February 24th, 2022 – The Board of Directors and the entire team of the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal warmly congratulates Linda Rabin, co-founder of the School, on winning a 2022 Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.
The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement recognize artists who have made an indelible contribution to cultural life in Canada and around the world.
A pioneer of contemporary dance in Canada, Linda Rabin has more than 50 years of experience as a dancer, teacher and choreographer. As a somatic movement educator, she helps artists and individuals from all backgrounds realize their personal and creative processes, both onstage and in their daily lives. An explorer by nature, she has travelled widely and is keenly interested in the cultures and rituals of different countries. As a workshop leader across Canada and internationally, she generously shares her lifelong passion: exploring movement as art, as a transformational process, and as a healing and spiritual practice.
Photo : Tony Chong
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