{"id":4100,"date":"2024-07-05T10:31:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T10:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enpistedev.wpenginepowered.com\/award-winning-organization-propulsion-award-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T10:31:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T10:31:15","slug":"award-winning-organization-propulsion-award-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enpiste.qc.ca\/en\/award-winning-organization-propulsion-award-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning Organization: Propulsion Award 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Acting for Climate Montr\u00e9al \/ Mouvement Climat Montr\u00e9al addresses sensitive issues through committed and eco-responsible contemporary circus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong>Montreal Arts Council<\/strong><\/span> and <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong>En Piste, the national circus arts network<\/strong><\/span>, join their voices to warmly congratulate the recipient organization of the first <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong>Propulsion Award in Circus Arts<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The award, <strong><span class=\"color-secondary\">accompanied by a $10,000 grant<\/span><\/strong>, recognizes an artist, cultural worker, collective, or organization in circus arts that innovated and contributed to the enrichment of the discipline in 2023. This new initiative is the result of a three-year partnership established between the Council and En Piste. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For its unprecedented and audacious contributions to circus arts, its eco-responsible operating model, and its influence locally and internationally, the award is presented to the company <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong>Acting for Climate Montr\u00e9al \/ Mouvement Climat Montr\u00e9al<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Founded in 2020 by <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong>Nathan Biggs Penton<\/strong><\/span>, <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong>Agathe Bisserier<\/strong><\/span>, and <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong>Adrien Malette-Ch\u00e9nier<\/strong><\/span>, and recently joined by <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong>Samuelle McGowan-Richer<\/strong><\/span>, Acting for Climate Montr\u00e9al \/ Mouvement Climat Montr\u00e9al demonstrates high artistic standards and civic engagement, advocating for practices that address current environmental concerns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The jury highlighted the dynamism of Acting for Climate Montr\u00e9al \/ Mouvement Climat Montr\u00e9al, which promotes parity, inclusion, and artist development through its creative residencies and productions. This company generates benefits within the circus community by hiring diverse acrobats and newcomers with varied training backgrounds. It has a broad reach locally and introduces new audiences to contemporary circus on stage, in parks, and other public spaces. Their show <g id=\"gid_0\">Branch\u00e9<\/g>, which was the subject of an eponymous film, creates a close relationship with the audience in natural settings. In Avignon until July, then in Edinburgh, the show <em>N.Ormes<\/em> is touring internationally. With this creation, the duo Agathe and Adrien also contributes to research on the perception of gender roles, in collaboration with the Centre de recherche, d&#8217;innovation et de transfert des arts du cirque (CRITAC). In addition to works in circulation, the company&#8217;s achievements during 2023 include the development of four small and medium-sized forms: <em>R\u00e9ciproque<\/em>, <em>Ce que j&#8217;en ferais<\/em>, <em>Adrift<\/em>, and <em>Tartare<\/em>.      <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After thanking En Piste and the Council for creating the Propulsion Award and for receiving its first edition, Nathan Biggs Penton, speaking on behalf of the collective, added: <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"color-secondary\">&#8221; <em>Today, I am alone, but surrounded by an entire community of people, <br \/>essential to the success of our projects. Thank you to all those who have supported us, <br \/>who believe in the importance of our approach and create with us. <\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"color-secondary\"><em>Since we created Acting for Climate Montr\u00e9al, we have greatly helped and <br \/>inspired each other among the small companies. <br \/>We would not have gotten here \u2013 to this point \u2013 without this <br \/>expanding ecosystem that is changing Quebec circus<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"color-secondary\"><em>Even with the art cuts we are currently experiencing, <br \/>magnificent initiatives are emerging that make us proud to be part of Quebec circus. <\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"color-secondary\"><em>&#8220;The future is not what happens, but what we will do.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Acting for Climate Montr\u00e9al \/ Mouvement Climat Montr\u00e9al is an inspiring and accessible model for future artists. Its entrepreneurial stance is characterized by creative management that considers touring methods to focus on alternative distribution and circulation avenues for works and social immersion. The company unites both the public and the circus community.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the 19 high-level projects submitted, the jury, composed of five individuals from the circus community, selected four finalists. The other three are <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Cournoyer Lessard<\/strong><\/span> and <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong><em>Scuse<\/em><\/strong><\/span>, the collective <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong>People Watching<\/strong><\/span> and <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong><em>Play Dead<\/em><\/strong><\/span>, as well as <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong>La compagnie des autres<\/strong><\/span> for its <span class=\"color-secondary\"><strong>Contribution to the Circus Community in 2023<\/strong><\/span>. The jury was unanimous: the four finalist projects brilliantly meet the criteria of the Propulsion Award. They propose original creative approaches, equitable and inclusive practices, new organizational models, and avant-garde working methods.   <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Propulsion Award was presented during the opening night of the festival <strong>MONTR\u00c9AL COMPL\u00c8TEMENT CiRQUE, on July 3, 2024, at TOHU.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">-30-<\/p>\n<p>Source:<br \/>Eloi Savoie<br \/>Interim Communications Director<br \/><strong>esavoie@enpiste.qc.ca<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acting for Climate Montr\u00e9al \/ Mouvement Climat Montr\u00e9al addresses sensitive issues through committed and eco-responsible contemporary circus The Montreal Arts Council and En Piste, the national circus arts network, join their voices to warmly congratulate the recipient organization of the first Propulsion Award in Circus Arts. 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