Martine Époque (April 30, 1942 – January 18, 2018) was a French-born Canadian dance educator and choreographer living in Quebec.
She was recruited by the Université de Montréal to develop a dance course for the physical education program and came to Canada in 1967.
[2][3][4] Époque founded the contemporary dance company Le Groupe Nouvelle Aire and served as its artistic director from 1968 to 1982.
In 1999, she published a memoir Le Groupe Nouvelle Aire en Mémoires, 1968-1982.
She helped establish the Agora de la danse, a creative space for contemporary dance in Montreal, and Passerelle 840, a laboratory ans showcase for experiments in choreography.