Dr Pascal Caron

Pascal Caron was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1975. He lives and works in Cyprus since 2007. Having trained in ballet and contemporary dance, he has been working as a performer, dancer and choreographer with dance companies and theatre groups in Cyprus such as Dance Gate Nicosia, Paravan Proactions, Satyrico Theatre and THOC, and has presented his own choreographic works in various festivals.

Pascal Caron also holds a PhD from the University of Sorbonne-Paris IV on the relationships between modern dance and literature. In addition to a number of essays and articles on this subject published in academic journals and cultural studies magazines, he is the author of two books: Scotoma. The Blind Spot of Maps and Drawings/ La tache aveugle des cartes et des dessins (in English and in French, Nicosia, 2011). Faunes. Poésie, corps, danse, de Mallarmé à Nijinski (Paris, Honoré Champion, 2006).