Marc Béland
Theatrical Improvisation Workshop - Time to Explore Movement and Our Presence Here
"Why are we actor-dancers? Well, we are actor-dancers because we do not get used to living in the body imposed on us, in the sex imposed on us. Every actor-dancer's body is a threat to be taken seriously, to the order imposed on the body, to the sexualized state; and if we find ourselves one day in theater or dance, it's because there is something we could not bear. In every actor-dancer, there is, wanting to speak, something like a new body. Another economy of the body that advances, that pushes away the old one imposed." - Valère Novarina.
Hello!
I was born on March 15, 1958. I am an actor, director, and dancer. I danced with the Jo Lechay Company in 1982 and with La La La Human Steps from 1984 to 1989. A practitioner of "breathwork" (Holotropic breathing), Qi Gong, Snowshoeing, Alpine Skiing, for a long time, I have been passionate about everything related to the human body.
I am not telling you anything new if I say that the cultural world, especially the Dance sector, is going through difficult times in terms of financial support from our governments, and that very serious tensions of all kinds are crossing our world. For this workshop, I invite you and propose to dive into pure improvisation, free from any thought of aesthetic or artistic results. For the sheer pleasure of opening surprising inner and outer spaces. To do so, I will choose stimulating music of all kinds. From Beethoven's 5th to Nakibembe Embaire Group, Fatman Scoop, bird songs, silence, noises, interviews with fascinating men and women, etc... the program includes an hour and a half of improvisation per day.
Sharing and discussions are also planned.
I hope to see you there!
Marc Béland.
Marc Béland
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Theatrical Improvisation Workshop
May 26 to 30
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
(15 hours)
Édifice Wilder
Studio : to be confirmed
Pricing and
Registration
DAC pro - $ 150 ($10/hr)
Standard- $ 270 ($18/hr)
*This workshop may be partially reimbursed through the RQD Dancer Training Support Program . Please verify directly with the RQD.
Marc Béland
A graduate in theatre from Cégep Lionel-Groulx, Marc Béland is a leading figure of his generation. He began his career as a modern dancer with the dance company La La La Human Steps, from 1984 to 1989.
A great theatre performer, he has appeared in over thirty plays, including Rome, Britannicus, Richard 3, Being at home with Claude, Le polygraphe, Le roi Lear, Cabaret neiges noires, La mouette and Le visiter. He has also won numerous acting awards at the Gala des Masques for his roles in La tempête, Picasso au Lapin Agile and Visage retrouvé. He also won the 2004 Gascon-Roux Prize and the Masque for best actor for his performance as Donatien Marcassilar in L’asile de la véritableité, as well as the Prix de la critique in 1997 for his performance in Caligula.
Marc Béland has directed several productions, including Le fou de Dieu, La petite scrap, Il mondo della luna, Hamlet, Douze hommes rapaillés, a play for which he won the award for best production at the ADISQ Gala in 2012. He is also responsible for the play Les bonnes presented at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert in 2012 and Un « reel » ben beau, ben triste in 2023.
In cinema, he has been seen in Guide de la petite vengeance, Toi, 2 fois une femme, La cicatrice and L’origine des espèces. In 2015, he was in the cast of Nelly by Anne Émond, and more recently, in that of Aline by Valérie Lemercier and in La fonte des glaces by François Péloquin, in 2022.
On television, he played in Annie et ses hommes, a series for which he earned four Gémeaux awards for his performance, Le négociateur, L’héritière de Grande Ourse, Fortier, Emma, Virginie, Trauma, Toute la vérité, 30 vies, Les bobos, Mémoires vives, Les jeunes loups and Victor Lessard. In recent years, his audience has been able to find him in the series Ruptures, Trop, 5e rang, Après, L’air d’aller and L'appel.
In 2025, Marc can be found touring across Quebec in the show Aux grands maux, les grands discours, a collage of excerpts from speeches that have marked history, presented at the Gesù in 2024.