André Gingras, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

André Gingras

Canadian ballet dancer

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1966

Place of Birth: Canada

Date of Death: 17-Feb-2013

Profession: choreographer, creator, dancer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About André Gingras

  • André Gingras (14 November 1966 – 17 February 2013) was a Canadian contemporary dancer and one of the nation' most influential choreographers in recent times. Gingras was born in Canada.
  • He studied in Montreal, Toronto and New York together with Christopher Gillis, Doug Varone and Mariko Tanabe.
  • His studies in Canada encompassed theatre, English literature and contemporary dance.
  • He received a Canada Council Arts Award to pursue his dance education in New York City.
  • In NYC he worked with Christopher Gillis, Doug Varone, and the Doris Humphrey Repertory Co..
  • In 1996 Gingras became a regular member of Robert Wilson's creative team, developing and performing TSE, The Days Before, Prometheus, 70 Angels on the Facade and Relative Light among others, all over the world.
  • Since 1996 he lived in Europe and the Netherlands.
  • Gingras began his activities as a choreographer in the Netherlands in 1999.
  • After an extensive career in dance and theatre, his desire to explore a highly physical and visual language began to manifest itself.
  • His exploration of movement finds its inspiration in martial arts, freerunning, the physical symptoms related to specific medical conditions, and in post-modern dance and theatre.
  • His desire is to interface dance with the visual and digital arts and to engage audiences in a dialogue based in contemporary issues. Gingras' joining the company, Dance Works Rotterdam in 2010 led to a new phase in the artistic direction of that enterprise .
  • Gingras created the ballet The Sweet Flesh Room for the Cadance Festival.
  • In 2013 the Dance Works Rotterdam ceased functioning due to financial problems.
  • Gingras died of cancer in his home in Breda on February 17, 2013.
  • He was 46.

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