Created in 2010, MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE 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.
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.
Two Catalan companies will take part in the pitching sessions this year: Animal Religion will present “Fang”, while and Amer i Àfrica Circ Cia will pitch their production “Envà”.
1+(1+1): Acrobatic Trio
The creation was supported by MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE and FiraTàrrega (Catalonia, Spain) and made possible thanks to the support of the Ministry of International Relations of Quebec
- Laurie Bérubé
- Elwin Georges Roland
- Xavier Laliberté
- Directed by Ricardo Soler