En Piste, the national circus arts association offers you a vibrant autumn circus panorama in Quebec and Canada. Around fifty companies present their shows across the territory, from September to December.
Summer concludes with abundance in Quebec
September will be abundant with productions and events for all tastes. Until the 8th, the
For its first edition in Montreal, from September 6 to 8, the Festival Drôle d’oiseau features Quebec companies: the Evelyne et Stéphane collective, Marguerite à bicyclette, People Watching, and the Melkior quartet, stemming from Projet Sanctuaire. During the festive Saturday evening at Théâtre Desjardins in the LaSalle borough, the
In Gatineau, until September 22, Cirque du Soleil will present its ECHO. On September 10, Gatineau residents will have the opportunity to enjoy SLAM!, co-produced by FLIP Fabrique and Ex-Machina, which will be in Drummondville and in Baie-Comeau in December. On September 14, FLIP Fabrique’s Vacances opens in Mont-Laurier, and the Tournée des 400 coups runs until October 1st in the promenades, parks, markets, and main arteries of several Quebec municipalities such as Rimouski, Sainte-Anne de Bellevue, or Lac Mégantic, among others. Sarah Louis-Jean will present her Tempoflo on September 18 in Trois-Rivières.
In the metropolis, Cirque Éloize continues its Bon Voyage until September 15. Les soeurs kif-kif and their Côté confiture will perform on September 13 in the Quartier des spectacles, where on September 22, for the opening of Place des Arts, we will also see Cirk’Alors! by compagnie In Toto, which will later be in Varennes on November 17.
Street arts will take over old Mascouche during the Chapô festival, from September 13 to 15, featuring several circus artists including Bekka Rose, Becky Hoops, and Sarah Louis-Jean. Not to mention Throw2Catch’s entertaining Geek Quest and an original attraction, the Camion d’intervention artistique (CIA), a gleaming fire truck that will “ignite smiles to extinguish gloom” and will then travel to Brossard on September 28. On the same day, Machine de Cirque’s Ghost Light is not to be missed in Terrebonne.
In bulk at Montreal’s Maisons de la culture until December: Battements de cirque’s Duo Loco-Motion, N.Ormes by the Agathe et Adrien duo, Collectif 4237’s Lab0, as well as Hisse et Ho and Félie by Le Gros Orteil. Always very active, the company Le Gros Orteil will present Les voisines and several shows in Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick from September to December.
In the Appalachians, Luna Caballera’s equestrian Cabaret magique will take place on October 12 and 13 in Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire. The company
Street artists, Toxique Trottoir, Imagicario, La Dame de feu, Monsieur Gazon, and many others tread the pavement with their street arts. As for La marche du crabe, Victor will spend September in the Montreal region, and Amarelinha will conclude the month in Newfoundland and return to Montreal in October.
Let us conclude this month of October on the 24th, at Cinéma Beaubien in Montreal for the premiere of Marc-André Lefebvre’s documentary on Productions Carmagnole: Quand la folie est maître, l’impossible se passe.
The anticipated return of the Cabarets du Monastère, at Centre St. Jax in Montreal with high-end artists, is scheduled from November 7 to 15. An exceptional show, Murmuration by Patin Libre, will glide into an arena near you in Salaberry de Valleyfield on November 9, in Saint-Michel on November 10, and in Rosemont on November 16.
Machine de Cirque’s Ghost Light continues its tour in Salaberry de Valleyfield on November 2, in Sherbrooke on November 26, and on December 7 in Laval.
For the whole family, L’Aubergine will perform Là-bas in Gatineau, from November 13 to 15, and in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield on November 17. The recent creation Kintsugi by Machine de Cirque will be presented on the evening of November 15 at Théâtre Maisonneuve in Montreal. With its Chinese shadows and acrobatics, André Giroux’s L’Hermite will be in Granby on November 16 and, from November 18 to 27, at the Maison de la culture de Pointe aux Trembles before heading to the Maritimes and Ontario.
FLIP Fabrique inaugurates December with SLAM! presented in Drummondville and a few days later in Rimouski, then in Baie-Comeau. Also premiering, L’Aubergine’s
During the holiday season, at Maison Théâtre de Montréal, Quebec City’s L’Aubergine presents its recent creation Là-bas, from December 11, 2024, to January 5, 2025. From December 18 to January 5, a visit from the Belgians of Okidok and their classic Ha! Ha! Ha! ; this clown show, already successfully presented in 2006 at TOHU, returns perfectly polished.
In the national capital, at Le Diamant, Théâtre à Tempo will mark the holidays with a world premiere: Action! from December 19 to 29. Also in Quebec City, Cirque du Soleil’s Crystal will be at Centre Vidéotron from December 26 to 29, and OVO will play at Montreal’s Bell Centre from December 27 to January 5.
Cirque du Soleil will be in Vancouver with ECHO from October 9 to December 15, and with OVO in St. Catharines, Ontario, from December 21 to 23.
US-based circuses are touring their productions in Canada. In September, Cirque Italia will visit Alberta with Water Circus in Edmonton, Sherwood Park, and Red Deer. With
In the West, in late September, in Vernon, British Columbia,