Deborah Dunn

Dance

Drawn into the world of dance through the Trojan horse of theatre, Vancouverite Deborah Dunn first arrived in Montreal in the mid-eighties to pursue a truncated degree at Concordia, only to leave again a year later. But when she returned to the city in her early thirties, it was out of a commitment to her artistic self and the belief that Montreal could nurture that part of her persona. It certainly has. Borrowing techniques she learned from her time drawing and painting, dance for Dunn is an evolution of design and form. Her dance company Trial & Eros, first founded in Vancouver and now based in Montreal, has so far developed eight evening-length works, including group pieces such as Pandora’s Books and The Little Queen. An in-demand dancer across the country, Dunn has also cultivated a vibrant reputation as a first-class soloist with such woks as Moth, Fuse, and Macbeth’s Wife. (DN)

Deborah Dunn in Four Quartet. Photo Credit: Chris Randle