Mary-Lee Brunet, 24 years-old, Montreal based dancer & visual artist. Mainly focused on learning & studying hip-hop, popping & strutting street dance styles.
Member of Sarah Steben’s Anomaly Dance Company and Forward Movement Dance Company. Dancer in dance film Point of View, produced by Sarah Steben & Moving Beyond (July 2021), director of short film Answer, commissioned by CanAsian Dance as part of their 25th dance film festival and currently in production with Forward Movement Dance Company for the project Endiablée, presented during the Battle Bad 2022 event in Sarcelles, France.
Trained with multiple dancers such as Ricky Saint-Jusna, Sarah Steben, Ford McKeown Larose, Rashaad Hasani, Elie-Anne Ross, Jaleesa Coligny and many more. Work with multiple different choreographers such as Sarah Steben, Alexandre et Katerine Leblanc, Lydia Bouchard, Merryn Kritzinger, Lauri-Ann Lauzon, Eric Olivier, Márcio Vinícius Paulino Silveira and many more.
Accomplishments: Answer, short film (director/choreographer/dancer), Capezio Ace Awards L.A. 2020, Rise of the Underdog 1st Edition Battle Program (Forward Movement) and second edition, Creative Boost Battles Ep.1-2 (100Lux), LES ART DEBOUT par La Résistance x QDS (Lydia Bouchard, Merryn Kritzinger, Melissa Thompson), Beginner’s Mindset Popping Program (Elie-Anne ‘Raws’ Ross/Jaleesa Coligny), Studio Shake Megacrew Training & more.
Work: TUX Agence Créative, La Résistance, Quartier des Spectacles de Montréal, Festival Mode + Design, les Promenades Masson, Gala Artis, Gala ComediHa, Star Académie, Costco, RBC, Air Transat, Ville de Ste-Adèle, Ville de St-Sauveur, Ville de Ste-Agathe-des-monts, Lili-Ann De Francesco, JORDANN, CPMA, Ville de Blainville, & more.
Other interests: Graphic design, web assistant, social media management, e-commerce, payroll and billing administrator, 3D Conception and multimedia studies.
Full page here: https://www.canasiandance.com/mary-lee
Full page here: https://www.canasiandance.com/mary-lee
Full article here: https://thedancecurrent.com/news/canasian-dance-festival-celebrates-25-years-with-a-virtual-multi-week-event/
I would like to thank dearly
Sarah Steben & Giulia Tripoli
for letting us rehearse in the wonderful and safe space that is the Workroom 5584.
for letting us rehearse in the wonderful and safe space that is the Workroom 5584.
Bao Nguyen and his family
for lending us their beautiful home for the interior shoot
for lending us their beautiful home for the interior shoot
Caroline Dusseault
for the amazing Espace Dusso location
for the amazing Espace Dusso location
Ap Nguyen, Christbob Phu and Ervin Andaya
for the help in the early stages of this project
for the help in the early stages of this project
Alexandra ‘Spicey’ Landé
for her enthusiasm towards this project and taking the time to guide me towards the right people
for her enthusiasm towards this project and taking the time to guide me towards the right people
Emile & Etienne
for their constant help and support in everything I always do
for their constant help and support in everything I always do
Sarah, Ford & Ricky
for their time & expertise, their help on this project and constant faith in me
for their time & expertise, their help on this project and constant faith in me
Handy
for all of the conversations, the guidance and the many questions. Working with you has been so easy and enriching, thank you for blessing us with your presence
for all of the conversations, the guidance and the many questions. Working with you has been so easy and enriching, thank you for blessing us with your presence
Meihan & Romy
for diving into this with no questions asked, for keeping me grounded, for letting themselves be vulnerable to share this experience & a part of them in this. I love you so much and will always be grateful for your trust.
for diving into this with no questions asked, for keeping me grounded, for letting themselves be vulnerable to share this experience & a part of them in this. I love you so much and will always be grateful for your trust.
Hoi
for hoping onto this project as soon as we first talked about it and to have masterfully brought to life everything I had in mind. I appreciate your dedication, your trust and your support always
for hoping onto this project as soon as we first talked about it and to have masterfully brought to life everything I had in mind. I appreciate your dedication, your trust and your support always
Ariana, Denise & the CanAsian board
for giving me this wonderful opportunity and trusting me & my vision
for giving me this wonderful opportunity and trusting me & my vision
Words by Jamie Kastner
Photo by Isabelle Gingras
Photo by Isabelle Gingras
Photo by Isabelle Gingras
Photo by Isabelle Gingras
Photo by Isabelle Gingras
Photo by Isabelle Gingras
Photo by Isabelle Gingras
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Credit: Anaïs Gachet
Vidéo: Dominik Pare Dominik Pare | Danseurs: Rahmane Belkebiche, Lydia Bouchard, Mary-Lee Brunet, Edith Collin-Marcoux, Chad E Concepcion, Yoherlandy Garcia, Véronique Giasson, Merryn Kritzinger, Lauri-ann Lauzon, Kevin Jr Maddripp, Danny De Matos, Guillaume Michaud, Laura Perron, William-Nicolas Tanguay. | Chorégraphie en collaboration avec les interprètes | Manifesto: Calamine Calamine | Musique: Jean-Phi Goncalves Jean-Phi Goncalves | Costumes: Rémi van Bochove Rémi van Bochove | Graphisme: David Hopkins et Jana Taillade
“Les Arts Debout”
Concept et Mise en scène: Lydia Bouchard, Merryn Kritzinger, Melissa A. Thompson Melissa A. Thompson | Direction de prod: Samuel Thériault Samuel Thériault | Coordination: Karine Perron
Une invitation de Quartier des spectacles, Montréal dans le cadre de les Aventures du cœur de l'île
Moving Beyond - Season 1
Program training run by Sarah Steben, started in 2019. Choreography assignment
Maddz (2018 - 2020)
Competitive hip-hop megacrew, originated in Rosemère, QC, at Propulsion Danse. Choreographed & directed by Ricky St-Jusna.
Once Upon a Time (2016 - 2018)
Competitive popping dance group, originated in Saint-Sauveur, QC, at Studio Shake. Choreographed & trained by Gabriel 'Scarr' Grégoire-Leblanc et Anthony 'Freakwen-C' Calma-Burke, directed by Alexandre & Katerine Leblanc.
Seem So Far (2014 to 2020)
Competitive, semi-professionnal dance group, originated in Saint-Sauveur, QC, at Studio Shake. Choreographed & directed by Alexandre & Katerine Leblanc. Révolution Saison 1, Hit the Floor, Air Transat, CPMA, Ville de Blainville, & more.
