Charles Brecard

Biography

Born and raised in New Caledonia / Kanaky from the Vietnamese diaspora, Charles Brecard arrived in Tio’tia:ke / Montreal in 2013 and graduated from Ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal (EDCM). Thus, he collaborated with Grand Poney, Autels Particuliers, Parts Labour_Danse, Animals of Distinction, Lilith&Cie, AP&A, 14lieux, Bradyworks, DansEncorps, Skeels Danse, while dancing in his own work.

His limitless curiosity drives him to develop his practice named « FLUIDIFY », influenced by his background in street, folk or contemporary dances, and by his profession as a massage therapist. It allows him to share workshops for professionals in various schools and institutions such as EDCM, Concordia University, Sinedomo, Big Bang program, Akropoditi Festival, Tjibaou Cultural Center but also for amateurs and as a cultural coordinator. He regularly organizes practices amongst Montreal dance community to exchange, meet, and train.
He develops a choreographic world imbued with strong physicality, poetry and a touch of activism, worked on multiple commissioned and independent projects, presenting them in Canada and Europe. His solo « SOLILOQUY » was awarded with the Best Interpretation Prize and went on tour in summer 2022. He co-initiates Le Bercail, place of practice, share and research.

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, trying to understand how different fields such as ecology, geopolitics, history, philosophy, can be related and be addressed into the creative process. 

He is aspiring for a political, poetic and spiritual revolution of bodies and minds in a world that collapses.