Connective Dance, Body Knowledge, and Trauma Healing with Peter Trosztmer

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Dance is something that should be a part of everyone’s lives, as discussed with the latest EstoCast guest, Montréal-based dancer Peter Trosztmer.

Dance is his profession and craft, but it has also been a means to connect with others, to heal trauma, and to be connected with the physical world. And it can do that for anyone.

In this episode of EstoCast, hear about:

🚶🏻‍♂️the stories of his relatives from Saaremaa that have shaped his dancing most of all

💻his experiments with augmented and virtual reality and what they showed him

🎭the myriad of dance companies and creative forces operating in Montréal

🇪🇪and much more!

Things mentioned in this episode: 

-Peter Trosztmer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peter.trosztmer 

–Eesti: Myths and Machines: https://tangentedanse.ca/en/event/eesti-myths-and-machines/ 

-More info (in Estonian) about the society of Estonians from the island of Saaremaa in Toronto: https://eestielu.ca/saarlaste-uehing-torontos/ 

-Montreal Estonian Society: https://mtlmes.ca/ 

-Toronto Dance Theatre: https://tdt.org 

-Espace Libre, Montréal: https://espacelibre.qc.ca/?srsltid=AfmBOorriBNRNVYLj7krU-NpaaGUxmXhmQgwIdHN7VKDm8BLS4fe_APU 

–Un-nevering by Thea Patterson: https://fta.ca/en/programme/un-nevering

-Jean-Pierre Perreault: https://espaceperreault.ca/en/jean-pierre-perreault/

-La La La Human Steps: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/la-la-la-human-steps-dance-closing-1.3212747 

-Compagnie Marie Chouinard: https://www.mariechouinard.com/english/ 

-Ballets Jazz Montréal: https://www.bjmdanse.ca 

-Compagnie Virginie Brunelle https://www.facebook.com/VirginieBrunelle 

–Fables: https://virginiebrunelle.com/oeuvres/fables/ 

-Les Soeurs Schmutt (in French): https://www.larotonde.qc.ca/repertoire/compagnie-les-soeurs-schmutt/ 

–Tectonic Dreams: https://www.repaire.art/activite/les-soeurs-schmutt-et-annedda-residence-de-creation-production-en-pratiques-artistiques-non-disciplinaires-2024-2025/

-Robin Pineda: https://www.supermusique.qc.ca/en/artistes/gould_ro