Kinga Michalska | UNARMOURED
Clara Furey is a choreographer and performer based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. She explores the codes that travel in and across various art forms. She seeks to awaken the sensorial perceptions of the audience and of the performers by offering them emotive immediacy and direct access.
After completing musical training at the Conservatoire de Paris, she trained as a dancer at l’École de danse contemporaine de Montréal. In 2017, she choreographed her first group work, Cosmic Love, and gave 90 performances of her solo piece, When Even The, as part of the MAC exhibition honouring Leonard Cohen. In 2019 she created Rather a Ditch, a solo piece performed by Céline Bonnier. With Dog Rising (2021), Clara Furey concluded her exploration of tension and immobility, freeing previously contained energies in a performance centred on persistence, groove, and pleasure. In her latest creation, UNARMOURED (2024), a polyphonic architecture of gratification, she asserts eroticism on her own terms.
JURY NOTES
The jury highlighted several remarkable aspects in the progression of the winning company.
- Its boldness in exploring territories where few other companies venture;
- Its ability to reach audiences around the world;
- Its clear and ambitious vision for the future development of its practice;
- Its determination to ensure medium- and long-term development by using the services of a European agent experienced in supporting artists;
- Its deep commitment within its practice including within its community, while asserting a marked uniqueness;
- The strength of its strategic positioning;
- The recognition and respect it enjoys within its professional milieu.
The jury unanimously recognized the company’s excellence.
Tours in 2024-2025: Dog Rising and UNARMOURED: 11 performances in 6 countries: Bulgaria, Austria, Canada (in Montreal), Germany, Italy, and Belgium) between July 2024 and March 2025
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