Post-show talk with the artists
Post-show talk with the artists
Dancing his life on stage, choreographer and dancer José Navas opens his heart and soul as he shares memories of his late partner. A luminous and touching homage.
In a series of six autobiographical solos, Navas pays tribute to William Douglas (1953–1996). Felled by AIDS in the prime of life, Douglas was renowned for the architectural elegance and intelligence of his award-winning choreographic works. The culmination of their artistic relationship, While Waiting, choreographed by Douglas and performed by Navas, earned them a Bessie Award in New York in 1994. On a bare stage, Navas tells their story in fluid dance, calling up his memories to music of James Brown, Billie Holiday, Bach, PJ Harvey, Dorothy Moore, Satie, and birdsong from the Amazon rainforest. A liberating show; an understated and heartfelt ritual. Deeply moving.




Founder and artistic director of Compagnie Flak since 1995, José Navas carries out his overall artistic approach in three distinct ways: he dances with intensity in solo shows charged with emotion, he constructs abstract and captivating group pieces, and he creates pieces of contemporary ballet with classicism and sensitivity.
Choreographer and dancer José Navas.
Lighting Marc Parent.
Costumes José Navas.
Costume design Sonya Bayer, L'Atelier de couture Sonya B.
Technical Direction Marc Parent.
Production Compagnie Flak in coproduction with Theater im Pumpenhaus (Münster, Germany) and Danse Danse (Montreal).
Production Direction and Development Adrien Bussy.
Premiere De Schakel, Waregem (Belgium), October 26, 2022.
In collaboration with JOAT Art & Street Dance and Danse Danse, photographer Do Phan Hoi presents Six Steps - L'exposition, a series of black-and-white photographic portraits with a raw, timeless aesthetic that celebrates the richness and singularity of Montréal’s street dance scene.
An artistic summit inspired by Hamlet, between choreographer and principal dancer Guillaume Côté and theatre maker and director Robert Lepage. An exceptional evening!
Rooted in Irish traditions, mysterious and full of passion, MÁM casts its spell. A wild celebration where feet pound the floor, bodies ignite, and ritual turns into jubilation.
Relentless pulsations, synchronized energies. At once dynamic and meditative, My Fierce Ignorant Step unfolds as an ecstatic soundscape, bursting with the contagious bliss of being alive.
After touring 96 cities across 17 countries, Dance Me – Music by Leonard Cohen returns to Montreal one last time. A unique opportunity to experience — or rediscover — this powerful work that has moved audiences around the world.
Marie Chouinard brings us a compendium of her solos and duets, followed by her dazzling Henri Michaux : Mouvements. A rare alchemy between ink and gesture.
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.
