Sylvie-Ann Paré
Roger Sinha was born in London, England, to an Indian father and an Armenian mother. He was eight years old when he moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1968. A graduate of the School of Toronto Dance Theatre, he settled in Montréal in 1986 and quickly began fruitful collaborations within the city’s vibrant artistic community. He danced for Jean-Pierre Perreault in the renowned work Joe and met several dancers and choreographers such as Hélène Blackburn, Pierre Paul Savoie, and Daniel Soulières.
In 1991, he founded Sinha Danse and began developing a choreographic language where his Indian heritage and Canadian culture intersect. His creations bring together the mudras of Bharata Natyam—a dance form from South India—with contemporary dance, martial arts, ballet, and his own vocabulary rooted in improvisation. Constantly drawing the imperceptible line between the universal and the personal, control and complete surrender, Roger Sinha has created more than twenty works that have been presented in Québec, across Canada, and internationally.
JURY NOTES
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of the discipline, the originality of his approach, and his unwavering commitment to both artistic and civic communities. The CAM jury wished to celebrate more than 25 years of creation and pay tribute to the body of work of Roger Sinha, which often offers an engaged perspective on cultural diversity and unfolds in multiple forms: choreography, performance, teaching, outreach, and videography. The prize was presented to Roger Sinha by Nathalie Maillé, Executive Director of the Conseil des arts de Montréal.
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