Catherine Lessard

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Catherine Lessard has studied and performed improvised dance and contact improvisation with dancers of international reputation such as Nancy Stark Smith, Kirstie Simpson, Patricia Kuypers and Ray Chung. She also has experience in Body-Mind Centering (BMC), Authentic Movement, and butoh, and has professional training in music and communications. She has been teaching and performing contact improvisation regularly since 2003 in Montreal (Bizz, 303, Flak, Dojos studios) and in France. She is a member of the PIE (Performance Improvisation Exchange) collective in Montreal. Since 2007, Catherine has served as president of the Montreal Association for Contact Improvisation (ACI). Catherine's workshops are explorations of human expression through breathing, awareness, non-judgement and various nuances of touch and movement, offered in an atmosphere of respect and playful discovery. For more information on the classes offered by Catherine: contactimpro.org