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Marc Boivin has been working as a dancer in Quebec, Canada and abroad for nearly 25 years. A dancer gifted with evocative sensitivity, he has received accolades from critics and the public for his performances. Since the beginning of his dance career in 1982 with Le Groupe de la Place Royale in Ottawa, under the direction of Peter Boneham, Mr. Boivin has applied his performance skills to numerous choreographies and projects. Beginning in 1985, he participated in various works and toured Canada, the US and Europe with O Vertigo Dance Company with Ginette Laurin. In 1991, he became an independent dancer. Since then, he has been sought after by choreographers of great renown, such as Louise Bédard, Sylvain Émard, Jean-Pierre Perreault, James Kudelka, Tedd Robinson, Felix Ruckert and Catherine Tardif. He has also participated in several improvisation projects with Andrew Harwood and Peter Bingham. In 1999, Mr. Boivin won the Jacqueline-Lemieux Prize, awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
While pursuing his dance career, Mr. Boivin began to teach at LADMMI, l'école de danse contemporaine in 1987. Passionate about the pedagogical approach, he often teaches and does choreography in schools and universities across Canada. He has created several works for them that have been performed throughout the country, including La Fracture for LADMMI, which will also be performed at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School concurrently with the work Aria.
Drawing upon his experience, from 2004-2008 he created solos for To Somewhere Else and Between Here and Now for professional dancers Jolene Bailie (Winnipeg) and Jennifer Dallas (Toronto), as well as the group piece Fragments for the Code Universel company in Quebec City.
In 2005, Mr. Boivin became President of the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault. He has been on the Conseil des arts de Montréal since 2005 and for several years has been participating in the activities of the RQD and other professional associations.** Marc Boivin currently teaches the course Techniques de danse contemporaine VI to dance graduates and professionals and is also working with 2nd year students as part of the InterprÈtation II course. His creations will be presented on May 19-22 at Monument-National.
Marc Boivin currently teaches the course Techniques de danse contemporaine VI to dance graduates and professionals and is also working with 2nd year students as part of the InterprÈtation II course. His creations will be presented on May 19-22 at Monument-National.