With four performers of Cuban origin, EL GAO invite us into a profound exploration of human emotions and trauma, where dance becomes a powerful vehicle for social transformation and resilience. This work fuses contemporary dance, Afro-Cuban folklore, and classical ballet, creating a unique alchemy where every gesture tells a story.
Projet Pilote is a solo that explores the symbolism of paper airplanes, caught between childhood memories and the transition to adulthood. Through their manipulation—balancing, taking flight, falling, and relaunching—the choreographic language takes shape and directly influences the movement. A graduate of the École supérieure de ballet du Québec and the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, the artist develops an approach driven by the desire to bridge different art forms and make dance more accessible.
Canadian artist of Filipino and French descent, Janelle Hacault breathes her rich multidisciplinary experience into Kapwa, a solo born from a pilgrimage to her ancestral land. Recognized for her work on stage, on screen, and in the circus arts, she explores themes of identity, femininity, and belonging. Drawing on the Filipino philosophical concept of “Kapwa”—the profound interconnection of all beings—the choreographer reimagines an existence liberated from patriarchy and capitalism.
