In the Ballroom: Close to the Floor
Dive into the lively practice of traditional québécois dances!
Join us for five exciting events celebrating québécois dance and music traditions, some of which are rooted in English-speaking communities that have long helped shape our province’s cultural landscape. If you are curious, love living heritage activities, or simply want to move and have fun, come experience the energy of traditional dances and the stories behind them with our Ès TRAD guests!
On February 10, let yourself be drawn into a journey of rhythm, where the québécois jig dances with its cousins from elsewhere, with Maude Filion and Sabin Jacques (accordion).
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Program: -Short concert
This activity is offered bilingually, in both French and English. Please bring comfortable shoes with with good support and non-adherent soles, as well as a water bottle. |
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Maude Fillion discovered traditional dance very young. She was part of the performance troupe of the Manigance dance company for over 10 years before taking over their artistic direction for 5yerars. She has danced on numerous stages in 7 countries, including over 15 years as part of guest shows for the cruise ships docking in Old Quebec. She has also been teaching jig and québécois traditional dances since 2004, notably for Club Gigus. In 2022, she joined the Celtic band McCool and, in 2023, joined the lineup of the Match d’improvisation giguée, which currently tours in Quebec. Recent recipient of bursaries from the Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec and the Canada Art Council, Maude is interested in other forms of jig and is training with many mentors. She wonders about the technical variations that differentiate or link those other jigs to the québécois version.
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Credit: Carbo Photo
Sabin Jacques built a brilliant reputation in the field of Québécois traditional music. Originally from Gaspée, he is as known in his field in Quebec as he is internationally. From 1992 to 2009, he had many meetings with popular artists: Édith Butler, Hugues Aufray, Jean-Pierre Ferland, and Grégory Charles. He participated in the tribute to Alfred Montmarquette, initiated by the late Gabriel Labbé. Living in Chaudière-Appalaches since 2009, Sabin co-founded the Camp de Souches à Oreilles, a flourishing place to transmit living heritage. As a teacher and mentor, Sabin has allowed hundreds of musicians, amateurs and professionals, to discover or deepen their knowledge of Québecois traditional music. He has recently received many prizes for his last album, Grandes Rencontres. Sabin Jacques’s playing is touching and highly skilled.
In the Ballroom—Traditional Music and Dance of a Community is presented in collaboration with the Centre de valorisation du patrimoine vivant Ès TRAD and made possible thanks to financial support from the Gouvernement du Québec and Ville de Québec through their cultural development agreement.