Margie Gillis Career path The Margie Gillis Dance Foundation 1908 rue Panet # 304, (QC), H2L 3A2

2013 December Guest mentor, Santee Smith, Toronto, Ontario and Julliard School, , N.Y. November Guest teacher, Petaluma, California Guest teacher, York University and South Collegial Institute, Ontario The Light Between, The Fleck Theatre, Toronto, Ontario The Light Between, The Grand Theatre, London, Ontario October Guest teacher, Gulf Island School, Salt Spring and Dancing Men on the Move, Vancouver, B.-C. The Light Between, Vancouver East Cultural Centre, B.-C. The Light Between, Art Spring, Salt Spring Island, B.-C. September Bulletins from Immortality, maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Qc. On Fairness, Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver, B.-C. Cavatinas and Counterpoints, Festival Quartiers Danses, Montreal, Qc.

August Cavatinas and Counterpoints, Festival Orford, Montreal, Qc. Guest mentor, Santee Smith, Toronto, Ontario July Guest teacher, Hollyhock, Cortes Island, B.-C. June Guest teacher, Springboard / Ballet Divertimento, Montreal, Qc. Margie is awarded Officer of the Order of Canada

May Guest teacher, open class, Harvard Dance department, MA, USA. April Guest mentor, Dandelion Dance company, Ottawa, Ontario. March The Light Between, World Premiere, Vancouver International Dance Festival, Vancouver, B.-C. The Light Between, Cinquième salle of the Place des Arts, Montreal, . February Workshop Dancing from the Inside Out, Dovercourt house, Toronto, Ontario. Janvier Guest mentor, Ecole de danse contemporaine de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec. 40th anniversary season 2012 October On Fairness, Roundhouse community centre, Vancouver, B.-C. Guest teacher, Peter Wall institute, Vancouver, B.-C. September Soirée intime avec Margie Gillis, Cinquième salle of the Place des Arts, Montreal, Quebec. On Fairness, Stella Adler studio for the arts, New York, New York. Guest teacher, Stella Adler studio for the arts, New York, New York. August Cavatinas and Counterpoints, Tedd’s BARN, Pontiac, Quebec. July Petites danses pour l’espoir, Theatre de la Verdure, Montreal, Quebec. Guest teacher, Ballet BC, Vancouver,B.-C. Guest Teacher, Hollyhock Center, Corte,s B.-C. June Suzanne, A complex simplicity of Love, Dancencore gala, Trois Rivières, Quebec. Guest teacher, Dansencore gala, Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Silk Cyclone, Breath of the Universe, MacKenzie art gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan. Guest teacher, Ballet Divertimento, Montreal, Quebec. April On Fairness, Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur, Montreal, Quebec. On Fairness, Espace Georges-Emile Lapalme, PDA, Montreal, Quebec. February Suzanne, with Jorane, Emission Bar Ouvert, Montreal, Quebec. Guest teacher, Series 808, Toronto, Ontario. January Workshop Conflict resolution through movement, Denman Island, Vancouver, B.-C. Guest teacher, Regina Youth Ballet, Regina, Saskatchewan.

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Guest teacher, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan. 2011 November Guest teacher, Langley Fine Art, Vancouver, B.-C.

October Workshop Dancing from the Inside Out, Harvard University Dance Center, Cambridge, Massachussets.

Workshop Dancing from the Inside Out, Festival of new Dance, St-John’s, Newfoundland. Voyages Into the Interior Landscape, Festival of New Dance, St-John’s, Newfoundland Bulletins from Immortality, with Betsy Parrish. Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts, Stella Adler Studio, New September York, USA. August Guest teacher, Hollyhock Center, Cortes Island, B.-C. June Fluid Stability, Atlantic Dance Festival, Montcon, New Brunswick May Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards – Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award. Thread, Port Theatre, Nanaimo, B.C. March Thread, Fei & Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, SFU Woodward’s, Vancouver. B.C. Thread, Arden Theatre, St. Albert, Alberta Fluid Stability, Capitol Theatre, Nelson, B.C.

Fluid Stability, Artspring Theatre, Saltspring Island, B.C.

January Chalice – choreographer Adam Barruch for Margie Gillis, première, Stella Adler Studio, New York e 2010 December Guest artist, series of 8 shows, Hymn to the Universe de Coleman Lemieux et Compagnie, 5 salle, Place des Arts, Montreal September New work. Stella Adler Studio, New York July Guest artist and facilitator, Conflict Transformation Workshop, Switzerland Guest teacher, Hollyhock Center, Cortes Island, B.-C. April-May Thread / Filatures, Agora de la danse, Montreal March Thread, World Premiere, National Arts Centre, Ottawa 2009 July Guest teacher, Hollyhock Center, Cortes Island, B.-C. June Margie Gillis is appointed Knight of the Order of Quebec. Mentor, Julliard School, Springboard Program, Montreal. March Sacred Ellington, with Jessye Norman, Cathedral of Saint-John-the-Divine, . A Stone’s Poem, Shawinigan, Quebec. Coeur en Tête Gala, Pierre-Péladeau Center, Montreal. Fluid Stability, Maison des arts de Laval, Quebec. February Love (choreography of solos), Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. January M.Body.7, Grand Théâtre de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec. 2008 Fall Quebec Tour (16 cities and towns).

October Inaugural MAD Prize, Stella Adler Studio, New York City, NY.

September Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in Performing Arts, for the Arts. August Fluid Stability, Lafontaine Park, Montreal, Quebec. July The Yard, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA. April Toronto Dance Theatre, Toronto, Ontario. March M.Body.7, Vancouver International Dance Festival, B.-C. February World premiere, M.Body.7. Place des Arts, Festival Montréal en lumières, Montreal, Quebec. 2007 November Yukon Arts Center. Conexus Arts Center, Regina, Saskatchewan.

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The Gas Station, Winnipeg, Alberta. October Arden Theatre, Saint Albert, Alberta. Vertigo Playhouse, Calgary, Alberta. Evergreen Cultural Center, Coquitlam, B.-C. July Guest Teacher, Hollyhock Center, Cortes Island, B.-C.

January World premiere, A stone’s poem. Agora de la danse, Montreal, Quebec.

December Edinburgh, Stellar Quines Theatre, Edinburg, Scotland. 2006 August Ballie Theatre, Toronto, Ontario. Nanaimo, B.-C. June Love, Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas (premiere – solo choreographies), USA. Dance in Canada Festival, Ottawa, Ontario.

2006 May Carla Maxwell’s 40th Anniversary Gala. New York, NY. Imperial Theatre, New Brunswick. March Tour of Cultural Centers: Marie-Uguay / Montreal / Rosemont / Villeray / Mont-Royal / LADMMI. February Beloeil and Terrebonne, Quebec. January Vancouver, B.-C.

2005 December L’Assomption, Quebec.

September Whitehorse, Yukon.

July Acton Vale, Quebec.

2004 September Gala of the Stars, Montreal, Quebec. Choreographer and dancer in Shadow Pleasures, a Veronica Tennant production for CBC and Bravo! television March networks. Recipient of the Farha Foundation “Homage to Heroes” Prize. Montreal, Quebec. Choreography for Romance and Cigarettes, a John Turturro feature film. February Premiere of Rivers Without Bridges, group piece choreographed for the Alberta Ballet, Calgary.

January The Joyce Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Season, as part of the Altogether Different Festival, New York City, NY.

2003 December 30th Anniversary Season, Maisonneuve Theatre, Place des Arts, Montreal. September Centennial Theatre, Lennoxville, Quebec. Guest Teacher, Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York. July Guest Teacher, Hollyhock Center, Cortes Island, B.-C. Guest Teacher, Julliard School, Springboard Program, Montreal, Quebec. June Salle Pauline-Julien, Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec. March Arden Theatre, Saint-Albert, Alberta. Reclusive Conclusions, duo with Tedd Robinson, National Arts Center, Ottawa, Ontario. February Salle J.-Antonio-Thomson, Trois-Rivières, Quebec. 2002 October Choreographer and dancer in Northern Lights, a Veronica Tennant production for CBC television. July Guest Teacher, Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York. Guest Teacher, Julliard School, Springboard Program, Montreal, Quebec. May Port Theatre, Nanaimo, B.-C. Sacred Ellington with Jessye Norman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March Guest Teacher, Vancouver Ballet Society, Vancouver, B.-C.

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February Rideau Gala Prize – in recognition for Margie Gillis’ contribution to the advancement of Quebec culture. 2001 October Guest Teacher, Julliard School, New York City, NY. May Guest Artist at Ballet British Columbia, Vancouver, B.-C. April New England Tour : New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, USA. February Quebec Tour. Kimo Theatre, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Chamizal National Memorial, El Paso, Texas. Center for the Arts, New York University at Buffalo, NY. Career Grant, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec – in recognition for Margie Gillis’ contribution to the January advancement of Quebec culture. Rice Auditorium, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon. 2000 December Dancers for Life Gala (AIDS campaign), Victoria, B.-C. Yukon Center for the Arts, Whitehorse, Yukon. Lincoln Hall, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. Premiere of Towards the Sea, group piece choreographed for the Bruce Wood Dance Company, Fort Worth, October Texas. September Pierre-Péladeau Center, Salle Pierre-Mercure, Montreal, Quebec. August Sacred Ellington with Jessye Norman, France and Germany. July Sacred Ellington with Jessye Norman, Beirut, Lebanon. May In Extraordinary Company, Sunset Center, Carmel, California. In Extraordinary Company, Campbell Hall, University of California, Santa Barbara. Dufour Auditorium, Chicoutimi, Quebec. April The National Arts Center, Ottawa, with Joao Mauricio. Capitol Theatre, Moncton, New Brunswick. March Auditorium Rebecca Cohn, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Joyce Theatre, New York City, NY. February Vers la flamme, a Martha Clarke production, Tilles Center, New York.

1999 December Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Rinker Playhouse, West Palm Beach, Florida.

November Guest artist in the National Ballet of Canada production of Inspired by Gould, Toronto, Ontario. Participation in the Dancers for Life Gala (AIDS campaign), Toronto. October Vers la flamme, a Martha Clarke production, Washington, D.C. September Vers la flamme, a Martha Clarke production, New York City, NY. Sacred Ellington with Jessye Norman, Athens, Greece. July Sacred Ellington with Jessye Norman. London, UK. Théâtre de la Verdure, Lafontaine Park, Montreal. Vers la flamme, a Martha Clarke production. Jacob’s Pillow, Massachusetts. June Montreal Chamber Music Festival, Chalet de la Montagne, Montreal, Quebec. Vers la flamme, a Martha Clarke production. American Dance Festival, Durham, North Carolina. May Dancers for Life Gala (AIDS campaign), Vancouver, B.-C. Benefit evening for the AIDS campaign, Montreal, Quebec. April Dancers Responding to Aids benefit evening, Austin, Texas. March Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Cultural Center, with Joao Mauricio.

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Salle J.-Antonio-Thomson, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, with Joao Mauricio. February Salle Désilets, Rivières-des-Prairies, Quebec. Guest artist, Premier Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Center, Toronto, Ontario. 1998 December From the Inside Out, a television documentary by Tanya Tree. Spokesperson for CINARS – International Conference on the Performing Arts, Montreal, Quebec.

November Playing on the Island, Montreal, Quebec

October Auditorium Door Community, Fishcreek, Wisconsin, with Robbie LaFosse.

September Brazil Tour.

August Mascall Dance Festival, Vancouver, B.-C. July Festival Canada, The Artist and Human Rights, Ottawa, Ontario. Théâtre de la Verdure, Lafontaine Park, Montreal, Quebec. June Dance in Canada Festival, Ottawa, Ontario. May Benefit evening for the AIDS campaign, Ottawa. April Pierre-Péladeau Center, Montreal, with Joao Mauricio and Paula Styron. March Guest artist, TITAS’ Command Performance, Dallas, Texas. February Cultural Center, Drummondville, Quebec, with Joao Mauricio. Salle Germaine-Guèvremont, Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, with Joao Mauricio. January Edison Theatre, Saint Louis, Missouri, with Peggy Baker. Markham Theatre, Markham, Ontario. 1997 November In Extraordinary Company, McFarlin Auditorium, Dallas, Texas. In Extraordinary Company, Zellerbach Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In Extraordinary Company, Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania. Denton Hall, Acadia University, Wolfeville, Nova-Scotia, with Joao Mauricio. October Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax, Nova-Scotia, with Joao Mauricio.

September Thessalonica, Greece.

August Brazil Tour. May The Joyce Theatre, New York City. March Tel Aviv, Israel, with Rina Schenfeld. February Western Canada Tour. 1996 November Lisbon, Portugal. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Armory for the Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico. June Saint-Florent-Le-Vieil Festival, France. Gala, Jerusalem, Israel. May Migros Tour, Switzerland. April Wild Hearts in Strange Times, a Veronica Tennant production for CBC television. 1995 June The American Center, Paris, France.

May 20th Anniversary Season. Place des Arts, Montreal. February The Joyce Theatre, New York City. Harbourfront Center, Toronto. 1994 October Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila.

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September Dance in Canada Festival ’94, Tokyo, Japan.

August Gala of the Stars, Montreal. July Aspen Dance Festival, Colorado. June Jacob’s Pillow, Massachusetts. Friends in Deed Gala, New York City. March Queen Elizabeth Playhouse, Vancouver, B.-C. January Campbell Hall, University of California at Santa Barbara. 1993 October DIFFA Benefit evening, New York City, NY.

September Place des Arts, Montreal.

August Gala of the Stars, Montreal. June Friends in Deed Gala, New York City. March International Stars at the Opera evening, Budapest, Hungary. January The Joyce Theatre, New York City. 1992 October Guest artist. The Paul Taylor Dance Company, New York City, NY. October Inter-City Festival, Florence, Italy. August Gala of the Stars, Montreal. June Spoleto Festival, USA, with Christopher Gillis. March Alaska Tour. January Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, California. 1991 June Grand Festival Canada '91, Tokyo, Japan. Hong Kong Cultural Center, Hong Kong. Winnipeg Dance Festival, Manitoba. May Israel Festival, Jerusalem, Israel.

16th Anniversary Season, Place des Arts, Montreal. 1991 Spring Quebec Tour. March Harbourfront Center, Toronto, with Christopher Gillis. February Brno, Bratislava, Prague, Czechoslovakia. British Columbia Tour. January Artaud Theatre, San Francisco, California. 1990 November Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, with Christopher Gillis January Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.

1989 November National Arts Center, Ottawa.

October Western Canada Tour. August Garden of Earthly Delights, a Martha Clarke production. Edinburgh Festival, Scotland. May Canadian Modern Dance Festival, Winnipeg, Manitoba, with Christopher Gillis. Place des Arts, Montreal. April Harbourfront Center, Toronto. March Multicultural Arts Center, Boston, Massachusetts. January Playing in the Island, Montreal.

1988 December Benefit evening for Amnesty International, The Joyce Theatre, New York City.

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November Eastern Canada Tour.

September Western Canada Tour.

August International Dance Festival, Vienna, Austria. May Canadian Modern Dance Festival, Winnipeg, Manitoba. May Madrid and Barcelona, Spain. April The Joyce Theatre, New York City, NY. March Canada week, New Delhi, India. February Quebec Tour. January Olympic Arts Festival, Calgary, Alberta. 1987 December Margie Gillis is awarded the Order of Canada. Garden of Earthly Delights, a Martha Clarke, production. Minneapolis, Minnesota. September Pan Athens Festival, Greece. July Dance in Canada Festival. Festival Italica, Spain. June An Evening with Stephanie Ballard. Winnipeg, Manitoba. 1986 February The Joyce Theatre, New York City. 1985 October National Arts Center, Ottawa. Dracula with Les Grands Ballets canadiens, The Guggenheim Museum, NYC, NY. Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September Quebec Tour. July Dracula, with Les Grands Ballets canadiens, Athens Festival, Greece. Dracula, with Les Grands Ballets canadiens, Two Worlds Festival, Spoleto, Italy. June Garden of Earthly Delights, a Martha Clarke production, American Dance Festival, Durham, North Carolina. May Canadian Modern Dance Festival, Winnipeg. April L'Univers de Margie Gillis: a television documentary film. March Dracula, with Les Grands Ballets canadiens, Place des Arts, Montreal. February Guest artist. Place des Arts, Montreal. 1984 December Playhouse 46, New York City. March Garden of Earthly Delights, a Martha Clarke production, New York City. February National Arts Center, Ottawa.

1983 November Centaur Theatre and Place des Arts, Montreal.

September PAND International Festival. Hamburg, Germany. July Dance in Aix, Aix-en-Provence, France. 1982 Riverside Dance Festival, New York City. 1981 Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand. 1980 World Theatre Festival, Nancy, France. 1979 First artist from the West to introduce modern dance in China 1978 First Canadian Tour. 1977 Dance in Canada Festival, Winnipeg. 1976 First solo show in Montreal. 1975 First solo show in Vancouver.

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