Jeanne Renaud CM (August 27, 1928 – September 15, 2022)[1] was a Canadian dancer, choreographer, and artistic director, considered to be one of the founders of modern dance in Quebec.
She trained in classical ballet with Elizabeth Leese and in modern dance with Gérald Crevier in Montreal.
In 1952, she joined with Les Automatistes who had left Quebec for Paris to present a performance at the American Club there.
[2][3][4][5] After leaving Le Groupe, from 1971 to 1975, with Ed Kostiner, she operated Galerie III, a space for contemporary visual art, theatre, music and dance.
From 1987 to 1989, she taught in the dance department of the Université du Québec à Montréal, retiring in the latter year.