Marie Chouinard

Born in Quebec. At the age of 16, her life was transformed after spending 4 months alone in Percé. As a choreographer, she traveled the world as a soloist for 12 years before founding her company in 1990. Her works, with their avant-garde signature, endure and feature in the repertoires of major international ballet companies.

Chouinard is a director, author, visual artist and also creates choreography for in situ installations, for television and real time for the web. She was named Officer of Letters in France. She has received around thirty of the most prestigious awards and distinctions. She founded the Montreal Dance Prize in 2011 and was director of dance at the Venice Biennale from 2017 to 2020. She is currently preparing a solo exhibition for the reopening of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal.