Choreographer, dancer and teacher, Alexandre Morin is a graduate of the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal. In 2011, he received the Hnatyshyn Foundation grant awarded to a promising young contemporary dance artist in Canada. As a performer, he has danced for Sylvain Émard, Dominique Porte, Marie Chouinard, Sébastien Provencher and Chantal Caron. Passionate about dance pedagogy, Alexandre joined the faculty of the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal in 2016. He also teaches at UQAM’s Département de danse and École supérieure de ballet du Québec.
In 2022, Alexandre was selected for a choreographic exchange between Italy and Quebec, offered by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Circuit-Est and CSC Centro per la Scena Contemporanea in Bassano (IT). The 2023-2024 season was a defining year for his company Other Animals, presenting Anatomie d’un moteur (2023) and Cutting Through the Noise (2024) at Agora de la danse and Plasticity/Desires (2024) in co-presentation with MAI, Montréal arts interculturels and La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaine.
Photo : Hamza Abouelouafaa