AnneBruce Falconer & Louise Abbott

Louise Abbott is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker in Ogden, Quebec. She wrote and directed the first documentary on the history of the Inuit of Nunavik, which was broadcast on APTN. She researched and scripted The Empty Net about the collapse of the Atlantic cod fishery. This film was named Best Documentary (science, technology, and environment) at Hot Docs! and Best Public Affairs Documentary at the Yorkton Film Festival in 1996. Abbott was a finalist for a Prix Gémeaux for best research in public affairs programming for the French version Le Filet vide. In the early 2000s, Abbott became an independent filmmaker.

AnneBruce was born in Winnipeg in 1967. At the age of 13, she entered The Canadian Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Professional Program. In 1987, she started her professional career at Contemporary Dancers under the direction of Tedd Robinson. Two years later, she studied under Peter Boneham and participated in the creation of the Dance Lab at “Le Groupe de la Place Royale”. Over the years, she developed a rich artistic relationship with Jean-Pierre Perreault, interpreting and creating the major works of his repertoire. She also built a strong connection to Louise Bédard, dancing numerous full-length works as Ex-libris, a solo constructed to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the company. AnneBruce Falconer has toured the world and has danced for numerous choreographers: Catherine Tardif, Harold Rhéaume, Helene Blackburn, Margie Gillis, Bill Coleman, Dominique Dumas, Charmaine Leblanc, Estelle Clareton and Lynda Gaudreau.