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Victor Quijada

Choreographer

Victor Quijada and RUBBERBAND have redefined the codes of breakdance and enlivened the Quebec dance scene with some 40 original works presented across Canada and internationally. All are imbued with a strong theatricality, the energy of improvisation, and certain codes of film language, the whole sculpted by an incomparable precision of movement: the RUBBERBAND Method.

In 2002, he founded RUBBERBAND and threw himself into deconstructing the choreographic principles he had learned by blending them with the raw ideology of street dance.

Victor Quijada and RUBBERBAND have redefined the codes of breakdance and enlivened the Quebec dance scene with some 40 original works presented across Canada and internationally. All are imbued with a strong theatricality, the energy of improvisation, and certain codes of film language, the whole sculpted by an incomparable precision of movement: the RUBBERBAND Method.

Quijada was trained in the b-boying circles and hip hop clubs of Los Angeles. In 2002, he founded RUBBERBAND and threw himself into deconstructing the choreographic principles he had learned by blending them with the raw ideology of street dance. In addition to his stage work, he has been teaching the RUBBERBAND Method worldwide for several years. As a guest choreographer, he has created new works for circus and dance companies. Among other collaborations, he has worked on several occasions with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Pacific Northwest Ballet and Scottish Dance Theatre.

Victor Quijada is the former artist in residence of Usine C (2004 and 2006) and Place des Arts (2007–11). His awards include Britain’s National Dance Award for Outstanding Modern Repertory (2003), the International Touring Award of the Canadian Dance Alliance (2012), and the Prix de la danse de Montréal – Prix de la diversité culturelle (2019).