Born in Kanaky / New Caledonia and from the Vietnamese diaspora, Charles Brecard trained at the Ecole de danse contemporaine de Montreal (EDCM) and is now based in Montreal, Canada (Tio’tia:ke).  Since then he collaborated with several artists such as qu’AP&A, Lilith&Cie, Parts+Labour_Danse, André Pappathomas, Animals of Distinction, Grand Poney, 14Lieux, Skeels Danse, Nyian, Autels Particuliers, Aisha Fukushima, Mateo, Bradyworks, Nelson Henricks. 

 

His infinite curiosity led him to develop "FLUIDIFY," an approach influenced by street, 

traditional and contemporary dances and by his profession as a sports massage therapist. 

He shares it during festivals, cultural mediation contexts or professional educational courses such as EDCM, Concordia University, Sinedomo (Italy), DansEncorps, Centre Culturel Tjibaou (New Caledonia), Festival Quartiers Danses, Kelly Keenan & Guest, Akropoditi (Greece), BIG BANG Program, Regroupement Quebecois de la Danse, La Poele Intensive, Danse à la Carte, Transformation Danse…

 

His choreographic works, imbued with great physicality, poetry and a touch of activism, made him deploy locally and internationally.
His solo "SOLILOQUY" notably received the prize for Best Interpretation in 2021. 

And his latest one, « Il pleut, il plaint, il rage » received 1st price of best choregraphy, the DAF International Award et the Equilibrio Dinamico Residency Award during the Internationales Solo Tanz Theater Stuttgart 2023

He is co-initiator of the "Bercail", a nomadic place of practice, sharing and research as well as the « Sacré Jam! », a multidisciplinary jam working towards bounding together inter-communities of art.

 

He recently obtained a residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris in order to expand his approach. Researcher enthusiast, he aims to approach his practice in a systemic way, finding links between theater, ecology, politics, decolonization issues, philosophies, sciences, thus aspiring to a political, poetic and spiritual revolution of bodies and minds.

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GRANTS / AWARDS :

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• 1st price - Best Choreography « Il pleut, il plaint il rage » - Internationales Solo Tanz Theater Stuttgart (ISTTS) - March 2023

• DAF International Awards - ISTTS - March 2023

• Equilibrio Dinamico Residency Award - ISTTS - March 2023

• Artist in Residence - Cité des Arts Internationale de Paris - June-July 2022

• Grant - Residency - Canada Arts Council - 2022

• Grant - Vivacité - Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Quebec - 2022-2023

• Award of the best interpretation for SOLILOQUY - Festival Quartiers Danses 2021

• Residence granted - Circuit-Est, Montreal Season 2021-2022

• Award of the best short-film for HALL OF FRAMES - Festival Quartiers Danses  2020

• Artist in Residence -  ArtsNB, Moncton 2018-2019

• Finalist at Internationales Solo Tanz Theater Stuttgart 2018

• Mentoring with Melanie Demers / MAYDAY - Circuit-Est l  Season 2018-2019

• Soutien au perfectionnement – Circuit-Est Season 2017-2018

• 7 Fingers grant – Transformation Danse 2017

• Bourse d’enseignement artistique - Province Sud, Nouméa 2015