<BR><font size=1>Jean-Pierre Perreault</font><P>Jean-Pierre Perreault, (who recently set a work on the National Ballet of Canada that left more than a few Toronto balletomanes cold) moves into his own space, although not as grand as the building the Mark Morris Dance Group has acquired in Brooklyn, could this be signalling an upswing for the economic state of contemporary dance in North America?<P>Montreal Gazette - Susi Lovell, 03/24/01:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>A space to call its own</B><BR>Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault finally gets a home: a church with a checkered past <P>Montreal's contemporary dance community will reach a milestone when Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault opens its new Espace Choregraphique this week. For the first time, a contemporary dance company in Quebec will own its work space.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><a href="http://www.montrealonline.com/performArts/pages/010324/5061143.html" target="blank"><B>more...</B></a><P> <BR><font size=1>Dancers of Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault <BR>perform L'Exil-l'Oubli. The company's <BR>new space is on Sherbrooke St. E.</font><P><BR>

Marie, how big a deal is this in Canada? Both the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault and MMDG are relative big dance entities in terms of income. I'm glad they are also sharing but for the most part I think we are still in want of space.

This is a very big deal because space is such a huge issue in Canada. For well established choreographers it seems to be more of an issue of a decent space versus a lack of space for the less established. That's a broad overview, obviously, but space seems to be the deciding factor for where (city or province) choreographers chose to locate themselves because if you don't have space you cannot create.<P>More on Espace Choreographique, Montreal Mirror - Marites Carino, 03/29/01:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Dance in the 'hood</B><P>>> Jean-Pierre Perreault settles into the Plateau for good<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><a href="http://www.montrealmirror.com/meat/dance.html" target="blank"><B>more...</B></a><P>

<P>Hour Magazine - Philip Szporer, 30/03/01:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Can he get an amen</B> <BR>With his landmark opening, Jean-Pierre Perreault invites Quebec to dance into the future<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><a href="http://www.hour.ca/magazine/index.asp?id=703&parution=913" target="blank"><B>more...</B></a><BR>