Introduction à la danse moderne

By Mariana Lafrance (Manitoulin Island, ON)

Back of Querney's Building, Massachussetts Lane
August 2019, Up Here 5

Sponsored by le Bureau des affaires francophones de l’Université Laurentienne

The characters’ movements are inspired by classical ballet and contemporary dance, as well as the beginner’s awkwardness the artist observes in introductory modern dance classes.

Mariana Lafrance

Mariana Lafrance is a visual and interdisciplinary artist working in Northern Ontario. She works in performance, drawing, textiles, installation, photography, video, and at the intersections of these. Themes of belonging, ancestry, relationship, social issues, power, and land/territory recur in her work.