SPECIAL WORKSHOPS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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In addition to regular classes, discover our unique workshops!
This fall, discover our workshops in collaboration with Danse Danse and injury prevention workshops.
Injury prevention workshops
Rana Adada-Lamy obtained her B.Sc. in Physiotherapy from McGill University in 1993. She has worked in various settings and countries and is currently an associate physiotherapist at Kinatex Rockland. Her approach is functional and holistic, combining different techniques and approaches from physiotherapy and other disciplines. She has expertise in perineal and pelvic rehabilitation and has also been a certified Pilates instructor since 2003. For over 20 years, Rana has worked with a variety of performing artists; she is head physiotherapist for Les Grands Ballets, Ballet Jazz Montréal (BJM), and the École supérieure de Ballet, and collaborates with numerous actors and circus artists.
She is currently completing her studies in therapeutic and medical hypnotherapy.
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Workshops will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Proto Studio:
5333 Casgrain Ave, Suite 1102, Montreal, QC H2T 1X3
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Rate: $20 per workshop
All 4 workshops: $70
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October 7: Workshop 1 – Core & Back
October 21: Workshop 2 – Hips, Knees & Feet
November 4: Workshop 3 – Shoulders & Upper Body
November 18: Workshop 4 – Breathing & Stress Management
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If possible, please bring a yoga mat, resistance bands (Theraband), a foam roller, and a small or soft Pilates ball.
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Hofesh Shechter workshop
Led by Hofesh Shechter Company dancers, this workshop is an opportunity for dance students to explore the Company’s distinctive movement style. The workshop will include a full warm-up, followed by repertoire and imagery from Hofesh’s critically acclaimed recent work, Theatre of Dreams. The session will round up with a short Q&A, where participants can talk to the dancers about the work and their experience as dancers with this international touring company. ​
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WHEN : November 7 and 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE : Studio C, Grands Ballets
1435 Rue de Bleury Suite 500, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2H7
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DAC member's rate : 30$
Regular rate : 42$
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KOMOCO - Sofia Nappi workshop
KC workshop is open to professional dancers and movers from different backgrounds. KC Workshop aims to offer a sense of totality in a physical and sensorial way through the exploration and therefore the discovery of new possibilities with our bodies. In KOMOCO research, this practice takes the name of Kreaturistic Character (KC) as we connect to the creature that we are - that we just forgot about - which consequently brings more awareness to our unique artistic individuality to be expressed in endless ways, from the highest volume of form to the most delicate, through a series of games and guided improvisational tasks.
In occasion of workshops open exclusively to professional dancers, the laboratory ends with the sharing and learning of sections from KC choreographic repertoire. KOMOCO artists taught professional workshops in Germany, USA, Italy, Holland, Israel, France, Albania, Spain, Canary Islands, Kosovo, Belgium, France, Hungary, Mexico, Serbia, Canada to name some.
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WHEN : November 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE : EDCM studio 2
1435 Rue de Bleury Suite 600, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2H7
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DAC member's rate : 30$
Regular rate : 42$
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Masterclass - Guillaume Côté
We are honored to welcome Guillaume Côté to our studio for an advanced ballet class. A principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, choreographer, and artistic director, Guillaume will generously share his virtuosity and vision of ballet.​
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Originally from Lac-Saint-Jean (Quebec), Guillaume Côté is an internationally renowned Canadian dancer, choreographer and artistic director. Trained at Canada's National Ballet School, he joined the National Ballet of Canada in 1999 and became a principal dancer in 2004. An exceptional performer, he has held most of the great classical roles and collaborated with famous choreographers such as Ratmansky, Forsythe, Wheeldon and Pite. A guest artist on the world's greatest stages (Royal Ballet, Bolshoi, La Scala, ABT, etc.), he founded Anymotion Productions in 2012 to create and produce independent works. Associate choreographer of the National Ballet of Canada since 2013, he has created several notable works, including Being and Nothingness and The Little Prince.
In 2018, he created Frame by Frame with Robert Lepage, followed by Crypto in 2019. Appointed artistic director of the Saint-Sauveur Arts Festival in 2014, he promotes contemporary dance and Canadian creations. In 2021, he founded his company Côté Danse, dedicated to multidisciplinary creation, and presented the works X (Dix) and Touch. Winner of numerous awards, Guillaume Côté received the Medal of the National Assembly of Quebec (2011) and was named a Knight of the National Order of Quebec (2021) for his outstanding contribution to the arts.
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WHEN : November 27, from 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
WHERE : Grands Ballets, studio C
1435 Rue de Bleury Suite 400, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2H7
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