2021
- La Rotonde celebrated its 25th anniversary throughout the year, with a retrospective photo exhibition and an extensive cultural mediation project with artist Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo.
About us
Mission
Part of the Groupe Danse Partout, La Rotonde is a presenter that specializes in contemporary dance. Created in 1996, its mission is to cultivate and develop audiences for contemporary dance through the experience of encounters with works, artists and their approaches.
Mandate
To realize its mission, La Rotonde’s mandate consists of:
- The presentation and co-presentation of new contemporary dance performances from diverse backgrounds in various venues in the Quebec City area
- Cultural action and mediation for the development of audiences in contemporary dance
Groupe Danse Partout
La Rotonde is part of the Groupe Danse Partout, whose mission is to promote the vitality and excellence of the art of dance in the province of Quebec and support the regional development of its ecosystem. An instigator of change in the world of arts and culture, Groupe Danse Partout is committed to actively contributing to strengthening the social, economic and cultural world of dance in Quebec City. Groupe Danse Partout also includes the Maison pour la danse de Québec and L’École de danse de Québec.
Our team
In support to the permanent team
Steve Huot
Managing Director, Groupe Danse Partout
steve.huot@dansepartout.org
Chantal Couturier
Assistant Managing Director, Groupe Danse Partout
chantal.couturier@dansepartout.org
Céline Trahan
Financial Services Manager, Groupe Danse Partout
celine.trahan@dansepartout.org
Nicolas Blouin
Accounting technician, Groupe Danse Partout
nicolas.blouin@dansepartout.org
Laurence Bégin
Development and Outreach Coordinator, Groupe Danse Partout
laurence.begin@dansepartout.org
Criterium
Graphic Design
Alexandre Girard
Video Editing
Board of Directors
Carole Verreault
Chair
Ex-Managing Director, Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins (retired)
Léa Ratycz-Légaré
Vice-Chair
Contemporary dance artist
Gilles Savary
Secretary
Former General Manager, Fortier-Danse-Création (retired)
Sophie Lefrançois
Treasurer
Attorney, LL.M., ASC, C. Dir.
Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
Nicolas Brault
Director
Director of the School of Art, Université Laval
Pascal Girard
Director
Attorney, Lévesque Lavoie Avocats
Ève Lacombe Massicotte
Director
Director of Human Resources, Centre des congrès de Québec
Lauraine Montreuil
Director
Cultural Advisor / Former Senior Advisor, Cultural Service, Ville de Québec (retired)
Pierre-David Rodrigue, Adm. A.
Director
General and Artistic Director, Théâtre de Lac-Brome
History
2021-2024
2016-2020
2019
- La Rotonde and Laboratoires Vivants de Nantes initiate ARCHIPELA, a platform for artistic exchanges in dance and theatre between the territories of the Pays de la Loire region (France), Tunis (Tunisia) and the province of Quebec.
2018
- A reorganization of the Danse Partout Group, which results in 4 new Assistant General Director positions.
- Marie-Hélène Julien, until then Artistic Direction Coordinator of La Rotonde becomes Assistant General Director in charge of La Rotonde.
2017
- La Maison pour la danse opens in September and becomes part of the Danse Partout Group. La Rotonde’s administration office of is now located there.
- The 2017-2018 season of La Rotonde hosts a record number of 17, including 3 multiple programs, for a total of 27 works.
2016
- Canadian Heritage announces funding of $1.5 million for the creation of the Maison pour la danse.
- La Rotonde launches its 20th anniversary season in 2016-2017 and renews its visual identity and company slogan.
2011-2015
2015
- The Government of Quebec announces funding of $2.5 million for the creation of the Maison pour la danse.
- Scheduled for 2017, the opening of this new cultural resource will provide a solid foundation for the development of dance in the region for many years to come.
2013
- La Rotonde acquires the entire building at 336 Rue du Roi, with the intention of building the Maison pour la danse de Québec there in the near future.
- Nadia Bellefeuille is appointed for the new position of Assistant General Director of Groupe Danse Partout.
2012
- Steve Huot is appointed to the new position of General Director of Groupe Danse Partout, which brings together La Rotonde and L’École de danse de Québec. An extensive restructuring is initiated.
- The Ministère de la Culture et des Communications and the Ville de Québec jointly announce an agreement in principle for respective investments of $2.5 million and $750,000 in the Maison pour la danse de Québec project.
2011
- New records for its 15th anniversary, the 2011-2012 season of La Rotonde presents 11 shows, with 7,554 spectators, an average of 687 spectators per show.
2006-2010
2009
- Report on the Opportunity and Impact Study for the Purchase of 336 Rue du Roi, the first step in what will later become the Maison pour la danse de Québec project.
2008
- The 2008-2009 season goes from presenting 7 to 9 shows, with co-productions with partners.
2007
- Steve Huot, until then in charge of Business Development at La Rotonde, succeeds Johanne Dor as General and Artistic Director.
2006
- La Rotonde and the Grand Théâtre de Québec team up for the first time to co-present Louise Lecavalier’s presentation Créations.
2001-2005
2005
- La Rotonde moves again, this time to its new spaces acquired on Rue du Roi, in the heart of the Saint-Roch district.
- The Réseau indépendant des diffuseurs d’événements artistiques unis (RIDEAU) gives the award for Partnership to the Regroupement De Scènes en Musées, of which La Rotonde is a founding member.
2003
- Leaving its spaces at the Centre Alyne-Lebel on Boul. Langelier for the expansion of L’École de danse de Québec, La Rotonde moves its offices and studio to its new home on Rue Saint-Joseph.
2002
- Again, as part of the Awards for Excellence in Arts and Culture, La Rotonde is honoured for its commitment, dynamism and the quality of its work.
1996-2000
2000
- As part of the Awards for Excellence in Arts and Culture from the Ville de Québec, the Cultural Development Award is given to Johanne Dor, Director of La Rotonde.
1998
- In addition to the 4 presentations in the regular series, 2 evening presentations dedicated to emerging artists from Quebec City are added.
1996
- La Rotonde – Contemporary Choreographic Centre of Quebec City is founded by the Director of the Danse Partout Company, Luc Tremblay, within the Groupe Danse Partout Inc., which also includes the Danse Partout Company and L’École de danse de Québec.
- Johanne Dor becomes the General and Artistic Director of the new presenter.
Partnership
