MONTRÉAL is PRESQUE CiRQUE

MONTREAL is COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE

MONTREAL is COMPLETELY CIRCUS again this summer. A hybrid edition, combining digital production and indoor and outdoor shows, from July 8 to 18, 2021. To our great delight! Because we were looking forward to see you again.

MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE is a Festival that brings people together across the city every July with a stunning circus program. For 11 days, Montreal moves to the rhythm of circus arts. Its venues, streets, parks, and sidewalks become stages to showcase colourful, high-flying performances from here and around the world.

An event not to be missed, MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE presents diversity in all its forms and expressions by creating moments where the most talented artists from the circus world come together to perform.

Created in 2010, it is the result of a collective dream that brings together TOHU—the project’s driving force—along with the support of Cirque Éloize, Les7 doigts de la main, Cirque du Soleil, the National Circus School, and En Piste. Together, they pooled their expertise, resources and will to create the first North American international festival dedicated to circus arts.

TOHU, the driving force behind the Festival

Located at the heart of the Cité des arts du cirque, TOHU is a place of diffusion, creation, experimentation, and convergence between culture (CIRCUS), environment (EARTH) and community involvement (HUMAN). Since its inception in 2004, it has become a world reference for sustainable development.

A shining example—here and beyond

TOHU and MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE contribute to Montreal status as an international capital of circus arts, and participate to the incredible rise of Quebec’s circus scene by offering programming that allows the province to truly shine.

A market for professionals

The INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS MARKET (MICC), created in 2015 following a TOHU’s initiative, brings together over 200 professionals from the circus world circus during MONTREAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE. This 4-day event dedicated to conferences, workshops, meetings and discoveries contributes to highlight contemporary circus arts from here and elsewhere.
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Word from the direction

TOHU, together with Montreal circus players, Cirque du Soleil, Les 7 Doigts, Eloize, En Piste, national circus arts alliance and École nationale de cirque (National Circus School), has imagined a meeting of the circus planet in Montreal. A meeting with artists and companies from here and elsewhere, programmers, presenters, partners and especially with the public.

We wanted to make people discover this very rich contemporary art, sometimes unknown, which marries with an astonishing creativity all forms of art and generates encounters of a natural diversity that make it an art totally open to the world.

This meeting took place. The Festival was born, grew and developed rapidly thanks to all of you. Although it is not possible this year to offer the edition we had prepared, we took this opportunity to imagine a different meeting to continue to promote the circus arts in Montreal. That is how this edition was born, which we have named MONTREAL PRESQUE CiRQUE.

With you, we will continue to keep Montreal alive as the international capital of the circus arts.

We'll meet again soon!

Stéphane LAVOIE Executive and Programming Director

Nadine MARCHAND
Director - MONTREAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE

Historic

Created in 2010, MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE has 13 editions under its belt.

Relive the highlights here by downloading past brochures.

2022
2021

Destination TOHU and Festival 2021 programming

2019

2019 Programming

2018

2018 programming

2017

2017 programming

2016

2016 programming

2015

Program 2015

2014

Program 2014

2013

program 2013

2012

Program 2012

2011

Program 2011

2010

Program 2010

Team

General Direction
Stéphane Lavoie
Executive and Programming Director
MONTREAL COMPLÈTEMENT CIRQUE
Nadine Marchand
Director - MONTREAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE
Guillaume Labelle
Outdoor events production Director
Les 3GÉANTS
Pascale Bélanger
Dir. Production Les 3 Géants
Programmation
Ruth Wikler
Deputy Director of Programming, Circus Arts
Aaron Marquise
Project Coordinator, International Contemporary Circus Market (MICC)
Claire Liberge
Artistic Planning Officer
Marc-André Goulet
Outside programming agent Circus
Luc Savard
Dir. Adjoint programmation – Activités culturelles, éducation et loisirs
Communication and marketing
Julie Fournier
Directrice du marketing et des communications
Élise Mailhot-Paquette
Communications Manager
Anne-Sophie Durand
Marketing Manager
Daphnée Gilbert
Communications Agent - TOHU
Johanna Bettini
Gestionnaire Marketing Numérique et médias sociaux
Edith Paris
Graphic designer
Roy & Turner Communications
Press Relations
Administration and Finances
Stacy Delince
Directrice Générale Adjointe
Marina Di Blasi
Administrative Assistant
Pablo Maneyrol
Public Funding Manager
Laure Cherrière
Human Resources Manager
Walid Wardeh
Director of Finance
Partnership and Philantropy
Sophie Desbiens
Partnerships and Philanthropy Director
Morgan Percher
Account manager partnerships and philanthropy
Diance Simon
Sales and Development Manager
Production
Guillaume Labelle
Outdoor events production Director
Amélie Couturier
Operations and Logistics Coordinator
Stéphany Béliveau
Technical Director
Caroline Joyal
Production Coordinator
Production TOHU / Festival (indoor)
Éric Gingras
Production Director
Operations - Box Office - Festival Transports
Johanne Lavoie
Box Office and Operations Director
Olivier Beauséjour
Box Office Manager
Operations & promoter event
Nancy Cormier
Director of Operations and Promotors Events
+ The all Reception Team / Box Office / Bistro / Venue and Parking / Janitor
Founders
Jan-Rok Achard
Founder
Charles-Mathieu Brunelle
Founder
Marc Lalonde
Founder
Gaétan Morency
Founder
Cirque du Soleil
Founder
École nationale de cirque
Founder
En Piste
Founder