Remembering and Soaring

Show Contemporary Dance
Date

September 14, 2026

1 performance

8:00 p.m.
Price
Regular: $30 to $49 Tx and fees incl. Youth rate available

Three unique performances by EL GAO, Meggie Cloutier-Hamel and Janelle Hacault make personal history and collective imaginary dance into life, inviting us to explore our relationship to identity in poetical and humouristic ways.

FE by EL GAO

With four performers of Cuban origin, EL GAO invite us into a profound exploration of human emotions and trauma, where dance becomes a powerful vehicle for social transformation and resilience. This work fuses contemporary dance, Afro-Cuban folklore and classical ballet, creating a unique alchemy where every gesture tells a story.

Projet Pilote by Meggie Cloutier-Hamel

Projet Pilote is a solo that explores the symbolism of paper airplanes, caught between childhood memories and the transition to adulthood. Through their manipulation—balancing, taking flight, falling and relaunching—the choreographic language takes shape and directly influences the movement. A graduate of the École supérieure de ballet du Québec and the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, the artist develops an approach driven by the desire to bridge different art forms and make dance more accessible.

Kapwa by Janelle Hacault

Canadian artist of Filipino and French descent, Janelle Hacault breathes her rich multidisciplinary experience into Kapwa, a solo born from a pilgrimage to her ancestral land. Recognized for her work on stage, on screen and in the circus arts, she explores themes of identity, femininity and belonging. Drawing on the Filipino philosophical concept of "Kapwa"—the profound interconnection of all beings—the choreographer reimagines an existence liberated from patriarchy and capitalism.

  • Duration 1h35 with intermission
  • Language Contains spoken passages in English
  • EL GAO, FE (40 min)

    Meggie Cloutier-Hamel, Projet Pilote (20 min)

    Janelle Hacault, Kapwa (15 min)

  • Production / Presentation

    Festival Quartiers Danses

"The [paper airplanes] are truly the central element. There are many of them on stage. [...] It’s a bit of a return to the inner child within an adult body. It's about rediscovering an object deeply rooted in our memory—one we often threw at school, or made with our parents." 

Meggie Cloutier-Hamel, Le Quotidien

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