Founded by Sylvain Bleau thirteen years ago, La Caravane de Phoebus, an organization driven by humanist and progressive values – producer of the Cinédanse event and related activities, works in dance and in several other disciplines that revolve around it: cinema, visual arts and digital arts. Cinédanse began in Montreal in 2012 and in Quebec City in 2015 and in Ottawa in 2019, the fourth edition of Cinédanse took place in Rouyn-Noranda, in Abitibi in 2022, under the theme "Love, aging and dance". Cinédanse Québec - Saskatchewan is currently scheduled for the fall of 2025.
Over the past 38 seasons, NDH has worked with and presented many Québec artists, this marks the first major encounter bringing dance and film artists and practices from Québec and Saskatchewan together. New Dance Horizons’ co-artistic directors Edward Poitras and Robin Poitras first met M. Bleau and Ms. Hemingway through Cinédanse 2019 in Ottawa and were deeply moved and impressed by the work and experience of Cinédanse. They have had the great pleasure of continuing to work together toward bringing Cinédanse to Saskatchewan.
This first step toward CDQS 2025 began as an eight-part workshop series entitled MOVERS & MAKERS, realized in Jan/Feb 2024. This series was realized through a partnership with Alberta-based dance company m-body, Artistic Director, Davida Monk and On Cue Performance Hub of Regina.
Over the past 38 seasons, NDH has worked with and presented many Québec artists, this marks the first major encounter bringing dance and film artists and practices from Québec and Saskatchewan together. New Dance Horizons’ co-artistic directors Edward Poitras and Robin Poitras first met M. Bleau and Ms. Hemingway through Cinédanse 2019 in Ottawa and were deeply moved and impressed by the work and experience of Cinédanse. They have had the great pleasure of continuing to work together toward bringing Cinédanse to Saskatchewan.
This first step toward CDQS 2025 began as an eight-part workshop series entitled MOVERS & MAKERS, realized in Jan/Feb 2024. This series was realized through a partnership with Alberta-based dance company m-body, Artistic Director, Davida Monk and On Cue Performance Hub of Regina.
About Cinédanse
La Caravane de Phoebus, rooted in humanistic and progressive values, was founded thirteen years ago by Sylvain Bleau. Sylvain, the event producer of Cinédanse and related events, works in dance and other fields including film, visual arts, digital arts, and poetry. The first edition of Cinédanse took place in Montreal in 2012. It was then brought to Quebec in 2015, followed by Ottawa in 2019, and Rouyn-Noranda in 2022. This last edition shared the theme “to love, to age, and to dance". The fifth edition of Cinédanse, titled "L’éveil de la Méduse ! translated to "The Awakening of Medusa" took place in Caraquet in 2023. In 2024, "Guérir les blessures/Nanatushitishutau" which translates to "Healing Scars" was held in Sept-Îles. In May of 2024, prior to the July festival, pre-festival workshops were held with the New York choreographer Tamar Rogoff. The Rencontres Professionnelles (Professional Meetings) is the last stretch of the nomadic event in Sept-Îles.
À propos de Cinédanse
Fondée par Sylvain Bleau il y a treize ans, La Caravane de Phœbus, organisme porté par des valeurs humanistes et progressistes – producteur de l’événement Cinédanse et d’activités connexes, œuvre en danse et dans plusieurs autres disciplines qui lui tournent autour : le cinéma, les arts visuels, les arts numériques et la poésie. Cinédanse a commencé à Montréal en 2012 puis s’est transporté à Québec en 2015, à Ottawa en 2019, à Rouyn-Noranda en 2022, sous la thématique « Aimer, vieillir et danser ! ». La 5e édition de Cinédanse a eu lieu à Caraquet en 2023 sous le thème : « L’éveil de la Méduse ! » et c’est à Sept-Îles que se tient l'édition 2024 sous le thème « Guérir les blessures/Nanatushitishutau ». Rappelons qu’en mai se sont tenus les ateliers pré-festival avec la chorégraphe new yorkaise Tamar Rogoff et en juillet, le festival. Les Rencontres professionnelles sont le dernier volet de notre événement nomade à Sept-Îles.
La Caravane de Phoebus, rooted in humanistic and progressive values, was founded thirteen years ago by Sylvain Bleau. Sylvain, the event producer of Cinédanse and related events, works in dance and other fields including film, visual arts, digital arts, and poetry. The first edition of Cinédanse took place in Montreal in 2012. It was then brought to Quebec in 2015, followed by Ottawa in 2019, and Rouyn-Noranda in 2022. This last edition shared the theme “to love, to age, and to dance". The fifth edition of Cinédanse, titled "L’éveil de la Méduse ! translated to "The Awakening of Medusa" took place in Caraquet in 2023. In 2024, "Guérir les blessures/Nanatushitishutau" which translates to "Healing Scars" was held in Sept-Îles. In May of 2024, prior to the July festival, pre-festival workshops were held with the New York choreographer Tamar Rogoff. The Rencontres Professionnelles (Professional Meetings) is the last stretch of the nomadic event in Sept-Îles.
À propos de Cinédanse
Fondée par Sylvain Bleau il y a treize ans, La Caravane de Phœbus, organisme porté par des valeurs humanistes et progressistes – producteur de l’événement Cinédanse et d’activités connexes, œuvre en danse et dans plusieurs autres disciplines qui lui tournent autour : le cinéma, les arts visuels, les arts numériques et la poésie. Cinédanse a commencé à Montréal en 2012 puis s’est transporté à Québec en 2015, à Ottawa en 2019, à Rouyn-Noranda en 2022, sous la thématique « Aimer, vieillir et danser ! ». La 5e édition de Cinédanse a eu lieu à Caraquet en 2023 sous le thème : « L’éveil de la Méduse ! » et c’est à Sept-Îles que se tient l'édition 2024 sous le thème « Guérir les blessures/Nanatushitishutau ». Rappelons qu’en mai se sont tenus les ateliers pré-festival avec la chorégraphe new yorkaise Tamar Rogoff et en juillet, le festival. Les Rencontres professionnelles sont le dernier volet de notre événement nomade à Sept-Îles.