearsal for Aurélie Pedron.
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  • Marianne Gignac-Girard rehearsing, as part of the big change of Creation Estelle Clareton new creation, they use huge pieces of brown papers as a shield in between the dancers.
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  • Jessica Serli rehearsing for Estelle Clareton new creation.
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  • Brice Noeser (in the center) is artistic director for Création Estelle Clareton dance company. From left to right: Marianne Gignac-Girard, Jessica Serli, Brice Noeser and Nicolas Labelle seen during the rehearsal.
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  • Olivier Rousseau and Jessica Serli ar seen during rehearsal for Creation Estelle Clareton.
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  • Nicolas Labelle, Olivier Rousseau and Jessica Serli are seen rehearsing for Estelle Clareton's new creation.
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  • Cai Glover became deaf at the age of 8 after he was infected by meningitis disease. But it did not stop him from living is deep passion for dance. Here, rehearsing for Cas Public, Hélène Blackburn dance company.
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  • Jaym O'Esso seen during the rehearsal for Cas Public, Hélène Blackburn dance company.
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  • From left: Laura Vande Zande, Jaym O'Esso and Alexander Ellison are seen during the rehearsal for Cas Public, Hélène Blackburn dance company.
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