13/06/2026
直擊舞台上的靈魂人物!✨ Meet the minds and bodies on the stage. ✨
舞者介紹:第2天!💥 倒數迎接《犬影升騰》,今天為大家介紹另一位舞者。Dancer Intro: Day 2! 💥 The countdown to Dog Rising continues. Today, we’re spotlighting the next incredible dancer. Meet…
🔥Brian Mendez
來自並現居於蒙特婁的 Brian Mendez,自幼便對舞蹈藝術懷有濃厚興趣,最初接受的是都市舞蹈訓練。20 歲時,他於 Urban-Element Zone 舞蹈工作室(2013)開始學習嘻哈、甩手舞與舞廳音樂。隨後,他於Collège Montmorency 完成了當代舞的預科課程(2014–2016),並於蒙特婁當代舞蹈學院接受專業訓練(2016–2019)。
在蒙特婁當代舞蹈學院學習期間,Brian 接觸到源自紐約哈林區,由拉丁裔與非裔美國 LGBTQ+ 社群所創立的舞蹈風格時裝舞。這種舞蹈成為他重要的表達方式,凝聚並連結整個社群。於 EDCM 就讀時,他曾與 Kyra Jean Green、Edgar Zendejas、Darryl Tracy、Catherine Tardif、Virginie Brunelle、Iker Arrue 及 Marie Béland 合作。
自蒙特婁當代舞蹈學院畢業後,Brian 持續深入研究時裝舞與其文化,並致力於在蒙特婁推廣。他曾參與 Clara Furey 的作品《犬影升騰》,這是一部耐力型舞作,透過重複動作探索原始衝動、不協和、齊奏與多聲振動。
Originally from and living in Montreal, Brian Mendez has always had an interest in the art of dance and it was first in urban dance that he began his training. At 20, he attended the Urban-Element Zone dance studio (2013) where he took classes in Hip-hop, Waacking and Dancehall. A little later, he did a pre-university program in contemporary dance at Collège Montmorency (2014-2016), before beginning his training at the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal (2016-2019).
It was during his studies at EDCM that Brian discovered Voguing, a style born in Harlem, New York by the Latin American and African American LGBTQ+ community. This dance becomes for him a form of expression that brings together an entire community. At EDCM, Brian had the chance to collaborate with Kyra Jean Green, Edgar Zendejas, Darryl Tracy, Catherine Tardif, Virginie Brunelle, Iker Arrue and Marie Béland.
A graduate of EDCM, Brian continues his education on Voguing and its culture in order to share it in Montreal. He dances notably in Dog Rising by Clara Furey, an endurance piece that uses repetition to explore primitive impulses, dissonance, unison and polyphonic vibration.
Dog Rising犬影升騰
📅 26 & 27.06.2026 (Fri-Sat) 8pm
📅 28.06.2026 (Sun) 3pm
📍 The Box, Freespace, WestK 西九自由空間大盒
🎟️ link in bio|art-mate
https://www.art-mate.net/doc/95179
Presented by|French May Arts Festival
With the Support of|Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels