Opening Show

activities

12 November
17:30 - 19:30 Théâtre Maisonneuve

Don't miss the official program launch of the 21st CINARS Biennale with SLAM! by Ex Machina and Flip Fabrique! From 5:30 p.m., connect with the CINARS network over cocktails and attend the second awards ceremony of the week. At 6:30 p.m., enjoy a decisive match between theatrical and circus titans, directed by Robert Lepage in one of Montreal's most iconic venues. Get ready for an explosive evening of creativity and celebration!

inter and multi disciplinary arts Official Programming

1 DROP 1000 YEARS + Elusive Matter

Martin Messier

1 DROP 1000 YEARS Homeostasis maintains vital balance by preserving the organism's suitable temperature, symbolizing perpetuity. In 2022, Jaehoon Bang invites Martin Messier to explore this concept through a performance. The Global...

14 November 2024 at 21:30

dance OFF CINARS

1℃ / One Degree

Q Dance Company

One Degree is a measure that draws a border within continuity. The physicality and objects of jumping sports represent a will and desire to leap forward in a continuous life cycle. The scene is structured around an ascending progression of...

14 November 2024 at 20:00

theatre OFF CINARS

176 Steps

Théâtre de l’Œil

Octave, an excellent pianist, is paralyzed by fear and never leaves his home. Delphine leads an active life with swimming, fishing, and working at her parents' fish shop. Their unlikely meeting sparks a transformative friendship. "176 Steps" is a...

14 November 2024 at 19:00

music OFF CINARS

64 Spiritual Moments

64ksana

64 Spiritual Moments takes inspiration from Korean local area Hwanghaedo’s shaman ritual which is known for its most extreme performances among many Korean shaman rituals. It takes repetitive percussive traditional music from Korean shaman...

14 November 2024 at 20:00

dance OFF CINARS

9.2 Cas Public

Beethoven composed his Ninth Symphony when he was almost completely deaf. Cai Glover is hard of hearing and chooses to dance without his hearing aid. What do our senses – or their absence – tell us about our world and, more importantly, how do...

Many dates

dance OFF CINARS

All Hell is Breaking Loose, Honey

Frédérick Gravel

Dans le cadre de SÉRIE B Unconventional male quartet that tackles with great candour the disarray of the North American cis man, his ridicule, his stupidity, his vanity, his excessive violence, but also his vulnerability, his confusion and...

11 November 2024 at 19:30