ENVISION DANCE
Special funding for out-of-province students
Up to $4,000 for undergraduate programs.
From the moment you arrive in the Department of Contemporary Dance, we treat you as an emerging artist. You stage your own choreographies, collaborate across disciplines, and perform in new works created by your peers.
We are one of the only university dance programs in the world where professors and external choreographers don’t choreograph on students. Instead, we provide you with the conditions to discover and define your own aesthetic, method and process, in a learning environment that embraces an inclusive artistic relationship between mentor and student.
PERFORMANCES
Students will have numerous opportunities to present their work and take part in performances throughout the year.
Upcoming Dance events
OUR FACULTY
An extraordinary group of artists and scholars contributing their work and resesarch.
OUR FACILITIES
The space and equipment you need to learn your craft and push the limits of your creativity.
OUR ALUMNI
See what our alumni are up to.
STUDENT LIFE
We’re a close-knit department located in the heart of the best dance city in North America: Montreal. Our faculty and students are connected with the city’s independent and experimental performance culture. Our students are self-starters and community-minded. Not only will you leave as a dancer and choreographer, you’ll probably also know how to run lights, do technical production and curate an event or run a show.
Spotlight
photo credit: Omer Yukseker
Creative Workshop with Lara Kramer
January 29-31, 2025
Working with temporality, we will give time to deceleration to allow new and old embodied knowledge and awareness to unfold, exploring a personal rigorous approach to minimalism. Participants are invited to connect and listen to their sensing body and all elements brought into an active and developing dramaturgy. Underlying the creative workshop is a desire for experiential play, storytelling and sharing between us will strive to be open-ended, offering an invitation for reciprocity. We will work with guided practice and have lots of time for experimentation and the witnessing of experimentation.
Dance events & performances
From captivating performances to immersive workshops and masterclasses, the Contemporary Dance Department brings movement and creativity to life. Each event and performance reflects the vibrancy of our program and the dedication of our community, embracing our core values of sustainability, equity, diversity, inclusion, and social impact.
