Solène Bernier (she/her) is a dance artist and a graduate of École de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal (2019). She has performed in work by Bradley Eng for Festival Quartiers Danses (Montreal) and collaborated on Cheline Lacroix’s dance film May the Best Loser Win (F-O-R-M Festival Vancouver). Currently based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, she has worked with local companies and choreographers including Votive Dance, Mocean Dance, Emma Kerson and Liliona Quarmyne. Solène has also participated in various choreographic and research-based workshops such as Nova Scotia Masterworks Future Master’s Program, Mocean Dance’s CLEaR Forum and the Creative Music Workshop in association with the Halifax Jazz Festival. Recent creative highlights include performances in The Devil’s Intervals by Lydia Zimmer (ZIMMERDANS) for the Live Art Mainstage series, and in Metonym Circus’ Lizard of Pause: Girly Epic, choreographed by Toronto-based choreographer Alyssa Martin (Rock Bottom Movement). Solène has also furthered her professional development at the b12 festival for contemporary dance and performance art in Berlin for two consecutive summers (2023, 2024). Furthermore, she will be completing a Bachelor of Arts from Dalhousie University this fall.

Photo credits:

Headshot: Julie Artacho

Movement photo: James Ingram (Jive Photographic)