Marc-André Casavant

Marc-André is an explorer of artistic and emotional territories, who loves to get people out of their comfort zone. A graduate of the LaSalle Conservatory of Performing Arts, he continued his training by participating in theatrical workshops, both in Montreal and abroad. Under the non-binary theme of "Discosalope", he performed his subversive solo character of Fontaine in Montreal, New York, Brooklyn and Berlin. His work draws its inspiration from an aesthetic of cinematic peculiarity. It offers an extravagant universe that sometimes invites science fiction, fantasy, surrealism and dream sequences. Marc-André unveiled his performances of "Pourquoi pas ?!" and "Private" at the Fonderie Darling Gallery in Montreal in recent years. At the frontiers of reality, his creation "Fragments", presented as part of the Home Theater Festival, remains an important work in his creative journey. He knows how to challenge himself with controversial toics, but always with a touch of tongue in cheek humour and irony. It is in intimate voyage, through shared social responsibility, and faced with a certain vulnerability, that he feels the most alive. An actor by training, his fascination for poetry and the written word, his audacity and his rebellious side of interpretation, has led him to question the established order within the framework of artistic representation. Casavant delves in the world of film, television and stage, producing his own shows. "19:00" is his very first film, but certainly not his last.