Dana Michel

Dana Michel
Born
Ottawa, Canada
EducationConcordia University
Known forDance
Websitewww.dana-michel.com

Dana Michel (born in Ottawa) is a choreographer and performer based in Montreal. She is part of the contemporary dance company Par B.L.eux founded by Benoît Lachambre.[1]

Biography

Prior to her dance career, Dana Michel was a marketing executive, competitive runner and football player.[2] She obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in contemporary dance from Concordia University in 2006.[1]

In 2018, Michel became the first contemporary dance artist in residence at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada. She also completed a residency at Usine C, in Montreal.[3]

Her first solo performance Yellow Towel was listed in 2013 as one of the "Top Five" dance moments in Voir magazine (Montreal) and among the "Top Ten" in Dance Current magazine.[4] Other solo works include Mercurial George and Cutlass Spring.[2]

The New York Times listed Dana Michel as one of the most notable choreographers of the year in 2014.[5]

Awards

In 2011, Michel was a recipient of the DanceWEB scholarship in Vienna, Austria.[6] In 2014, Michel was awarded the ImPulsTanz Award (Vienna) which recognizes outstanding artistic achievements.[7] In 2017, she received the Silver Lion award for innovation in dance at the Venice Biennale,[8] and in 2019 she was awarded the ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art (Kuopio, Finland).[9]

Dana Michel in a performance art at the Modern Museum in Stockholm 2024

References

  1. ^ a b "Dana Michel | Biographies". nac-cna.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. ^ a b "Dana Michel". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  3. ^ Robb, Peter. "Living a dancer's life: Ottawa's Dana Michel returns home as first Visiting Dance Artist at NAC – ARTSFILE". Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ "Yellow Towel – KeyPerformance". Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  5. ^ Kourlas, Gia (2014-12-11). "A Surprising Year for Female Choreographers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  6. ^ Studio, Familiar (2021-12-11). "Dana Michel". Movement Research. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  7. ^ "ImPulsTanz Archive". www.impulstanz.com. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  8. ^ "Dana Michel used to want to be in the Olympics — instead she won the 'Olympics of art". CBC arts. 2018-10-23. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23.
  9. ^ "Dana Michel is the 2019 Winner of ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art". ANTI. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
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