Sylvie Bouchard
With Fujiwara Dance: Eunoia, I Eat the Stars, Longing, and Moving Parts
Sylvie Bouchard (elle/she/her) is originally from Tiohtià:ke (Montréal), where she began her dance training. She moved to Tkaronto to study at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre and subsequently joined the Company in 1985, to perform nationally and internationally with them for five years, in works by Peter Randazzo, Trish Beatty, David Earle and Christopher House. Sylvie performed with Kaeja D’dance, Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers and Dancemakers, and continues to perform with Fujiwara Dance Inventions and Pounds per Square Inch. She has worked closely with many choreographers including Denise Fujiwara, Gerry Trentham, the late Tedd Robinson, Lina Cruz, Yvonne Coutts, Susie Burpee, Marie-Josée Chartier, Sashar Zarif, Santee Smith and Roger Sinha. Sylvie is deeply grateful to Denise Fujiwara for the training in Butoh she received from her over the past 15 years, and for Denise’s sustained mentorship.
Throughout her artistic career, Sylvie Bouchard has continued to forge original concepts in both the creation and the presentation of dance. In 1993, she created Dusk Dances, a festival that presents dance in Public Parks. Sylvie was Festival Director of Dusk Dances until 2023, when she handed the festival to a new team. In 1997 Sylvie formed the Company CORPUS with artistic partner David Danzon. Between 1997 and 2008, she co-created eight works with Danzon that toured nationally and internationally in Street Theatre Festivals, on stage and in schools. In 2008, Sylvie Bouchard formed BoucharDanse a company that serves as an umbrella for her artistic endeavors. Sylvie Bouchard also co-created and performed in the popular series Four Square at Tree House TV.