Dana Michel (born in

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) is a choreographer and performer based in

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. She is part of the contemporary dance company Par B.L.eux founded by Benoît Lachambre.

Biography

Prior to her dance career, Dana Michel was a marketing executive, competitive runner and football player. She obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in contemporary dance from

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in 2006. In 2018, Michel became the first

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artist in residence at the

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in Ottawa, Canada. She also completed a residency at Usine C, in Montreal. Her first solo performance Yellow Towel was listed in 2013 as one of the "Top Five" dance moments in Voir magazine (Montreal) and among the "Top Ten" in Dance Current magazine. Other solo works include Mercurial George and Cutlass Spring. The New York Times listed Dana Michel as one of the most notable choreographers of the year in 2014.

Awards

In 2011, Michel was a recipient of the DanceWEB scholarship in

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, Austria. In 2014, Michel was awarded the ImPulsTanz Award (Vienna) which recognizes outstanding artistic achievements. In 2017, she received the Silver Lion award for innovation in dance at the

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, and in 2019 she was awarded the ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art (Kuopio,

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References

External links

* Official website: https://www.dana-michel.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Michel, Dana Canadian choreographers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people