Collaborators
Frédéric Boivin — interpreter
Actor, dancer and director, Frédéric Boivin is involved in the creation of numerous theatre projects and companies based in Québec : La Caravane Angélique (artistic director since 1999); Le Théâtre d’Asbestos (director since 2003); Le Théâtre du Lieu, from 2001 to 2004; L’Olibrius, in 2003 and 2004; Phoenix XXXIV, from 2001 to 2003; L’Aspic Épique, 2002; Luptum, 1999. As a performer, he was invited to participate in Problématiques provisoires created and directed by Julie-Andrée T. (presented at Galerie Dare Dare in 2002 and at Festival de Théâtre des Amériques in 2003), and in the choreographic installation L’âge de pierre/The stone age created by David Kilburn in 2004. Frédéric joined Daniel Léveillé danse company in November 2002, and has participated in the international tours of Amour, acide et noix, La pudeur des icebergs, Le sacre du printemps, and Crépuscule des océans.
Mathieu Campeau — interpreter
Mathieu Campeau has completed his dance diploma at Université du Québec à Montréal. During his training, he was mentored by, among others, choreographers Harold Rhéaume and Louise Bédard. As dancer, he has performed for choreographers Marie-Julie Asselin (Le temps des loups, in 2002), Pierre-Paul Savoie, (PPSDébranché, 2004), and since 2004, he is linked to Daniel Léveillé dance company where he is part of the cast of Amour, acide et noix, La pudeur des icebergs, Crépsucule des océans and Le Sacre du Printemps. In 2006, he was invited to dance Le Malade Imaginaire under the direction of Carl Béchard at Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal.
Sophie Corriveau — rehearsal director
A well-known dancer on the Montreal scene, Sophie Corriveau is a graduate of École Supérieure de Danse du Québec. She also studied modern dance, theatre and various techniques of interpretation in Canada and in France. She began her career with Theatre Ballet of Canada (Ottawa). Then from 1989 to 1993 she performed with Montréal Danse company, in several works created by Daniel Léveillé, Paul-André Fortier, James Kudelka, Catherine Tardif and Natsu Nakajima. Since 1993, Sophie Corriveau has taken part in several projects of the Carré des Lombes, under the artistic direction of Danièle Desnoyers. She also worked with Bill Douglas, Tassy Teekman, Harold Rhéaume, Alain Francoeur, Gregory Hlady, Sylvain Émard, Louise Bédard and Catherine Tardif. Since the beginning of her career, Sophie Corriveau his actively interested in teaching and coaching. She is regularly invited to teach at the UQAM dance department and at LADMMI. Daniel Léveillé invited here to join his company for the creation of Crépuscule des océans.
Esther Gaudette — interpreter
Originally from Sherbrooke, Esther Gaudette started her career in dance at the age of 16. She then decided to complete a professional training at École de Danse de Québec where she received her diploma in 2000. Based in Montreal since 2002, she has been working with the Corps Secrets company directed by choreographer Isabelle Van Grimde, and she has participated in several tours in Canada and Europe (Les chemins de traverses; Vortex). She is also integrated in the theatre and musical scenes as for example in Poésie, sandwichs et autres soirs qui penchent directed by Loui Mauffette, 5 heures du matin directed by Paula de Vasconcelos from Pigeons International company, and the music album Mexico by the famous Quebec singer-composer-writer Jean Leclerc-Leloup. In September 2007, Esther began her collaboration with the Daniel Léveillé danse company and she is now part of the casts of Crépuscule des océans and Amour Acide et Noix.
Justin Gionet — interpreter
Of Acadian origin, Justin Gionet received his dance training at the University of Toronto. After his graduation in 2004, he worked with Toronto choreographers such as David Earle, Peter Randazzo, Heidi Strauss, Bill Coleman, and Deborah Dunn. In June 2005, he joined Daniel Léveillé danse and became part of the distributions of the company’s four productions : Le Sacre du Printemps, Amour, acide et noix, La pudeur des icebergs, and Crépuscule des océans.
Caroline Gravel — interpreter
Caroline Gravel has completed a college degree in dance at l’École Supérieure de Danse du Québec, and a Bachelor’s dance degree at Université du Québec at Montréal (UQAM). Recipient of the William Douglas merit scholarship in 2002, she has danced with several choreographers of his generation : Frédérick Gravel: (Du pittoresque en danse et dans la mienne en paticulier; Gravel Works), Karine Denault (Sokrat), Marie-Julie Asselin (Conte de Poussières, 2004, Projet de recherche, 2007), Jean Sébastien Lourdais (NoSc111735, 2008), and Catherine Gaudet (L’invasion du vide). In June 2008 she joined “Abécédaire du corps dansant”, the research team of Andrée Martin, professor and director of undergraduate studies at UQAM’S dance department. She joined Daniel Léveillé danse in 2007 as part of the cast of Crépuscule des océans.
Jean Jauvin — lighting designer
After studying set design at Université du Québec à Montréal, Jean Jauvin worked as a lighting designer for several choreographers, including Daniel Léveillé (Le sacre du printemps, Le crépuscule des océans), Stéphane Gladyszweski (InSide, Aura) and Martin Bélanger (Spoken Word Body, Un peu comme toi, Grande théorie unifiée). Over the past decade he has also played an active role in a number of works by Benoit Lachambre, including Confort et complaisance, Not To Know, Délire Défait, Lugares communes and the project 100 rencontres, presented at the 2003 FTA and the Kunsten Arts Festival, where he worked with artists from several different disciplines. Since 2008, he has worked with visual and performance artist Julie Andrée T., creating the light environment for Not waterproof and Rouge, two works presented at the 2010 Festival d’Avignon. His work focuses on the creation of an architectural installation of lighting, and on the production of a “living” light.
Marie-Andrée Gougeon — general manager, rehearsal director
Active in the dance community since the early 80s, Marie-Andrée has worked with several generations of artists and choreographers as a dancer and an artistic assistant. She has collaborated with Martin Bélanger, Alain Francoeur, Brigitte Haentjens, Benoît Lachambre, Daniel Léveillé, José Navas, Jean-Pierre Perreault, Dominique Porte, Marie-Claude Poulin and the German choreographer Sasha Waltz. In 2001, Marie-Andrée was awarded an M.Sc. for her research on the foundations of the mental image of body alignment among dancers. In the 2001-2002 season, she was Assistant Artistic Director at the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault. She has been the General Manager of Daniel Léveillé danse since 2003.
Marc Parent — lighting designer
“Marc Parent gives life to space, transforms it and gives it a texture simply by playing with light” (Le Devoir). Marc Parent started his career as a lighting designer over twenty years ago. Specializing in contemporary dance, he has contributed to the works of dozens of choreographers here and abroad, including Peggy Baker, Danièle Desnoyers, José Navas, Daniel Léveillé, The Holy Body Tattoo and many more. He also has worked frequently in theatre production for, among others, directors Martin Faucher, François Girard, Denis Marleau and Christian Popescu. He was twice nominated for a Masque by the Académie québécoise du théâtre. He is currently a designer in residence for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens of Montreal.
Emmanuel Proulx — interpreter
Born in Montreal, Emmanuel Proulx received his professional training at Les Ateliers de danse moderne de Montréal (LADMMI). On the professional scene, he has danced for Hinda Essadiqi (Naufrage en trois temps, 2003), for Fortier-Danse-Création company (Risque, 2003), and for the multidisciplinary artist Stéphane Gladyszewski (Aura, 2005). Emmanuel joined Daniel Léveillé danse company in January 2005. Since then, he has integrated the casts of La pudeur des icebergs, Crépuscule des océans and Le Sacre du Printemps. Emmanuel Proulx has presented two choreographies at Espace Tangente in 2002, Krane and Vacuité, in which he explored instinctive and unrehearsed movement to bring about certain states of mind. In parallel to dance, he maintains fascinating contacts with the elements in their most extreme forms (mountains, wind and white-waters).
Gaëtan Viau — interpreter
Gaëtan Viau was born in Nantes, in France. He received his professional training at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Danse et de Musique de Paris. Following that, he joined Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes and was working with choreographers Claude Brumachon and Benjamin Lamarche. He then moved to Switzerland to join Compagnie Linga and performed the choreographies of Katarzyna Gdaniec and Marco Cantalupo. Later, he was invited by Cirque du Soleil to dance in Love created and directed by Dominic Champagne in Las Vegas. His meeting with Dave St-Pierre brought him to tour periodically for La Pornographie des Âmes and Un peu de tendresse bordel de merde. In September 2008, Gaëtan began a new collaboration with Daniel Léveillé danse company and became part of Crépuscule des Océans and La pudeur des Icebergs.