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MARIE CHOUINARD
PHOTO JF Gratton
to listen to it,’’ said Inge. The ongoing 9 Beet
Stretch stream is available online in cooperation
with the Amsterdam-based multimedia
collective Park4DTV and their Raudio webcast
radio.
LJA
DANCE
Marie Chouinard
launches award
In celebration of the 20 th anniversary of
the Compagnie Marie Chouinard, the
popular choreographer has announced
the Prix de la danse de Montréal. Held
annually, this award will recognize the
talent of Montreal’s dance community.
At the first awards ceremony, the winner
will receive $5,000 from the Compagnie
Marie Chouinard. Several artists
from major organizations, such as l’École
supérieure de ballet du Québec, will
participate in this program. PM / LT
Contemporary dance
mourns LADDMMI founder
Candace Loubert
Candace Loubert, co-founder of the
École de danse contemporaine, has died
at the age of 64. In 1981, along with Linda
Rabin, she founded the Linda Rabin
Danse Moderne school, which in 1984
was renamed Les Ateliers de danse moderne
de Montréal (LADMMI). According to
Yves Rocray, the school’s managing director,
this visionary artist and teacher had an important
influence on the field of dance. Before
creating LADMMI, Loubert danced on Europe’s
most renowned stages. She later joined
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. PM / LT
CINEMA
In memory of Gilles Carle
Montreal’s mayor, Gerald Tremblay, has announced
the creation of Place Gilles-Carle,
which will be close to Square Saint-Louis.
Helen Fotopulos, the city executive responsible
for heritage projects, said that the city
made this symbolic gesture in order to honor
the great artist who not only left his mark on
Quebec and Canadian cinema, but also on the
collective memory. He was a long-time resident
of the Square Saint-Louis area. Carle
passed away in 2009.
PM / LT
VISUAL ARTS
2011 Paul-Émile Borduas
Award honours
Gilles Mihalcean
Gilles Mihalcean is the 2011 recipient of the
Paul-Émile Borduas Award, which is granted by
the Centre international d’art contemporain de
Montréal. Mihalcean‘s sculptures have been displayed
in several art galleries in Montreal, as
well as at the Musée d’art contemporain de
Montréal and the CIAC. In addition to being a
celebrated sculptor for over 40 years, Mihalcean
is also an advocate for artists.
PM / LK
PHOTO Normand Rajotte
TRANSLATION: LUKE KUMAR, LYNN TRAVERS
LSM
Beethoven’s 9 th Symphony
stretched to 24 hours
9 Beet Stretch—Beethoven’s 9 th symphony
stretched to 24 hours without pitch distortion—
was produced for the Manifesta 4 (Frankfurt
2002) by Norwegian conceptual artist Leif Inge
and has been installed in a wide range of spaces,
from bedrooms to huge industrial halls like the
Kupfer Ironworks to churches such as the 11 th -
century Bergen Cathedral. The slow playback is
intended to ease listeners into a trance. “This
trance feeling, letting the sound just go on without
trying to expect anything, is really the way
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