In a movement-based workshop, we propose an exploration of relational possibilities and their bodily expression, anchored in silence(s). Here, silence is not a rupture but a dynamic space of exchange between individuals sharing the same space-time.<\/p>\n
The connection between narrator and audience is a key part of any narrative formed during an interview or performance. Beyond words, what do we, as receivers, perceive? Building trust and sharing authority requires thoughtful attention to how we receive stories. The body is not just a passive receiver but an active participant with its own agency.<\/p>\n
The workshop will develop two distinct approaches: one in pairs and the other in groups.<\/p>\n
In the first part, participants will engage in storytelling through movement in pairs, examining how narration emerges when bodies remain in constant motion. Can movement generate alternative cognitive pathways? We will seek to identify forms of silence that extend beyond the mere absence of words. We will explore the role of the receivers when also in motion; how they interact with the narrator\u2019s entanglement with spatial relationship, the unfolding story, and gesture. What, then, is the nature of silence in this context?<\/p>\n
The second part will focus on a group conversation without words, engaging with the often-unconscious dimensions of interaction. Participants will observe, sense otherness, and be perceived by others. What do we see, project, or have projected onto us? How do we perceive \u201cthe other\u201d within a group, within space, and within time? What is the nature of this silence?<\/p>\n
Eve Garnier<\/strong> is a Franco-Polish dance artist and researcher, born and trained in France, it was, however, in Scandinavia and Canada that Eve built a career in dance as a performer, assistant to creation and teacher. Centered around the relational and experimental potential of the living body in movement, her artistic and pedagogical reflections are nourished by artists from varied generations and aesthetics. Eve is a Part-time professor at UQAM, where she teaches technique and interpretation classes. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in the INDI program at Concordia University.<\/em><\/p>\n Jacynthe Desjardins<\/strong> est une artiste en danse \u00e9tablie \u00e0 Tiohti\u00e0 :ke\/ Mooniyang\/ Montr\u00e9al, Jacynthe Desjardins compl\u00e8te un baccalaur\u00e9at en danse contemporaine \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al (UQAM, 2021) o\u00f9 elle aura eu l\u2019occasion de travailler avec de nombreux chor\u00e9graphes et artistes de la sc\u00e8ne, dont Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rick Gravel, Caroline Laurin-Beaucage, Dani\u00e8le Desnoyers et poursuit depuis un parcours en tant qu\u2019interpr\u00e8te et chercheuse. Aussi titulaire d\u2019un dipl\u00f4me en lutherie de l\u2019\u00e9cole-atelier Bruand, Jacynthe s\u2019int\u00e9resse au lien entre la musique et la mati\u00e8re. Ses interrogations se tournent vers ce dialogue liminal entre corps sonore et corps mati\u00e8re. \u00c0 travers sa pratique du mouvement, elle navigue cet \u00e9change constant entre physicalit\u00e9, sons et vibrations. S\u2019ajoute aussi un int\u00e9r\u00eat grandissant pour les arts martiaux ainsi qu\u2019envers l\u2019importance de notre h\u00e9ritage culturel en danse.<\/em><\/p>\n