Jasmine Van Schouwen

Jasmine van Schouwen is a dance artist based in Gatineau, on unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory, with over 18 years of experience performing in classical ballets and contemporary works. Her choreographic works have appeared in music videos, commercials, and small stages across the Outaouais region. Jasmine is the founder and Artistic Director of the Voices Dance Project, an interdisciplinary dance collective based in the National Capital Region. She is also currently working as a dancer and choreographer for emerging Outaouais dance company, PenserDanser. Her artistic discipline focuses on classical and modern ballet, floorwork, contemporary dance, and improvised dance.

Jasmine is passionate about exploring how different dance styles can come together to deconstruct style hierarchies and boundaries, and about using dance as a medium for developing deeper understanding of people and their stories. She is currently working on developing approaches and practices to democratize and de-colonize dance and to present it to audiences in unexpected contexts.