Paul-André Fortier has made an immense contribution to contemporary dance in Quebec over the past 40 years as a pioneering creator, performer and teacher. He has created nearly 50 choreographies, solos, group pieces and site-specific works. A performer with a striking presence, this self-described “man who dances” challenges himself with spatial, time and technique constraints that push his own limits and those of his art. Inspired by the crossover of various artistic disciplines, he has collaborated with other leading artists, including Françoise Sullivan, Betty Goodwin, Rober Racine, Walter Boudreau, Alain Thibault, Robert Morin and Malcolm Goldstein. Paul-André Fortier began his performance career in the 1970s as a member of Le Groupe Nouvelle Aire, dancing in some of the first works of his peers (Édouard Lock, Daniel Léveillé). In 2010, he was appointed Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. In 2012, he received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award and an appointement to the Order of Canada as Officer. The following year, he has been awarded a grant of career from Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec. In 2014, he received the title of Ambassador of the Arts and Social Sciences Faculty by the Université de Sherbrooke. In 2018, he is made Officier de l’Ordre national du Québec. In 2019 he is honored by the City of Montréal and by the CALQ and he receives Le Grand prix de la Danse de Montréal.
1948
Performer (dance)