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
March 12, 2021
Saguenay
Diffusion Saguenay
19:30
On the Matter of Flowers
March 11, 2021
Dolbeau-Mistassini
Salle Desjardins
19:30
On the Matter of Flowers
February 22, 2021
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Théâtre des Deux Rives
19:30
On the Matter of Flowers
February 21, 2021
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Théâtre des Deux Rives
16:00
On the Matter of Flowers
February 1, 2021
Montreal
Maison de la culture Villeray
19:30
On the Matter of Flowers
December 4, 2020
Terrebonne
Théâtre du Vieux-Terrebonne
20:00
On the Matter of Flowers
November 28, 2020
Val-d'Or
Théâtre Télébec
19:30
On the Matter of Flowers
November 26, 2020
Amos
Théâtre des Eskers
20:00
On the Matter of Flowers
November 26, 2020
Rouyn-Noranda
Théâtre du cuivre
16:00
On the Matter of Flowers
November 20, 2020
Havre-Aubert
Au Vieux Treuil
19:30
On the Matter of Flowers
November 17, 2020
Gaspé
Centre de création diffusion
20:00
On the Matter of Flowers
November 13, 2020
Rivière-du-Loup
Centre culturel Berger
20:00
On the Matter of Flowers
November 11, 2020
Rimouski
Salle Desjardins-Telus
20:00
On the Matter of Flowers
November 9, 2020
Baie-Comeau
Centre des arts
20:00
On the Matter of Flowers
November 7, 2020
Sept-Îles
Salle Jean-Marc-Dion
19:30
On the Matter of Flowers
November 1, 2020
Sherbrooke
Centre culturel de l’Université
19:00
On the Matter of Flowers
October 21, 2020
Montreal
Salle Pauline-Julien
20:00
On the Matter of Flowers
October 21, 2020
Montreal
Salle Pauline-Julien
20:00
On the Matter of Flowers
October 17, 2020
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Théâtre des Deux Rives
19:00
On the Matter of Flowers
October 15, 2020
Montreal
Maison de la culture NDG
19:00
The Problem With Pink
February 26, 2020
Sainte-Thérèse
Théâtre Lionel-Groulx
9:30
The Problem With Pink
February 26, 2020
Sainte-Thérèse
Théâtre Lionel-Groulx
13:00
The Problem With Pink
February 25, 2020
Sainte-Thérèse
Théâtre Lionel-Groulx
9:30
The Problem With Pink
February 25, 2020
Sainte-Thérèse
Odyscène
13:00
The Problem With Pink
February 24, 2020
Ste-Thérèse
Odyscène
9:30
The Problem With Pink
February 24, 2020
Ste-Thérèse
Odyscène
13:00
The Problem With Pink
February 19, 2020
L'Assomption
Théâtre Hector-Charland
13:00
The Problem With Pink
February 19, 2020
L'Assomption
Théâtre Hector-Charland
10:00
The Problem With Pink
February 18, 2020
L'Assomption
Théâtre Hector-Charland
13:00
The Problem With Pink
February 18, 2020
Assomption
Théâtre Hector-Charland
10:00
The Problem With Pink
February 16, 2020
Montreal
Maison Théâtre
15:00
The Problem With Pink
February 15, 2020
Montreal
Maison Théâtre
15:00
The Problem With Pink
February 14, 2020
Montreal
Maison Théâtre
9:30
The Problem With Pink
February 14, 2020
Montreal
Maison Théâtre
13:30
The Problem With Pink
February 13, 2020
Montreal
Maison Théâtre
13:00
The Problem With Pink
February 13, 2020
Montreal
Maison Théâtre
10:00
The Problem With Pink
February 12, 2020
Montreal
Maison Théâtre
13:00
The Problem With Pink
February 12, 2020
Montreal
Maison Théâtre
10:00
The Problem With Pink
February 11, 2020
Montreal
Maison Théâtre
13:00
The Problem With Pink
February 11, 2020
Montreal
Maison Théâtre
10:00