ESPACE OUVERT is a support organization based in Montreal (Canada) with the mission to offer dance, theater, circus, visual art and performance artists several opportunities for their career development and artistic practice in a collaborative, caring and diversity-promoting environment.
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Continue your training with technical classes, multidisciplinary workshops and intensives. Benefit from a personalized accompaniment with BIG BANG and develop a research work to start a creation process. Apply to the artistic residency program and have access to a spacious, bright and safe space for your creations. Participate in the events organized at Espace Ouvert and contribute to the dynamism of the community.
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Dance Studio Rental
Whether it is for dance, circus, theater or any other discipline, it is possible to rent the studio of Espace Ouvert. The 2,000 square foot space is ideally configured for teaching, creating or rehearsing. It is bright and air-conditioned, with a 40' x 25' sprung floor, dance floor carpet, sound system, kitchen, and bathroom. The ceiling height is 12 feet.
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SUMMER INTENSIVE 2025
DAYTIME CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
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Espace Ouvert is offering a daytime summer intensive from June 30 to August 14, 2025, featuring classes and workshops in contemporary dance, floorwork, acro-dance, capoeira, hip-hop, electro, balance, breaking, acrobatics, improvisation, acro-yoga and more. The sessions will run for 5 weeks, Monday to Thursday, from 10am to 4pm.
SUMMER INTENSIVE 2025
EVENING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
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The evening summer intensive will take place from June 9 to 26, 2025, running Monday to Thursday. Each evening features a technical contemporary dance class (open to all levels) from 6 to 7.15pm, followed by a choreographic workshop led by Stéphanie Decourteille from 7.15 to 8:30pm. Participants can choose to register for a single week or extend their experience to two or three weeks.
MORNING CLASSES
NEW SESSION STARTING FROM FEBRUARY 19
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From February 19 to May 14, 2025, Espace Ouvert will offer morning contemporary dance training classes from 9 to 10:30pm for intermediate level and from 10:30am to 12pm for advanced level. This automn session will alternate between classes led by Nicole Jacobs and Stéphanie Decourteille. You can register for a single class (drop-in) or choose to purchase a multi-class card with credits for 6 or 13 classes.
EVENING CLASSES
NEW SESSION STARTING FROM SEPTEMBER 11
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From January 15 to April 30, 2025, Megan Gaudreault is offering beginner-level contemporary dance classes at Espace Ouvert every Wednesday evening from 5:45 to 7pm. Participants can register for individual drop-in classes or purchase a multi-class card with credits for 6 or 12 sessions.
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AUDITION DEADLINE: APRIL 12, 2025
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The Fall 2025 program will run from September 8 to November 30, 2025, offering nearly 330 hours of classes and workshops. Sessions will take place on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. To apply, please submit your CV, a letter of interest, a video of a dance improvisation, and a video showcasing your floorwork. You may also include a video where you discuss your artistic vision and influences. Videos can be sent via email as private YouTube or Vimeo links.
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Espace Ouvert is committed to providing emerging artists with the opportunity to pursue their creative research and work in a specially-adapted studio. Your generous donation will allow us to cover the rental costs of the studio, as well as provide financial remuneration for the artists' dedicated time and effort in their creative endeavours.
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