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Aug 28 Aug 31, 2025
JOAT Festival international de street dance
Battles
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1 Oct 4, 2025
Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui - Ihsane
4 Nov 8, 2025
Hofesh Shechter Company
Hofesh Shechter
Hofesh Shechter Company Theatre of Dreams 552x469
11 Nov 15, 2025
KOMOCO
Sofia Nappi
Komoko Sofia Nappi PUPO 552x469
25 Nov 29, 2025
Côté Danse
Guillaume Côté
Cote Danse Guillaume Cote Burn Baby Burn 0 552x469
13 Jan 17, 2026
Compagnie Hervé Koubi
Hervé Koubi
Compagnie Herve Koubi Sol Invictus 0 552x469
17 Feb 21, 2026
Ballets Jazz Montréal
Jo Strømgren
Ballets Jazz Montreal Jo Stromgren Joie de vivre 552x469
Feb 27 Mar 7, 2026
(LA)HORDE Ballet national de Marseille
Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel
La Horde Ballet National de Marseille Age of Content 552x469
28 Mar 29, 2026
Vías
Diana León, Paco Ziel
VIAS Tout ce quil reste 552x469
1 Apr 4, 2026
Stephanie Lake Company
Stephanie Lake
Stephanie Lake Company Manifesto 552x469
14 Apr 18, 2026
Compagnie Virginie Brunelle
Virginie Brunelle
Compagnie Virginie Brunelle Sans quoi nous creverons 552x469
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2025
edition

Festive! Vibrant! Electrifying!
Visuel JOAT2025 2160 x 1125
JOAT25 battles

In early September and on Labour Day weekend...

...JOAT Festival international de street dance takes Montréal’s Quartier des spectacles by storm for a week of performances and activities for audiences of all ages.

JOAT Festival brings together more than 250 artists who immerse spectators in the world of street dance. The festival program includes high-level battles, breaking, hip hop, popping, krump, beatmakers, youth battles, introductory street dance workshops, master classes, and an exhibition. It’s an opportunity to discover the African-American dances that have become popular all over the world!

Festival Events

JOAT 2025
JOAT BATTLES

Improvising in real time, dancers from around the world in breaking, hip hop, and popping go head-to-head, following the rules of JOAT’s game.

Breaking / August 28, 2025
Hip Hop
/ August 29, 2025
Kidz
/ August 30, 2025
Popping
/ August 31, 2025

Club Soda

VITRINES JOAT2025
FREE PERFORMANCES

Once again this year, the 2-22 Building transforms into a stage for Say it loudly, a performance bringing together 10 street dancers under the direction of choreographer Ricky Saint-Juste. A high-rise show you won’t want to miss!

Say it loudly
by Ricky Saint-Jusna.

Windows of the 2-22 Building (2 Sainte-Catherine Street East)

JOAT Initiation 554 X192
FREE ACTIVITIES

Battles – Breaking, hip hop, popping, kidz – showcases in the windows, introductory workshops, concerts, beatmaking, talk, exhibition, and more.

JOAT Festival international de street dance
August 26 to September 1, 2025

Esplanade and indoor spaces of Place des Arts + 2-22 Building + MEM.

JOAT BREAKING
UEZ Kids
Kidzbattle
Exposition photo Victor Le
Battles
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