Montreal Performance Festival | Centaur Theatre Presents the Inaugural WINTERWORKS February 25 – March 15, 2025

From a media release

Montreal Performance Festival
Centaur Theatre Proudly Presents the Inaugural
WINTERWORKS
February 25 – March 15, 2025

WinterWorks is Montreal’s dedicated home for exciting, boundary-pushing premieres

Montreal, QC – Get ready to immerse yourself in a bold celebration of artistry and innovation! Centaur Theatre’s WinterWorks, the thrilling evolution of the Wildside Festival, breaks new ground with an eclectic lineup of performances that defy convention and ignite the imagination. 

Conte Bright Comme Un Diamond by Fano Maddox

From daring theatrical productions to intimate gallery performances and thought-provoking readings, this festival is a playground for risk-takers and boundary-pushers, redefining what theatre can be.

Presented by Centaur Theatre from February 25 - March 15, 2025, and selected by WinterWorks curator and associate artist Rebecca Gibian along with artistic director Eda Holmes, WinterWorks presents cutting-edge work by established companies and emerging artists alike, through theatrical productions, readings, and gallery performances, complemented by two productions taking place at La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines. 

Fostering innovation and creativity in the Montreal performing arts community, the inaugural WinterWorks line-up features.

Adventures, An Imago Theatre and Keep Good (Theatre) Company Collaboration

PRODUCTIONS AT CENTAUR THEATRE

Adventures

February 25 – March 1, 2025 at Centaur Theatre

An Imago Theatre and Keep Good (Theatre) Company Collaboration
Starring Ann-Marie Kerr
Directed by Christian Barry
Original Soundscape by Jackson Fairfax-Perry
Gillian Clark - Playwright

Be carried away in a story that is for the hopeful and the hopeless. Part fairy tale, part gritty-real-life story, Adventures invites us to the roots of the Mother Tree in this time of collective grief, to witness PJ and Wendy on the edge of a life-altering moment. 

Resurrection (Photo by Richard Dworkin)

Resurrection 

March 11 – March 15, 2025 at Centaur Theatre

Created by Dane Stewart with Andrew Morrisey & Andrew Boudreau
Directed by Adam Capriolo
Dane Stewart - Writer, Performer, Producer
Andrew Morrisey - Performer
Andrew Boudreau - Pianist

Resurrection is the real story of Michael Callen—activist, musician, and leader in the AIDS self-empowerment movement. Based on the hit CBC podcast of the same name, the show is part cabaret, part documentary theory, part live podcast event.

Based on the life and music of Michael Callen. Adapted from the cabaret show directed by Margot Bégin.

On What Ground An Other Hearts Collective presentation

GALLERY PERFORMANCE

On What Ground

March 7-8, 2025 at Centaur Theatre

An Other Hearts Collective presentation
Written by Other Hearts… and the audience
Eris Thomas - Creator/Performer/Producer
Yousef Kadoura - Creator/Performer
Sebastian Marzialli - Creator/Performer

For a society that is increasingly realizing the critical importance of place and environment, On What Ground is an exploration of the ways that we find, make, and leave the places that define us.

What is the first place you remember?  How will this place remember us? Is this the place yet? 

Bud <3, Written & Produced by Darragh Mondoux

WINTERWORKS READING

​Bud <3 

March 2, 2025 at Centaur Theatre

Written & Produced by Darragh Mondoux
Performed by Samantha Bitonti, Riley Wilson, and Lucas DiTecco
Directed by Rahul Gandhi 

A creative, clever and heartfelt theatre for young audiences play that brings together grief and horticulture, Bud <3 is an object puppetry piece exploring the rituals around caring for houseplants and our loved ones through infancy, through life, and in death.

PRODUCTIONS AT LA CHAPELLE SCÈNES CONTEMPORAINES

Conte Bright Comme Un Diamond

February 17, 18, 20, 22 at La Chapelle

Par Fano Maddix
Fano Maddix - Storyteller
Audrée Lewka - Set, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Abèle Kildir - Composer and Live Musician
Sovann Rochon Prom-Tep - Director

Conte bright comme un diamond is based on an Acadian folktale that is several centuries old, presented in Chiac in a contemporary form by Fano Maddix. This show is an invitation to be touched by tradition. 

This is original folklore: we’ve kept the true medieval twists of the story, with its grandma fairy vibes, flying islands, and magical sex work. Because folklore doesn’t care what anyone says: it knows it’s glorious, timeless, and queer.

One performance will be presented in English, with three performances in Chiac.

For Everyone Stuck Chasing The Clock by Chloë Lum & Yannick Desranleau

For Everyone Stuck Chasing The Clock

March 3, 4, 6, and 7, 2025 at La Chapelle

Par Chloë Lum & Yannick Desranleau
Chloë Lum & Yannick Desranleau - Concept, Text, Set Design & Choreography
Jacqueline van de Geer, Lenore Herrem, Lior Maharjan, Michael Martini - Performers

Between visual art and performance, four characters live in a spatiotemporal loop created by the limitations of their shared chronic illness. Half-resigned yet still filled with hope, they find meaning and purpose by putting on a show about their lived experience.

Conte bright comme un diamond - Fano Maddix: