about

Born in Kuujjuaq, Canada, Béatrice Larrivée is a performance artist and creator. She danced with the Batsheva Ensemble between 2018 and 2020 before becoming a Gaga teacher, movement language created by Ohad Naharin. Béatrice is now an independent artist and works with a variety of choreographers around the world. Over the past few years, she has created three original works and directed the movement for a theatrical work led by Nadia Migdal. Most recently, she was selected to create a work for 6 graduates of l’École de danse contemporaine de Montréal. She was also chosen to take part in a choreographic competition called 1|2|3 hosted by the Suzanne Dellal Center in Tel Aviv. Béatrice began her career in Montréal with the RUBBERBAND company. During this time, she also did freelance work with Compagnie Marie Chouinard. She studied ballet at l’École supérieure de ballet du Québec before moving to Vancouver, British-Columbia to attend the renowned Arts Umbrella. 

Béatrice’s artistic choices are rooted in physiological research where she strives to surpass her limits in order to discover a new understanding of the essence of movement and, in turn, of the human being. Her projects draw their inspiration from the knowledge she has acquired during her career with the RUBBERBAND method shared by Victor Quijada, with Gaga, a movement language developed by internationally renowned choreographer Ohad Naharin, and from her education in classical ballet. By combining the tools of these different methods, which are both complementary and contradictory, Béatrice, in her own way, shapes a new approach to movement by creating choreographic works inspired by notions that resonates in her life. Her artistic work is therefore intrinsically linked to the emotions that arise within her, making the art of dance a unique path to express her inner experience. Each creation becoming the echo of an intimate feeling: the raw material of her creative process.