OUR MISSION
Founded in 2015 in Montreal by Ford Mckeown Larose and Anaïs Gachet, Forward Movements is a creation and production company specializing in street dance. It supports and produces the artistic creations of dancer and choreographer Ford Mckeown Larose and organizes events, battles and rallies around street dance.
Forward Movements wishes to decompartmentalize its activities and consider them from the angle of “circular” thinking where each project feeds on others, in a beneficial interdependence, characteristic of street dance. The company has given itself several convergent missions including:
– Produce the choreographic creations and support the artistic vision of Ford Mckeown Larose
– Organize battles and gatherings around street dance
– Contribute to the preservation and sustainability of street dance, in particular through cultural mediation activities, workshops and conferences.
– Participate in the development of the cultural heritage for the Saint-Michel district
OUR MISSION
Founded in 2015 in Montreal by Ford Mckeown Larose and Anaïs Gachet, Forward Movements is a creation and production company specializing in street dance. It supports and produces the artistic creations of dancer and choreographer Ford Mckeown Larose and organizes events, battles and rallies around street dance.
Forward Movements wishes to decompartmentalize its activities and consider them from the angle of circular thinking where each project feeds on others, in a beneficial interdependence, characteristic of street dance.
OUR VISION
The Forward Movements company immerses audiences in the artistic world of choreographer Ford Mckeown Larose, drawing inspiration from a variety of disciplines such as drawing, film and poetry. It creates an atypical, sometimes ephemeral aesthetic, drawing on the philosophies and values of Boogaloo and Hip Hop, inherited from Afro-descendant cultures (see below). Based in the Saint-Michel district of Montreal, the company makes its art resonate on the local and international scene.
NOTRE VISION
The Forward Movements company immerses audiences in the artistic world of choreographer Ford Mckeown Larose, drawing inspiration from a variety of disciplines such as drawing, film and poetry. It creates an atypical, sometimes ephemeral aesthetic, drawing on the philosophies and values of Boogaloo and Hip Hop, inherited from Afro-descendant cultures (see below). Based in the Saint-Michel district of Montreal, the company makes its art resonate on the local and international scene.
OUR TEAM
Ford Mckeown Larose
Co-founder and Artistic Director
Montreal dancer and choreographer of Haitian origin specializing in street dance, Ford stands out with his unique approach to Popping & Boogaloo. Teacher in various schools in Montreal and its surroundings, he is recognized and appreciated for his human and playful approach to dance which he perceives above all as a game in which you have to go as far as possible. For more than 10 years, he has participated in national and international competitions, but is also dedicated to the creation of choreographic works.
Ford Mckeown Larose
Co-founder and Artistic Director
OUR TEAM
Anaïs Gachet
Co-founder and Executive Director
Holder of a master’s degree in communication, Anaïs has dual expertise in management and communication. After having worked in several international companies, in France and in Quebec, she finally oriented herself in the artistic and cultural field. In 2013, while a student at the Urban Element Zone dance school, she met Ford and began assisting him in organizing the Chaos Unleashed battle. Both sharing a common vision of dance, she joined him two years later to co-found the Forward Movements company.
Anaïs Gachet
Co-founder and Executive Director
OUR ACCOMPLICES
Amy Jessica Pilette – Volunteer
Asmina Thirunavukarasu – Volunteer
Basilio-Augusto Rabanal-Ayansen – Volunteer
Clémence Clara Faure – Graphic Design
Do Phan Hoi – Photo and video
Joe Danny Aurélien aka DJ InDgo – DJing
Marc Dib aka Mark The Magnanimous – Beatmaking
Mary-Lee Brunet – Project coordination
Romuald Rozan – Project coordination
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Roxane Tessier, Advisor – digital & performance analyst at Énergir | President
Ivanie Aubin-Malo, Dancer, choreographer and dance teacher | Vice-President
Martin Ehoussou, Ethical wall Specialist, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada | Treasurer
Ford Mckeown Larose, Choreographer and Artistic Director, Forward Movements dance company | Secretary