Elise Legrand
Chorégraphe, Interprète
As a dancer, choreographer and artistic director based in Sherbrooke/Kchi Nikitawtegwak, Elise Legrand develops her own artistic projects with a deep interest for site specific work and multidisciplinary creation. Her work has been presented in public spaces, outdoor sites, festivals, museums, art galleries and theatres in Quebec, Canada and abroad since 2010.
She regularly collaborates with other artists and art forms, creating a dialogue between dance and visual arts, video, music and circus arts.
In 2022 she founded her own company, Elise Legrand Créations, to pursue her artistic projects, supporting arts accessibility towards the population.
She performed with dance companies such as Sinha Danse, Sursaut and PPS Danse, holds a bachelor’s degree in art history (University of Montreal 2006), is also co-founder of the circus company LaboKracBoom and musician with Ze Radcliffe Fanfare. www.eliselegrand.ca