This year, we have been asked to give a list of participants to the UQAM security before the Labs begin. We would really appreciate it if you can register in advance, rather than on the day of the activity! If you buy a drop-in activity, you can use it any day of the Labs, and your name will already be on the list.
The Nous Sommes l'Été Labs are a summer camp for professional movement artists. It is a gathering of artists that creates a hive in which you are invited to create, exchange, and experiment with people who share or complement your curiosity and your creative desires. The labs are organized by our teams in Montreal and Quebec and are based on the principles of
generous listening
conversations
and accessible spaces.
NSL does not curate or make a selection of artists. All you have to do is sign up to participate.
The Labs have three types of activities.
During workshops, an invited expert shares their knowledge of their discipline.
The exploration groups bring together artists who share interests during a 3-hour block. This is a peer-to-peer activity; everyone learns from each other.
The hive activities are moments of meeting, reflection and sharing in community.
Join us as a collaborator-mover (diving into experiments with other artists), an instigator (proposing and guiding an idea you'd like to try out with other participants), or just for the drop-in workshop and hive activities.
Please note that the deadline to register as an instigator is June 1st.
You can find the full description of the NSL Labs as well as the refund policy on the registration form. Please read them carefully!
If you have any accessibility needs, please let us know.
Nous Sommes l'Été seeks to maintain prices as low as possible to ensure financial accessibility for artists at all stages of their career.
If the price of the Labs are an obstacle for you, plese write to us and we will find a solution together. If you are in a position to do so, please consider offering a donation to NSL to support the entrance fees of other artists, which can be done through the registration form.
Complete Lab (4 days): $60
1 day (6 hrs): $25
Drop-in workshop (3 hrs): $17
Drop-in exploration group: $12
9:00 to 10:30 : Arrival - 840 Cherrier
10:30 to 12:00 : Choreographic Speed-Dating - Studio K-4110
Hive activity with Marie-Michelle Darveau
Keywords: Meeting, joy, effervescence
Accessibility: This dynamic activity invites you to explore different movement proposals in relationship to others, guided by a series of soundtracks and a great freedom in form and intensity.
12:00 to 13:00 : Let's Set the Table - Studio K-4110
Hive activity with the NSL team
Orientation an explanation of the activities of the week.
13:00 to 14:00 : Lunch
14:00 to 17:00 : Artistic Hats - Studio K-4110
Workshop with Lucy Fandel
Keywords: Tools for expression
Accessibility: The exercises will combine moments of movement, observation and discussion. The physical work is adaptable and the activity will be led in English and in French.
9:00 to 10:30 : Arrival
10:00 to 13:00 :
Exploration Group 1 - Studio K-4110
Keywords: Free-will, energetic precarity, potentiation
Accessibility: The explorations will be inspired by a dynamic and demanding physicality, requiring a minimum of physical conditioning.
Exploration Group 2 - Studio K-4115
Keywords: Middle-East, traditions, groundedness
Accessibility: The exploration will by physically demanding, with lots of coordination (specifically integrating rhythm in the legs and jumping). There will also be physical contact. However, all movements can be adapted.
13:00 to 14:00 : Lunch
14h à 17 :
Exploration Group 1 - Studio K-4110
Keywords: Sensorimotor, culture, language of instruction
Accessibility: Participants must have had at least one intimate experience with technique, whether positive or negative, in dance or a similar discipline.
Exploration Group 2 - Studio K-4115
Keywords: Living, poetry, theatre, transformation
Accessibility: Inclusive practice that does not require any particular physicality. All are welcome.
9:00 to 10:00 : Arrival
10:00-12:00 : Healthy collaboration - Studio K-4110
Workshop with Alexandra "Spicey" Landé
Keywords: Listening, dialogue, artistic freedom
Accessibility: This workshop will have moments of group discussion and physical practice. The vocabulary will be adaptable.
12h à 13h : Open Explorations
Hive activity with the NSL team
A time to retest a question, approach or image that has stuck with you.
13h à 14h : Dîner
13:00 to 14:00 : Lunch
Exploration Group 1 - Studio K-4110
Keywords: Transformation, memories, traces
Accessibility: The exploration is adaptable to different physicalities. There might be writing and voice work.
Exploration Group 2 - Studio K-4115
Keywords: Inner Child, objects, anthropomorphism
Accessibility: The exploration can be adapted to different physicalities. There will be physical contact.
9:00 to 10:00 : Arrival
10:00 to 13:00 :
Exploration Group 1 - Studio K-4110
Keywords: Intergenerational bridge building
Accessibility: The instigator speaks English, but understands French well. Every body is welcome. The work will be discussed in more detail at the beginning of the Labs.
Exploration Group 2 - Studio K-4115
Keywords: Cypher-attention, authentic coexistence, dialogue
Accessibility: Our exploration will include physical touch with other participants, but the physical effort can be tailored to the participants' abilities, interests and limitations. Our exploration will also include group practice, possibly in the form of a cypher, but the format can be adapted to the needs of the participants.
13:00 to 14:00 : Lunch
14:00 to 15:00 : Open Explorations
Hive activity with the NSL team
A time to retest a question, approach or image that has stuck with you.
15:15 to 16:45 : Closing discussion
Hive activity with the NSL team
Keywords: Gathering, Sharing, Absorbing
17:00 to ??? : Festive Picnic
A casual celebration!