Since his first appearances on a neighbor’s coffee table, Maine native Louis Gervais has performed with more than 30 professional dance companies in Boston, New York, and Montreal. At the turn of the century, Louis returned from his 20 year adventure to begin his work as a solo performing artist in Maine.

Louis creates a unique performance experience by combining dance and storytelling with original music, and audience participation. He has recently expanded his performance work to include commedia del arte mask work, mime, puppetry and aerial dance in collaboration with various New England arts groups.

Louis has created choreographies for colleges, two one-man shows of his award-winning theatrical solos and has received critical acclaim for Red Light Rooster!; his interactive performance for children. Louis has been well received on the faculties of Bates and Bowdoin Colleges.

As a teaching artist, he has employed dance in Building Community Through the Arts; which creates community by bringing dance and performing arts into high school classrooms throughout Maine. Louis is currently on the faculty at New Dance Studio in Portland where he teaches adult beginners, and hosts a Tuesday night improv jam.