An influential figure in contemporary dance in Quebec, choreographer and dancer Lucie Grégoire has carried out her singular artistic research since 1981, realizing more than 40 creations: solos, site-specific performances, and ensemble pieces presented in Canada and Europe, New York, Tunisia, and Japan. Her works probe the depths of the female universe and find sources of inspiration in the wild landscapes of the Arctic, the Sahara, the Amazon rainforest, and Iceland, as well as in literature, visual art, and film. Her ten-year creation cycle with Japanese choreographer and dancer Yoshito Ohno led to a trilogy co-produced by l’Agora de la danse. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Lucie Grégoire Danse in 2016, the solo inspired by Paul Auster’s novel, Les Choses dernières (1994), was re-created and danced by Isabelle Poirier. In 2017, the importance of this work in Quebec’s choreographic heritage was recognized by the creation of a Boîte chorégraphique in the collection of the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault. She has taught since 1989 at the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal.
Photo: Angelo Barsetti
