Marie-Hélène Bellavance is a Canadian artist, actress and dancer.[1] She is most noted for her performance in the 2009 film Vital Signs (Les signes vitaux), for which she won the Borsos Competition award for Best Performance in a Canadian Film at the 2009 Whistler Film Festival.[2]

Bellavance, a double amputee who lost both of her lower legs in childhood,[1] studied fine arts at Montreal's Concordia University.[3] Her artistic practice has centred predominantly around representation of disability, including in visual art, dance and choreography.[4] She is the artistic director of Corpuscule Danse, a dance company built around dancers with disabilities.[5]

In Vital Signs, her debut film performance, she received praise in part for her willingness to appear in a nude scene in which her amputations were not hidden from view.[1]

In 2021 she appeared in Annie Leclair's short documentary film Grounded (Enracinée).[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brian D. Johnson, "Ivan Reitman warms up Whistler". Maclean's, December 10, 2009.
  2. ↑ Marke Andrews, "Quebec director Sophie Deraspe wrote, directed and shot Borsos winner". Vancouver Sun, December 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ François Lévesque, "L'entrevue - Portrait d'un envol". Le Devoir, August 2, 2010.
  4. ↑ Sylvain Sarrazin, "Corps & graphies : la danse sans limitations". La Presse, November 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ Rose Carine Henriquez, "QUADRIPTYQUE : LA POÉSIE DU CORPS ATYPIQUE". Voir, April 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ Coralie Laplante, "Un court métrage québécois en compétition à Cannes". La Presse, July 5, 2021.


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