Mathieu Leroux
At the crossroads of literature, theatre, and dance, he has developed a distinctive approach that brings together dramaturgical thinking and stage presence.
Mathieu Leroux is a writer, performer, stage director, and dance dramaturg. He holds a degree from l’École supérieure de théâtre de l’UQAM (Acting), a masters from Université de Montréal (French literature), and received the Geneviève de La Tour Fondue scholarship for excellence in his master’s thesis.
His novel Dans la cage (Héliotrope) was pre-selected for the Chambéry First Novel Prize in France. In 2013–14, he was a writer-in-residence at the Goethe Institute in Montreal and Berlin. Leroux is the creator of a solo show (La naissance de Superman, TSF), a group piece (Scrap, Espace Libre), and a choreographic duet with Sébastien Provencher (Bones & Wires, Tangente). He has published several works (novels, essays, short stories). As a performer, he has danced/acted in works by Helen Simard, Louis-Karl Tremblay, Morena Prats, and Other Animals.
As a dramaturg, he has collaborated for many years with artists such as Victor Quijada, Dorotea Saykaly, and Alexandra ‘Spicey’ Landé. He has also been part of the creative team on productions for tanzmainz (Mainz, Germany) and Ballet BC (Vancouver, Canada).
Raw energy, spatial geometries, and electronic pulses. In the intimate setting of Agora de la danse, the Morin/Leroux duo delivers a physical performance in which five dancers search for the tipping point between exhilaration and transcendence.