Claire Pearl
Chorégraphe, Dramaturge, Interprète
-> Biography.
Claire Pearl is a contemporary dance artist and performer originally from Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal. Since graduating from the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD, 2022) and the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM, 2021) in choreography, she has developed an approach focused on the creation of singular universes, exploring relationships with space, music and imaginary realities. She refines this organic, chaotic writing through numerous projects, including Sink Your Teeth into the Void (2022), flesh > and < dust (2023) and GROOVE ETHER (2023-2024). In 2022, she co-founded the collective Projet Alterdogs with Léonie Bélanger. Together, they developed an improvisational approach based on the concept of world-building derived from science fiction, leading them to create a singular universe called ALTERMUNDI. They performed a show of the same name at OFFTA in 2024. As a performer, Claire works with Sarah Dell'Ava, Morgane Guillou, Noël Vézina, Lila Geneix and the performance collective La Brigade.
-> Artistic statement
By reflecting on space as a basin of tensions, Claire finds herself creating choreographic contexts where dances emerge from those within them. These contexts are characterized by her persistent interest in working with the imaginary, sound as landscape and improvisation as a creative tool. A signature of visceral and sometimes chaotic tones can be discerned in her various works.
A keen co-reflector, she has been involved in the Projet Alterdogs collective alongside Léonie Bélanger since 2022. Together, they created an SF universe called ALTERMUNDI, which is both a performative worldbuilding show and the matrix for several works, including Corps. Route. Ride. (2023) and L'absolu est absurde (2022).