Technique Class with Jérémy Galdeano

To facilitate access to current and rigorous training, the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal opens its technique classes to dance professionals on weekdays, from 9:45 AM to 11:15 AM.

Ballet Classes for Contemporary Dancers: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

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About Jérémy Galdeano

Born in Nîmes, France, Jérémy Galdeano graduated from the École Nationale de Danse de Marseille. He began his career as an apprentice at the Ballet National de Marseille before joining Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in 2001, where he performed for 19 years and rose to the rank of Principal Soloist.

His diverse repertoire includes works by Mats Ek, Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin, Didy Veldman, Christian Spuck, Jean Christophe Maillot, Shen Wei, Stephan Thoss, Nacho Duato, Stijn Celis, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Garreth Smith, Edward Clug, Etienne Bechard, among others. Alongside his dancing career, Jérémy has also created several works for the company’s choreographic workshops, presented in Montreal, Germany, and Mexico.

In 2020, after a successful career with Les Grands Ballets, Jérémy chose to fully dedicate himself to choreography and teaching. He also served as a rehearsal director for the dance company Cas Public until 2023. In collaboration with Vera Kvarkacova, he forms a dynamic choreographic duo.

Their creation DOMA achieved great success, becoming part of the mixed program Parlami d’Amore by Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in May 2019, and being selected for prestigious events such as Carte Blanche DAC 2019 in Montreal and the Noverre-Young Choreographers evening at Stuttgart Ballet. They were finalists at the International Choreographic Competition in Hanover 2020 and were invited to HANGARTFEST in Italy. Their work was also selected for the Future Dance Festival 92Y in New York, where they presented DOMA at the Joyce Theater as part of the Martha Graham Company’s season. Their short film DOMA won the award for Best Dance Video at the Rio WebFest 2019 and was honored as Best Dance Short Film at the Queen Palm International Film Festival 2020. Their creation ZABA, made during the 2020 lockdown, was selected for the Festival Interfaccia Digitale.

They also co-created Solo pour Trois for Les Grands Ballets’ gala. In June 2021, their creation FOMO was presented at the National Theatre of Mannheim in Germany and at Festival Quartiers Danses in Montreal, where it won the award for Best Indoor Show.

In 2022, DOMA was performed in Houston and Austin (USA) with the Ishida Dance Company. In June 2023, their creation BLÍZ was presented at the National Theatre of Mannheim in Germany. In January 2024, Jérémy created You look strange_You look happy for the Ishida Dance Company in Austin, Texas. In March 2024, they presented their newest creation Nebe with Les Grands Ballets during the mixed program Soirée Cantata. In June 2024, at the final of the young choreographers’ competition organized by Malandain Ballet Biarritz, they emerged as winners with a Creation and Distribution Award at the CCN-Ballet de l’Opéra National du Rhin as well as the Dance Professionals Award. To end their 2024 season, they presented their latest creation Doma stories along with BLÍZ in Hukvaldy (Czech Republic) at the Leos Janáček International Music Festival.

Photo: Sasha Onyshchenko