Marie Chouinard OC (born 14 May 1955) is a Canadian dancer, choreographer, and dance company director.
Life and work
In 1978, Chouinard presented her first work, Crystallization. After 12 years as a solo performer and choreographer, Chouinard founded her own company in 1990, the Compagnie Marie Chouinard. In 1988, Chouinard, along with Wim Vandekeybus and Mark Tompkins, introduced the ImPulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival. Her son is actor Théodore Pellerin.
Performances and solo works 1978 : Cristallisation 1979 : Cristallisation (les 5 cycles) 1979 : Dimanche matin, mai 1955 1979 : Danse pour un homme habillé de noir et qui porte un revolver 1979 : 5 Chorégraphies pour le public pieds nus 1979 : Les oeufs, ou autrefois il y avait, il y a longtemps, au temps où... 1980 : Voyages dans les limbes 1980 : Auto-portrait no 1 1980 : Auto-portrait no 2 1980 : Petite danse sans nom 1980 : Les Grenouilles 1980 : Mimas, Lune de Saturne 1980 : La Leçon 1980 : Dislocations 1980 : Chanson de gestes 1980 : Quelques façons d'avancer tranquillement vers toi 1980 : Jaune 1980 : Récréation 1980 : Dimanche matin, mai 2005 1980 : Conversations 1981 : Plaisir de tous les sens dans tous les sens 1981 : Danseuse-performeuse cherche amoureux ou amoureuse pour la nuit de 1er juin 1982 : Meat meets meat, avec Claude-Marie Caron 1982 : Marie Chien Noir (Mimas, Lune de Saturne; Chien Noir et Plaisirs de tous les sens dans tous les sens) 1984 : Table of Contents I 1985 : Chebre, avec Claude-Marie Caron 1985 : Earthquake in the Heartchakra; Table of Contents II 1986 : Drive in the Dragon; Crue; S.T.A.B.(Space, Time and Beyond) 1987 : L'Après-midi d'un faune 1988 : Biophilia 1989 : Poèmes d'atmosphère 1990 : Lettre ouverte à Terpsichore 1992 : Endangered species; Cet instant-ci et l'éternité; Terpsichore a cappella 2010 : Lingam, Campagne 2012 : In Museum
Choreography works 1978 : Cristallisation 1982 : Marie chien noir 1990 : Les Trous du ciel 1993 : Le Sacre du printemps 1994 : Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune 1996 : L'Amande et le Diamant 1998 : Les Solos 1978-1998 1998 : Étude poignante 1998 : Humanitas 1999 : Les 24 préludes de Chopin 2000 : Le Cri du monde 2002 : Étude #1, Des feux dans la nuit 2004 : Chorale 2005 : Mouvements 2006 : Body Remix / Les Variations Golberg 2008 : Orphée et Eurydice 2009 : Gloires du matin 2008 : Le Nombre d'or 2016 : Soft Virtuosity, Still Humid, on the Edge 2017 : Le Jardin des délices, transposition de l'œuvre de Jérôme Bosch 2023 : M 2025 : LA COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD EN CARAVANE 2025 : MAGNIFICAT 2025 : BodyremixRemix
Works in repertory of other companies 2003 : Prelude to the afternoon of a faun and The Rite of the Spring/Ballet Gulbenkian, Portugal 2008 : 24 preludes by Chopin/ Ballet national de Toronto, Canada 2009 : Prelude to the afternoon of a faun/São Paulo Companhia de Dança, Brésil
Film 2003 : Cantique no 1 2008 : bODY_rEMIX/gOLDBERG_vARIATIONS (produced by Amérimage-Spectra and realized by Marie Chouinard)
Multiscreen film 2003 : Cantique no 2
Installations 2004 : Cantique no 3 (participative installation created with Louis Dufort) 2009 : Icônes (video installation created with Luc Courchesne)
Bibliography Monographs 2008 : Chantier des extases (poetry), les Éditions du passage (Montréal)
2010 : Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Les Éditions du passage (Montréal)
2010 : morning glories :)-(:, Editions Compagnie Marie Chouinard
Awards and distinctions 1981 - Studio du Québec à New York (Gouvernement du Québec), first recipient 1986 - Prize Jacqueline-Lemieux 1987 - Prize Jean A. Chalmers de chorégraphie 1993 - Artist Lifetime Achievement Award 1994 - Prize Boat Award (Glasgow, Scotland) for The Rite of the Spring 2000 - Bessie Award for sustained achievement (New York) 2003 - The French Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers award (SACD), Paris 2003 - The movie Cantique no 1 receives a prize at the Moving Pictures Festival of Danse on Film and Video, Toronto (performance prize for Carol Prieur and Benoît Lachambre) 2003 - National Arts Center Award, a companion award of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards 2006 - Archangel Award for Le vol de Lindbergh and Les 7 Péchés capitaux, choreographed by Marie Chouinard, Edinburgh Festival 2006 - Grand Prix du Conseil des Arts de Montreal for the Company's impact on Montreal dance and is workbODY_rEMIX/gOLDBERG_vARIATIONS 2007 - Officier of the Ordre of Canada 2009 - Gemini Award (Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series) awarded to Compagnie Marie Chouinard dancers for their performance in the movie bODY_rEMIX/gOLDBERG_vARIATIONS 2009 - Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France 2010 - Compagnie Marie Chouinard was awarded by the Imperial Tobacco Foundation's Arts Achievement Award 2010 2010 - Prix du Québec (Denise Pelletier Prize) 2010 - The name of Marie Chouinard became a dictionary entry in Le Petit Larousse illustré 2011 - The name of Marie Chouinard became a dictionary entry in Le Robert 2012 - Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012 - Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec Award for best choreography work for THE GOLDEN MEAN (LIVE) 2014 - Prix Samuel de Champlain 2015 - Knight of the National Order of Quebec 2015 - Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec 2016 - Lifetime Achievement Award, Dance, Governor General's Performing Arts Awards 2016 - Positano Prize "Choreographer of the Year" 2016 : Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts 2016 : Prize for best international work for the film MARIE CHOUINARD: THE RITE OF SPRING, 20th “Coreografo Elettronico” International Festival of Video-dance 2020 - Officer of Arts and Letters (France) 2023 - Unveiling of her star on the Walk of Fame of Sibiu (Romania) 2023 - Marie Chouinard is one of the featured dancers in the book "Danseuses, 50 héroïnes" (Éditions Scala, France) 2024 - Induction into the Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame (Canada)
External links official site - official site of the solo gloires morning glories Body Remix Goldberg Variationen 2008 arte
References
(2)Herod, Kena "Marie Chouinard- myth and celebration" October 2005 Dance Magazine
(3)Strini, Tom "Compagnie Marie Chouinard puts body of work on display" March 25, 2009 Journal Sentinel http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/arts/41716237.html
(4)"The Arts | Dance Review | Chouinard gives "Orpheus and Eurydice" a provocative twist | Seattle Times Newspaper." The Seattle Times | Seattle Times Newspaper. 15 April 2009 <https://web.archive.org/web/20110604061532/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2008279705_chouinard18.html?syndicati on=rss>.
(5)"Compagnie Marie Chouinard." San Francisco Performances. 15 April 2009 <https://web.archive.org/web/20090412234012/http://performances.org/performances/0809/CompagnieMarieChouinard.html>.