Festival Quartiers Danses
September 9 to 19, 2026
Festival Quartiers Danses (FQD) returns for its 24th edition, bringing together more than 30 choreographers and companies from Québec, Canada, and around the world. Presented in several Montréal venues and soon to expand into public spaces, this new edition will spotlight artists with bold and distinctive practices, including Margie Gillis, Lina Cruz, Sonia Gómez, Béatrice Larrivée, Hélène Blackburn x Cai Glover, Liam Francis, and Andrea Peña, while also offering a remarkable Asia Focus featuring creators from Japan and Hong Kong, whose work is still rarely presented on Québec stages. Embracing the theme of resistance, this 24th edition celebrates dance as a force for transformation, resilience, and dialogue.
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Contemporary Dance
Opening Evening of Festival Quartiers Danses
September 10, 20261 performanceCinquième SalleCelebrate the opening of the 24th edition of Festival Quartiers Danses! From Montreal to the United Kingdom, featuring Les Grands Ballets and Liam Francis, immerse yourself in a world where contemporary and neoclassical dance collide—a captivating journey where absolute grace meets raw truth.
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Contemporary Dance
Mutations and Incarnations
September 11, 20261 performanceCinquième SalleThis evening of dance offers a unique artistic journey through the strength and grace of a solo by Margie Gillis, the sensitive quantum space created by Nicholas Bellefleur, and an immersive, introspective solo by Liam Francis—an embodied history of dance.
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Contemporary Dance
Sensibilities, marginalities
September 12, 20261 performanceCinquième SalleDive into the performances of choreographer-performers Lina Cruz and Sonia Gómez: a journey through sensitivities and raw materials, from Quebec poetry to a unique artistic expression from Catalonia.
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Contemporary Dance
Montreal / Hong Kong: Gazes, Voices, and Bodies
September 13, 20261 performanceCinquième SalleFrom Montreal to Hong Kong, the performances of Béatrice Larrivée and KT Yau Ka-hei explore choreographic languages where the theatrical body and the feminist voice collide to sculpt a raw, liberated identity.
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Contemporary Dance
Remembering and Soaring
September 14, 20261 performanceCinquième SalleThree 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.
Dance for and by all
Festival Quartiers Danses was officially founded in 2000 under the direction of Rafik Hubert Sabbagh. From the outset, the FQD has pursued the mission of democratizing contemporary dance in all its forms and making it more accessible to the broadest possible audience. Presented in both traditional and—very often—atypical venues, the festival features multidisciplinary shows that masterfully integrate dance into art installations, films, exhibits and a range of other forms, each one adding a unique dynamic to the artists’ performances.
Firmly believing that dance is a universal language, the Festival Quartiers Danses offers an inclusive platform for all artists in the field. From emerging talents to established choreographers, creators of contemporary dance are invited to showcase styles and cultures from around the world during this event dedicated to dance in all its forms. The Festival presents both original premieres and reworked or evolving pieces, offering artists a living laboratory for new stage experiences.
A busy start to the new season: cultural vitality at Place des Arts
There is always an excitement around Montréal’s cultural season, but at Place des Arts, it is effervescence. On the program: the talents of Mahler, DiDonato and Nézet-Séguin, gravity-defying dancers, and couples on the road from Quebec City to Montreal.
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