Our bodies move in front of ubiquitous cameras with unprecedented ease, while our most ordinary gestures are archived and distributed in a multitude of contexts. From these realities, what artistic discourses emerge? How do choreographic and cinematographic practices deal with the evolution of the interaction between bodies and screens? Are choreography, dance and performance able to challenge the effects of digital technology and its development? At the confluence of a set of hybrid practices, artist and curator Priscilla Guy<\/strong> proposes a critical look at the relationships between dancing bodies, screens and cameras through three themes: 1) self-representation; 2) racial issues onscreen; 3) socio-artistic intervention.<\/strong><\/p>\n Montreal is well known for its high quality productions in the field of screendance: for example, Pas de Deux<\/em> by Norman McLaren, or Le Dortoir<\/em> by Fran\u00e7ois Girard and Gilles Maheu. More recently, multiple works by Marlene Millar and Philip Szporer, as well as CODA<\/em> by Martine \u00c9poque and Denis Poulin, and Glace, crevasse et d\u00e9rive<\/em> by Chantal Caron have garnered international acclaim. Nevertheless, Canada has been slow to join the international trend toward organizing recurring events for the presentation of these hybrid works, where underlying political or aesthetic concerns can also be discussed.<\/p>\n Regards Hybride: An International Forum <\/u>intends not only to facilitate the discovery of these unclassifiable works, but also to develop a critical position in order to nourish the discourse surrounding current ethical concerns in the arts. Indeed, although many Canadian festivals include screendance works in their programs, this forum represents a rare opportunity to question these practices with a critical perspective, and to better understand the mechanisms behind their creation.<\/p>\n After nearly a decade of creation, teaching and research in this field, Priscilla Guy wishes to consolidate her endeavors and to offer the milieu a space for the articulation and development of these atypical practices. Accompanied by 20 international artists and specialists, both arts practitioners and the general public will have access to an eclectic program including more than 35 films, 2 multi-disciplinary performances, 1 video installation, 6 panels and round tables, and 1 collective workshop, as well as numerous moments for informal discussion.<\/p>\n Several highlights from this dense program:<\/p>\n![\"10647172_558948360871444_2565209548304320797_n\"](\"https:\/\/www.regardshybrides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10647172_558948360871444_2565209548304320797_n.jpeg\")
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