Châtelaine Côté-rioux

Originally from Drummondville, Châtelaine Côté-Rioux is a contemporary dance artist based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, whose research focuses on sensations, meanings and the imaginary. Châtelaine completed a bachelor's degree in dance at UQAM in 2020, where she took part in productions by Catherine Gaudet and Parts+Labour_Danse, followed by Stéphanie Decourteille's BIG BANG training in 2021. In 2022, she presents her first piece, Théorie Popcorn, co-created with Pamela Aubé at Danses Buissonnières by Tangente. She works as a performer with Le Carré des Lombes/Danièle Desnoyers, Caroline Laurin-Beaucage and Sarah Dell'Ava, as well as with a number of emerging artists, including Rozenn Lecomte, Claire Pearl and Noël Vézina. Châtelaine also teaches dance workshops for young audiences with the Bouge de là company, and cultivates a commitment to the poetic and political scope of the performing arts, getting involved in various cultural initiatives.