Cas Public is pleased to announce that Hélène Blackburn, Executive  & Artistic Director and Choreographer of the company is the recipient of the 2019 Prix Hommage awarded by the Professional Association of Broadcasters — RIDEAU. This award celebrates Hélène Blackburn's career as a choreographer and her long-standing involvement in the artistic community, while underlining her determination to democratize dance by making it more accessible to all audiences. Seeking to push the limits of what is agreed to offer a neophyte audience, the recipient creates strong works that remain eminently accessible. She puts a point of honour to promote and spread the art of dance on all the stages, in the most diversified contexts. The Tribute Award was presented on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the Capitole de Québec during the awards ceremony, which will close the 5 days of RIDEAU, where more than 1,200 professionals will be brought together.

Cas Public is the recipient of the CINARS Dance Award – International Touring category presented by Cinars on Thursday, November 15, 2018. This inaugural prize, accompanied by a $ 5,000 cash prize, recognizes one of the tours of the production entitled 9, performed between February 25 to May 5, 2018. This tour included 34 performances in 3 countries (France, Belgium and Sweden) and 18 cities including Paris and Stockholm, two major European capitals in cultural scene. These performances have also been presented on exceptional stages such as the Opéra National de Paris, the Dansens Hus in Stockholm (sold out) or the Palais des Beaux Arts in Charleroi. The award was presented by Mr. Alain Paré, President, Executive Director and Founder of CINARS to Hélène Blackburn, Artistic and Executive Director of Cas Public, at the 8th edition of the Montreal Dance Awards at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel. For the occasion, Mrs. Blackburn was accompanied by Mickaël Spinnhirny, Development Officer in charge of this tour.

Photo : Nadia Drouin (CINARS), Hélène Blackburn (Cas Public), Mickael Spinnhirny, Alain Paré (CINARS)