A film by Marie Lavorel, Tamar Tembeck and Paul Tom

With the participation of Louise Bédard, Erin Flynn, Paul-André Fortier, José Navas

2024, 22 min, bilingual French-English, subtitles

Dancing with Time / Danser avec le temps is a bilingual short documentary (22 min) featuring four Montreal dancer-choreographers facing the challenge of aging. Erin Flynn (40s), José Navas (50s), Louise Bédard (60s) and Paul-André Fortier (70s) talk about how they deal with their changing bodies and the demands of the artistic world. As they answer the question “As an artist, what have you gained with age?”, we discover how they deal with the challenges of aging with kindness, humility and creativity.

Through the testimonies of the protagonists, we observe the strengths that age can bring to these movement artists. Without denying the grief and adaptations they have faced, they tell us about the gains they have made with the recognition and growing acceptance of the fragility of their bodies. They deal with themes that go beyond the limits of aging, to reach subjects relevant to artistic practice more broadly: care of the body and physical limitations; benevolence towards oneself and others; the pleasure of dancing; the relationship with the public and the performing arts milieu; the mastery of one’s art; as well as confidence, humility and its opposite. What binds us to their stories are their gains in patience, compassion, and love, as well as the urgency to live and create that seem to assert themselves with the passage of time.

A production of the Euphrosyne collective, with the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts and Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, as well as the support of OBORO’s New Media Laboratory and PRIM.

For more information, contact collectif.euphrosyne AT gmail DOT com

Euphrosyne is an artist collective made up of Marie Lavorel, Tamar Tembeck and Paul Tom. Marie Lavorel is a curator and researcher-creator of audio installations and documentaries; Tamar Tembeck is a curator and author with a background in the performing arts; and Paul Tom is a documentary and animation filmmaker. All are interested in oral history, sensitive memories, and bodily representations and experiences.

Screenings

Festival Quartier Danses (Montréal, QC) – 5 Sept. 2024

Portland Dance Film Festival (Portland, USA) – 28 Sept. 2024

Exeter Dance International Film Festival (Exeter, UK) 20 Oct. 2024 & online 21-27 Oct. 2024