Présences en dialogue

As part of their performance training, graduating students from the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal (EDCM) create and perform solos designed specifically for a given site. Through a partnership between the EDCM and Danse Danse, these works come to life in the foyer and tucked-away corners of Théâtre Maisonneuve.

Each performer selects a distinct location—staircase, window bay, threshold, corner, or passageway—and crafts their solo in response to the space’s unique features: architecture, natural light, surfaces, acoustics, the rhythm of the venue, and the audience’s proximity. Here, the site is not merely a backdrop; it becomes a true creative partner.

Audiences can experience these solos by emerging artists on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., before and after Manifesto, a performance by Stephanie Lake Company.

Artistic and academic direction Lisa Davies.

Production Alice Renucci.

Teaching Lucie Grégoire, Isabelle Poirier.

Performance Laurianne Bergeron-Routhier, Lilly Bouvier, Nathan Buldakova, Coralie Caloz, Xalbat Corret, Angélyk Delisle-Hevey, Julie Dupin, Livia Fortin, Elouan Gourvennec, Alikisia Ikauno, Mélhya Kilic-Pégourié, Stephania Koujelev, Fanny Labbé, Solveig Langlois, Fanny Laplanche, Mathis Mailloux, Elisa Martin, Oli Pedneault-Doucet, Olivier Péloquin, Noémie Pino-Buisson, Margaux Pommier, Marine Rausis, Regine Senatus-Lange, Catherine Simard.