Marie Chouinard

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Marie Chouinard, OC, (born 14 May 1955) is a Canadian dancer, choreographer, and dance company director.

Born in in Quebec City, Quebec, Chouinard early developed a sensational reputation with a series of brief dance vignettes such as 1978's Cristallisation, in which she dropped raw eggs and Danse pour un homme habillé de noir et qui porte un revolver (Dance for a man dressed in black and carrying a revolver) in 1979. In 1980, the Art Gallery of Ontario banned her because of a urination scene in Petite danse sans nom (Little dance without a name). She continued to flirt with scandal with 1981's Danseuse-performeuse cherche amoureux or amoureuse pour la nuit du 1er juin (Dancer-performer seeks male or female lover for the night of 1 June) in 1981, in which she auctioned herself off. and Marie Chien Noir in 1982, which showed masturbation.[1]

In 1990, she founded the Compagnie Marie Chouinard, in Montreal.

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[edit] Honours

  • 1986 - Jacqueline Lemieux Prize
  • 1987 - Jean A. Chalmers Award for choreography
  • 1994 - Glasgow's Paper Boat prize
  • 2000 - New York Performance Arts Award ("Bessie") for sustained achievement
  • 2003 - National Arts Centre Prize
  • 2003 - SACD choreography prize
  • 2007 - Conseil des Arts de Montréal Grand Prize
  • 2007 - appointed Officer of the Order of Canada[2]

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Linde Howe-Beck. Chouinard, Marie. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
  2. ^ Governor General Announces New Appointments to the Order of Canada. Governor General of Canada (2007-12-28). Retrieved on 2007-12-29.

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