Emerging ChoreographersMeet the Emerging
Springboard Danse Montréal 20th Anniversary Edition
June 5 – 25, 2022
To apply as an Emerging Choreographer for Springboard Danse Montréal 2022, please click here
Emerging Choreographer Danielle Russo (2012) | Installation at Place des arts, Montréal; Photo: Fito Pardo
Previous Emerging Choreographers
2020/2021
These editions were cancelled due to COVID-19
Brittney Canda, in collaboration with Telescope Films | Canada
Ethan Colangelo | Canada
Emma Evelein Dance & Choreography | Netherlands
Hannah Garner/2nd Best Dance Company | USA
Maddie Hanson | Canada
2019
Jason Mabana | Belgium
Lior Lazarof | Israël
Parts+Labour_Danse / David Albert-Toth & Emily Gualtieri | Québec
Simona Deaconescu / Tangaj Collective | Romania
Vanessa Goodman / Action at a Distance | Canada
2018
Mark Caserta | United States
Rachel Erdos | Israël
MA•ZE/Kristof Varnagy & Emese Nagy | Hungary
slowdanger/Taylor Knight & Anna Thompson | United States
The TL Collective/Micaela Taylor | United States
2017
Jasmine Ellis | Canada/Germany
Elia Mrak | USA
Michael Getman | Israël
Ryan Mason | Germany
La Tresse | Montréal
Eva Kolarova | Montréal
Guy Shomroni & Yaniv Abraham | Israël
2016
Jasmine Ellis (Canada/Germany)
Belinda McGuire/Belinda McGuire Dance Projects (Canada/USA)
Elia Mrak/los porcupines (USA)
Shumpei Nemoto (Japan)
Andrea Pena (Canada)
Spenser Theberge (USA)
Chuck Wilt/UNA Projects (USA)
2015
Banning Bouldin (New Dialect)
Brendan Duggan and Mallory Lynn (LoudHoundMovement)
Hanna Kiel (Human Body Expression)
Heather Myers
Evangelos Poulinas (Eleftheri Ptosi)
Colleen Snell (Frog in Hand)
Yin Yue (Yin Yue Dance Company)
2014
Bryan Arias
Jonathan Campbell et Austin Diaz, MADBOOTS DANCE
Sarah Chiesa
Jeremy Galdeano
Katharine Hawthorne
Helen Simoneau
Tom Weinberger
2013
Gabriel Forestieri
Roderick George
Elisabeth Motley
Zoe Scofield
Andrew Skeels
Kate Wallich
Robyn Mineko Williams
2012
Danielle Russo
Manuel Vignoulle
Liliane Moussa
Loni Landon
Jonathan Campbell
2011
Danielle Agami
James Gregg
Dana Katz
Charlotte Griffin
Shannon Gillen
2010
Austin McCormick with collaborator Lauren Albert
Elodie et Severine Lombardo
Julian Barnett
Nelly van Bommel
Allana Kraaijeveld with collaborator Arianna Bardesono
Shannon Gillen
2009
Nelly van Bommel with collaborator Arianna Bardesono
Ben Kamino
Kyra Jean Green
Adam Barruch with collaborators Lauren Albert and Sebastien Forgues
2008
Kyle Abraham
Dorian Nuskind-Oder with collaborator Regina Gibson
Amber Lee Parker
2007
Kate Hilliard with collaborator Corinne Donly
Ghislaine Dote
Melanie Demers
Badeen Pedawi
Adam Weinert
Freya Olafson
EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHER INTERVIEWS
Former Emerging Choreographer (2008), and 2013 MacArthur grant recipient, Kyle Abraham named Dance Magazine’s “Man of the Moment”
“Pounding the Pavement”: Montréal Gazette article on former Emerging Choreographer Kyle Abraham
In 2008, Abraham created an installation in Montreal for Ballet Divertimento’s wonderful Springboard summer dance session. He became friends with one of Springboard’s founders, Alexandra Wells of New York’s Juilliard School. Since then, Wells has offered her comments on all of Abraham’s creations, including Pavement.
“She really gave honest feedback — what was necessary or needed more work. She can give me performance notes where maybe someone else would be afraid for whatever reason. She really goes there with me and tells me what is and isn’t believable, where I can take more time and where I take too much time.”