Department of Contemporary Dance
Faculty
Chair
JENS RICHARD GIERSDORF, PhD University of California, Riverside; Professor
Distinguished Professors Emeriti
MICHAEL MONTANARO, Grad. Maj. Hartford Conservatory
SILVY PANET‑RAYMOND, MEd Université de Montréal
Associate Professor
ANGÉLIQUE WILLKIE, MA Economics McGill University; Associate Professor; Provost's Distinction
Assistant Professor
LILIA MESTRE Diploma of Circus School of Lisbon; Assistant Professor
Location
Note
For the complete list of faculty members, please consult the Department website.
Department Objectives
The Contemporary Dance Department offers comprehensive training which combines formal dance training with extensive studies in choreography. Encouraging students to discover and develop their individual creative capacities as both dancers and choreographers is the mission of the Dance program.
Performance is a crucial element in this development, and students at Concordia gain valuable experience performing or staging their own choreographies.