Press Release - Les Prix de la Danse
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Press Release - Les Prix de la Danse
PressRelease Forimmediaterelease 5 Awards to Celebrate 5 edition of the Prix de la Danse de Montréal th City of Montreal joins forces with GRAND PRIX de la danse. Second new award created this year. Montreal, 2 November 2015 –IthasbeenayearrichincollaborationsandawardsforthePRIXDELA DANSEDEMONTRÉAL(PDM),currentlycelebratingits5thanniversaryunderhonorarypresidentDanièle Henkel.TheCityofMontreal,whichwillbehostingtheawardsevent,hasjoinedforceswithQuébecor to increase the prize money that comes with the prestigious GRAND PRIX de la Danse de Montréal. Moreover,theConseildesartswillbeofferinganewawardthisyear,thePrixdelaDiversitéculturelle en danse. The latter is the second new prize established this year, after the Prix DÉCOUVERTE de la dansedeMontréal,presentedbyAgoradeladanseandTangente.Atotalof5awardswillbedistributed duringthe5thanniversarycelebrationstakingplaceonNovember19at11a.m.atMontrealCityHall. Established in 2011 by the choreographer Marie Chouinard, president of the PRIX DE LA DANSE DE MONTRÉAL,theeventisanoccasionnotonlytoapplaudtheexcellenceofdanceartistswhoperformed on Montreal stages between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015, but also to reaffirm the dynamism of Montrealasadancecapitalandpromoteitsinternationalreputation. 5thAnniversary,5Awards GRANDPRIXdeladansedeMontréal,presentedbytheCityofMontrealandQuébecor TheGRANDPRIXdeladansedeMontréal,presentedbytheCityofMontrealandQuébecor,comeswith aprize of $22,500.Thisinternationalawardhonoursanartistfortheexceptionalqualityofhisorher work,aswellastheartist’srigour,originalityandcommitmentthatinspirebothotherdancersandfans ofcontemporarydance.TheAwardisgiventoanartist(choreographerordancer)fromCanadaorfrom abroad. Previousrecipientswere: 2014MegStuart 2013BenoîtLachambre 2012AnnaTeresadeKeersmaeker 2011LouiseLecavalier PrixDÉCOUVERTEdeladansedeMontréal,presentedbyAgoradeladanseandTangente AnewawardthisyearisthePrixDÉCOUVERTEdeladansedeMontréal,presentedbyAgoradeladanse andTangente.Itcomeswithaprizeof$5000andwillbeawardedtoanexemplaryemergingartist.This new award pays tribute to a Quebec choreographer, dancer or a collaborator (in lighting, sound, set design,etc.)whostandsoutasarevelationwithinthedancemilieu. PrixINTERPRÈTE,presentedbytheRegroupementquébécoisdeladanseandtheCaissedelaCulture Createdin2014,thePrixINTERPRÈTE,presentedbytheRegroupementquébécoisdeladanseandthe CaissedelaCulture,comeswithaprizeof$10,000andwillbeawardedtoaQuebecartistrenownedfor thequalityofhisorherperformance,rigorousartisticapproach,disciplineandcommitmenttocreating newdanceworks.Thefirstrecipientofthisawardin2014wasCarolPrieur. PrixduCALQpourlameilleureœuvrechorégraphique Createdin2012bytheConseildesartsetdeslettresduQuébec(CALQ),thisawardcomeswithaprize of$10,000andisawardedtoachoreographerfortheartisticexcellenceofaworkpresentedinQuebec forthefirsttimein2014-15.Ingrantingthisaward,CALQwishestocontributetothedevelopmentof dance by highlighting Quebec choreographers whose dance pieces stand out for their remarkable quality.ThewinnerischosenbyajuryofdanceprofessionalsestablishedbyCALQ. Previousrecipientswere: 2014BenoîtLachambre,forPrismes 2013DanielLéveillé,forSolitudessolo 2012MarieChouinard,forLENOMBRED’OR(LIVE) PrixdelaDiversitéculturelleendanse,presentedbytheConseildesartsdeMontréal Anewawardthisyear,thePrixdelaDiversitéculturelleendanse,presentedbytheConseildesartsde Montréal,comeswithaprize of $10,000.Awardedtoanindividualoranorganizationthatpromotes culturaldiversity,itrecognizesastrikingcontributiontothedancemilieuoraremarkableachievement during the course of the previous season. A jury established by the Conseil des arts de Montréal will determinethewinnerofthisaward. PDMJury The2014-15juryconsistsofthefollowingmembers:FabienneCabado (journalist,culturalconsultant), KathyCasey(artisticdirector,MontréalDanse),BenoîtLachambre(dancer,choreographerandartistic directorofParB.L.eux),CathyLevy(danceproducer,NationalArtsCentre)andDavidRancourt(dancer andchoreographer).Morethan100dancepiecesfromhereandelsewhereareunderconsideration,a clearindicatorofthevitalityofdanceinMontreal. GilbertRozonjoinsthePRIXDELADANSEDEMONTRÉALTeam The2015boardofdirectorsconsistsof:AnikBissonnette, Marie Chouinard, Sylvain Émard, Frédérick Gravel,BernardLagacé,CarolineOhrtandanewmemberthisyear,GilbertRozon. Founded in 2011, PDM is a non-profit organization with a mandate to promote Montreal as an international centre for dance creation and presentation, and to highlight its dynamic dance personalities,organizationsandinstitutionsbybestowingwell-earneddistinctionsandawards. FollowPDMnewsonFacebook,Twitterandatwww.prixdeladanse.com -30- Source:PDM,SarahBeauséjour,[email protected] MediaRelations: Bérubé&GeoffroyCommunications BenoitGeoffroyandMoniqueBérubé [email protected]
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