BIG BANG | Intensive training in contemporary dance

Intensive training program

Professional development in contemporary dance and creative residency

BIG BANG is a 4-month intensive training program in contemporary dance. As a PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, the program supports artists as they solidify their technical toolkit in dance and exposes them to various artistic, cultural and interdisciplinary approaches. Additionally, it offers a students with the opportunity to open their individual practice with a CREATIVE RESIDENCY, which gives personalized support to each student throughout their research and the creation of their work. Artists are given the opportunity to perform their work in a public showcase at the end of each session.

Who should apply ?

This training is suited for artists ages 18 and over. Rooted in its transdisciplinary curriculum, it is inclusive to dancers, performance artists, circus performers, actors or any other individual with a physical and artistic practice. Whether you are self-taught or have previously completed a training program, only artists with a solid and developed technical approach to dance, or a mature physicality and an evident ease and understanding of movement will be admitted into the program. BIG BANG is a dance training program open to foreign students.

Les laboratoires de recherches et solos "work-in-progress"

An important part of the BIG BANG is devoted to research and choreographic laboratories. The objective of these laboratories is to support each artist in order to help them to develop research work on their artistic and choreographic authenticity.

At the end of each program, the artists will perform (in the presence of an audience), a “work-in-progress” version of their solo. A video captation allows artists to have quality video support so that they can share it with companies, funding organizations, etc

What are the educational objectives?

The BIG BANG team focuses on supporting artists in acquiring a solid technical toolkit in dance, opening up and learning a valuable artistic, cultural and interdisciplinary approaches around the body in motion. Throughout the duration of the program, artists will confront their personal technical and physical challenges. Seeing these challenges through will allow the artist to progressively and naturally let go, and enable them to be fully connected with their body, the sensations and the emotions that arise throughout the process. This element of authenticity will allow artists to listen to their instincts and recognize the creative freedom and trust in their process. Through questioning, exchanges, and personalized accompaniment, the artist will develop artistic maturity and their own signature body language.

What is the content of the training?

The BIG BANG curriculum includes technical dance classes (contemporary dance, contemporary ballet bar and urbain dance), partnering workshops, floor work, improvisation, choreographic exploration, contact-improvisation, choreographic creation, research and writing labs, workshops in anatomy and functional body movement analysis, discussion panels and workshops addressing various subjects in the dance world.

What is the schedule?

The entirety of the program involves 357 hours of classes, divided into 4 modules during the span of 17 weeks. Each week of training consists of 20 hours of classes and workshops, Mondays thru Thursdays from 9 am to 5 pm. Each module entails 90 in class hours. The course schedule is structured to allow artists to manage their other responsibilities and jobs, all while taking part in an extended program that is both personalized and demanding.

Schedule \ Progr. #7

What are the dates of the next programs?

PROGRAM #8 - AUTUMN

AUGUST 23 TO DECEMBER 17, 2021

Module 1 : August 23 to September 17

Module 2 : September 20 to October 15

Module 3: October 18 to Novembre 12

Module 4 : Novembre 15 to December 16

PROGRAMME #9 - WINTER

JANUARY 17 TO MAY 13, 2022

Module 1 : January 17 to February 11

Module 2: February 11 to March 11

Module 3 : March 14 to April 8

Module 4 : April 11 to May 13

Where is the training held?

All classes and workshops are held at ESPACE OUVERT in Montréal. The space is 2000 square feet and includes a dressing room, a kitchenette, a study room, a bathroom, a relaxation space/mezzanine and a dancefloor of 1300 feet covered with an Harlequin dance floor.

What are the prices?

PRICES FOR PROGRAM #8

- 610$ tx. incl. per module to attend 4 modules (2 440$ for the 4 modules)

NOTE :Stéphanie Decourteille Danse is a recognized educational institution. Students who complete the training may be eligible for a tax credit for tuition fees they have paid.

RQD support

CALQ Grants

CAC Grants

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VIDEO - AUDITION

TO ATTEND BIG BANG PROGRAM 9

JANUARY 17 TO MAY 13, 2022

A video-audition process is now possible.

Send your resume, along with a letter of intent, a video of a dance improvisation (less than 2 minutes long) and a video of choreographic creation that is no more that 5 minutes long

before November 5th, 2021

(Taking into account the circumstances, it is evident that we will accept videos filmed inside your houses).

Team of teachers and guests speakers #7

Pedagogical Director: Stéphanie Decourteille (+)

Contemporarary dance: Stéphanie Decourteille (+)

Acrobatics: Gisle Henriet (+) et Jérémie Robert (+)

Balancing: Marie-Eve Dicaire

FloorWork: Vincent Jutra, Neil Sochasky (+) & Victoria Mackenzie (+)

Directed improvisation: Stéphanie Decourteille (+) and Neil Sochasky (+)

House: Dominique Sophie

Voguing: Brian Mendez

Capoeira Angola: Fabrice Kioffi
Hip Hop FreeStyle: Jaleesa Coligny
Waacking: Marie-Reine Kabasha

Krump: Vlad Laurore (7Star)
Interprétation théâtre : Agathe Foucault

Partner: Stéphanie Decourteille (+)

Hip-Hop : Alexandra Spicey Landé (+)

Hip-Hop : Céline Richard-Robichon (+)

Waacking : Martine Cherry Bruneau (+)

Popping / Funk Style : Handy Yacinthe (+)

Ballet: Stéphanie Decourteille (+)

Research and creation: Stéphanie Decourteille (+)

Essentric : Maude Desjardins (+)

Workout : Valérie Chartier (+)

Butō : Yesenia Fuentes
Jeux clownesque : La Nab

Yoga: Sarah Buono Fredette

Wushu: Phi Nguyen (+)

Anatomy: Liliane Moussa (+)

Choreographic workshop: Stéphanie Decourteille (+)

Dialogues and discussions: Maud Mazo-Rothenbuhler (+)

Team of teachers and guests speakers

(PREVIOUS PROGRAMS)

Krump: 7Stars

Contemporary dance Alexia Martel

Respiration, voix et mouvement : Be Heintzman Hope

Waacking: Black Kat et Lady Deva

House: Dominique Sophie

Hip-Hop: Mélanie Kurlz IKG

Chinese boxing: Phi Nguyen (+)

FreeStyle: P.A.X

Breakdance: Sovan Rochon-Prom Tep

Popping / FunkStyle: Venom

Pilates: Noemie Plante (+)

Dalcroze method workshops: Françoise Lombard

Accompagnement de classes / musique: Guillaume Biron

Accompagnement de classes / violon: Marie-Pierre Lippens

Dramaturgie / clown / voix : Jean Daniel Senesi

Acting: Gilles Plouffe (+) et Neil Sochasky (+)

Physical theatre: Jon Lachlan Stewart (+)

Flexibilité: Itzel Viruega

Kalaripayattu : Laurie-Anne Langis

Théâtre: Serge Mandeville

Career development: Maud Mazo-Rothenbuhler (+)

Movement analysis: Maud Mazo-Rothenbuhler (+)

"I was already feeling an intense need to surpass myself physically and push my technique, but after my first experiences with Stephanie and her approach, at the summer workshops, that convinced me to do it. The formula was exactly what I needed, both in terms of physical intensity and diversity. Also, there is the very human side of Stephanie which immediately makes us feel in our place and which supports us. Throughout the training I felt that my body was unlocking and developing new paths through the movements and that my technique in general had come into being in a significant way. I also had the pleasure of noticing that I had developed my physical strength and progressed in areas I would not have believed, such as acrobatics. I recommend the training to any artist who hopes to do that for themselves."

Camille Mougenot

BIG BANG graduate - Program 6

Testimonies