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A new season of training classes for professionals is set to begin. Alanna Kraaijeveld will be here to start things off from the 9^th through the 12^th of September. Classes will be from 9:15-11:15, and will be held at the Centre des arts de la scène Jean-Besré.

ATTENTION : Conditions to access classes have changed. Make sure to check if you are eligible for subsidized rates (admissibilité au tarif réduit), and don’t forget to register online by filling out the registration form (formulaire d’inscription aux classes multirégionales).

It is now time to register for the dance classes for adolescents! Over the weeks, the students will be taught by two teachers, Stéphanie Brochard and Amandine Garrido Gonzalez, who both choreograph and dance for the company. The classes will provide a solid technique in contemporary dance for youth 12 years and up, while encouraging each participant to develop their own personal approach to movement.

September 18^th  to December 11^th 2019
6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. (Fall break on October 30^th)
Centre des arts de la scène Jean-Besré
Cost: $190 for the session (tax included)
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We are happy to announce that as of the autumn of 2019, our outreach project, The Sursaut Squad, will be available to all regions of the province of Quebec. Created with the express purpose of being brought into schools, the aim of this special squad is to introduce and bring to life contemporary dance in the educational environment. The workshop is led by three dancers and a facilitator, and offers students a chance to see short choreographic excerpts, learn some movement sequences, and experiment with movement creation. A special grant from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec for projects aimed at young audiences allows The Sursaut Squad to be offered at a low cost throughout all regions of Quebec over the next two seasons. Learn more >>

Acuna will be presented at the Petits bonheurs Festival in Blainville on April 28^th at 11:00 a.m. This production for the very young, choreographed and performed by Amandine Garrido Gonzalez, brings to the stage the birth of a charming creature, who step by step, sets out to discover the world.

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In order to highlight International Dance Day, celebrated every year on the 29^th of April, the company is inviting citizens of all ages, and all cultures, to join us in a special participatory and creative workshop, with an accent on the universal character of the language of dance. An activity for sharing and exchanging between different generations and different cultures.

April 29^th 2019, 6:30 p.m.
Centre des arts de la scène Jean-Besré
(250, rue du Dépôt)
Free admission

Lara Kramer will offer the season’s final training classes from April 15^th to 18^th at the Centre des arts de la scène Jean-Besré. Choreographer and multidisciplinary artist, Lara will work with the participants to undertake the creative process based on the physicality and theatricality of the body.

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From July 8^th to 12^th, the fourteenth edition of Sursaut’s summer dance camp will once again offer children from 6 years of age and up the opportunity to spend a week discovering the world of contemporary dance. Accompanied by professional artists in a playful and exploratory atmosphere, participants will be introduced to different approaches to movement and will acquire a variety of tools that will inspire their own choreographic creations. In this same creative spirit and always with a movement-oriented approach, participants will also work on a visual arts project throughout the week.

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Video | A glimpse of the camp >>

The Sursaut Dance Company is looking for a male dancer for its’ young and family audience production Me squared, choreographed by Stephanie Brochard. The candidate possesses a strong background and training in contemporary dance, has extensive professional performing experience, is in excellent physical condition with versatility in movement styles. Acrobatic movement skills, and ease in theatrical performance are a plus. Applications must be sent no later than March 27^th 2019, to the attention of Francine Châteauvert. Only selected candidates will receive an invitation to the audition.

Audition date : April 9^th 2019
The audition will be held in Sherbrooke, at the Centre des arts de la scène Jean-Besré (250, rue du Dépôt)
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We are pleased to welcome Kelly Keenan for another week of dances classes this winter. This workshop explores ways to transfer the tactile experience we get from the floor and each other into dancing through space. The class will propose different tasks, prompts, metaphors and images to guide, layer and shape our experience of a dance. The classes will weave from floor to standing and with a great interest in the artful play and pleasure of dancing. Not to be missed!

From February 25^th to March 1^st, 2019, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Centre des arts de la scène Jean-Besré
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Don’t miss the Body-Mind Centering workshop with Mariko Tanabe at the Centre des arts de la scène Jean-Besré, from February 11th to the 14th, 9:30 am to 12:30pm. This workshop is open to all professionals in the performing arts working with movement.

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