La Parenthèse
Founded in 2000 by Christophe Garcia, La Parenthèse is a French contemporary dance company based in Angers and active in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. For the past twenty-five years, it has been building a repertoire of works performed in France, Europe, and North America, with a particularly strong presence in the fields of dance for young audiences and dance-theater.
The company is distinguished by its long-term artistic collaborations with writers, directors, and performers, which enable it to develop hybrid forms that blend dance, theater, and music. It receives support from the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs of the Pays de la Loire, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, the Department of Maine-et-Loire, and the cities of Angers and Marseille. In 2025, it will celebrate its 25th anniversary.
Christophe Garcia
Trained as a dancer and introduced to theater and music from childhood, Christophe Garcia enrolled at the École Rudra Béjart in Lausanne, then joined the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in 1998, where he worked directly with Maurice Béjart. At the same time, he developed a career as a performer with Robert Wilson, Robert Lepage, and Cas Public, before founding La Parenthèse in 2000.
A recipient of several international choreography awards, he is regularly invited to create works for companies and institutions, including the Béjart Ballet Lausanne, the Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, and national opera houses and orchestras in France and Belgium. As an associate of the Pôle National Supérieur de Danse de Cannes-Mougins since 2016, he also carries out educational initiatives with young artists in training.
His collaboration with Érika Tremblay-Roy and Le Petit Théâtre de Sherbrooke (Quebec) has resulted in three productions co-produced by France and Canada: Lettre pour Eléna, Le problème avec le rose (over 300 performances worldwide), and Va falloir toujours toujours (2025), currently on tour in Quebec, Canada, and France.
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On the Matter of Flowers
December 4, 2021
Saint-Hyacinthe
Centre des arts Juliette-Lassonde
20:00
On the Matter of Flowers
December 3, 2021
Drummondville
Maison des arts Desjardins
20:00
The Problem With Pink
November 30, 2021
Saint-Jérôme
Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault
13:30
The Problem With Pink
November 30, 2021
Saint-Jérôme
Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault
09:45
The Problem With Pink
November 29, 2021
Saint-Jérôme
Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault
13:30
The Problem With Pink
November 29, 2021
St-Jérôme
Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault
10:00
The Problem With Pink
November 28, 2021
Saint-Jérôme
Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault
15:00
The Problem With Pink
November 25, 2021
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Théâtre des Deux Rives
13:15
The Problem With Pink
November 25, 2021
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Théâtre des Deux Rives
09:30
The Problem With Pink
November 24, 2021
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Théâtre des Deux Rives
13:15
The Problem With Pink
November 24, 2021
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Théâtre des Deux Rives
09:30
The Problem With Pink
November 23, 2021
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Théâtre des Deux Rives
13:15
The Problem With Pink
November 23, 2021
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Théâtre des Deux Rives
09:30
The Problem With Pink
October 27, 2021
Le May-sur-Èvre
Espace Léopold Sédar Senghor
15:00
The Problem With Pink
July 28, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
4:05 PM
The Problem With Pink
July 27, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 25, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 24, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 23, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 22, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 21, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 20, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 18, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 17, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 16, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 15, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 14, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 13, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 11, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 10, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 9, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 8, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
The Problem With Pink
July 7, 2021
Avignon
Nouveau Grenier
16:05
On the Matter of Flowers
May 15, 2021
Mont-Laurier
L’Espace Théâtre
8 PM
On the Matter of Flowers
May 8, 2021
Montreal
Agora de la danse
16:00
On the Matter of Flowers
May 7, 2021
Montreal
Agora de la danse
18:00
On the Matter of Flowers
May 6, 2021
Montreal
Agora de la danse
18:00
On the Matter of Flowers
May 5, 2021
Montreal
Agora de la danse
18:00
On the Matter of Flowers
May 4, 2021
Montreal
Agora de la danse
18:00
On the Matter of Flowers
May 1, 2021
Montreal
Salle Pauline-Julien
16:00