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Tapping into Imagination

Tiago Rodrigues + Éléonore Brieuc +
Evelyne Londei-Shortall + Zoé Ntumba +
Margarita Herrera Dominguez

Director of the legendary Festival d’Avignon, a vast workshop of imaginary worlds, Portuguese author and director Tiago Rodrigues will be joined by four theatre students for a surprising conversation. We’ve asked them to share their dreams: about art, literature, politics, and the theatres of the future.

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Tiago Rodrigues (Lisbon + Avignon)

After his tenure as artistic director of the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II in Lisbon from 2015 to 2021, Rodrigues took over the reins of the Festival d’Avignon in September 2022, becoming the first foreign artist to helm the prestigious French institution.

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Éléonore Brieuc (Montreal)

Éléonore Brieuc completed her academic journey in the playwriting program at the National Theatre School, after previously studying massage therapy, law, and visual arts.

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Evelyne Londei-Shortall (Montreal)

A graduate in directing from the National Theatre School of Canada, Evelyne Londei-Shortall is interested in power relations in contemporary drama.

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Zoé Ntumba (Montreal)

Born in Kinshasa, Zoé Ntumba is a passionate young artist. She was a Hnatyshyn Foundation grant recipient for dramatic interpretation (2023).

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Margarita Herrera Dominguez (Montreal)

Margarita Herrera Dominguez is an actor and a performing arts director, producer, and cultural worker.

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