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About twenty people are doing handstands on Montreal's Place des Festivals while wearing large, colorful skirts that form circles on the ground.
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Festival TransAmériques

21th Edition
May 26 to June 10, 2027
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An epic 20th edition

Relieve the FTA in pictures!

The photo was taken from the side and shows both the artist Mackenzy Bergile waving and the audience at her show Autothérapie.©© Maryse Boyce
In the foreground of Montreal’s Place d’Armes, a person is doing a headstand while wearing a very long green dress that drapes around their legs; two other people are adjusting it. In the background, other performers are doing the same thing.©© Maryse Boyce
3 générations de directeur.rices du Festival TransAmériques sont assis sur la scène du quartier général et échangent. Ici, c'est Martin Faucher qui a le micro et s'exprime avec à sa droite Marie-Hélène Falcon et l'animatrice Catherine Lalonde et à sa gauche, Jessie Mill et Martine Dennewald, actuelles directrices artistiques du FTA.©© Maryse Boyce
On stage at HQ, Bolivian activist Maria Galindo stands in front of a large banner featuring the colorful shapes of the FTA 2026 visual identity and a neon green FTA logo, and greets the crowd that has gathered to attend the major event and the screening of her film.©© Maryse Boyce
Group photo taken on stage at the festival headquarters during the Festival’s opening night, in front of a large image featuring colorful shapes—the symbols of the 2026 edition. In attendance: Ms. Nathalie Maillé, Executive Director of the Conseil des arts de Montréal; Ms. Véronique Fontaine, President and CEO of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec; Ms. Michelle Chawla, Director and CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada; Ms. Andréanne Moreau, City Councilor for the Champlain–L’Île-des-Sœurs district and the elected official responsible for Culture, Heritage, Design, and the French Language for the City of Montreal; as well as Ms. Chantal Rouleau, Member of the National Assembly for the riding of Pointe-aux-Trembles and Minister responsible for the Metropolis and the Montreal Region (Government of Quebec).©© Maryse Boyce
The two actresses in the show Vampyr, dressed in Baroque costumes, take a bow to the audience from the stage, which is lit in purple; two black storage crates and trash bags can also be seen on the floor.©© Maryse Boyce
At the festival headquarters during an evening event, a man is dancing, leaning forward at the waist and tilting his head back toward the ceiling, while a woman in a shiny light blue top is dancing on the left side of the frame, and numerous people can be seen dancing in the background.©© Maryse Boyce
Group photo of the panelists from the “Rouyn d'Amérique” roundtable discussion, featuring Marie-Helene Massy Emond, Simon Turcotte, Jennifer Ricard Turcotte, Rodrigue Turgeon, and a text by Gabrielle Izaguirré Falardeau.©© Maryse Boyce
Group photo of the 2026 FTA International Encounters cohort with Laeticia Philanthrope and Laura Hajjali from the Festival’s outreach team.
Members of the Mexican theater company Pornotrafico—including actor and director Anacarsis Ramos—are seated at a table in a classroom facing students who have come to learn about their artistic practice.©© Maryse Boyce
Director Janaina Leite speaks into the microphone during the roundtable discussion “Intimate Maneuvers,” with artist Emile Pineault to her left.©© Maryse Boyce
Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce
A portrait of lighting designer Lucie Bazzo on stage at the FTA headquarters. She is wearing a black T-shirt and a black zip-up sweatshirt.©© Maryse Boyce
Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce
Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce
Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce
Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce
Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce
Under soft, green lighting, a marching band plays in a circle—with the brass section and the singer visible on screen—while the audience at headquarters dances.©© Vivien Gaumand
In a room with gray floors and walls, choreographer Alexandra “Spicey” Landé leads a warm-up for the audience, which is arranged in a circle around her.©© Vivien Gaumand
The photo is taken as if the viewer were the DJ at a party at FTA headquarters, with the turntables in the foreground and a crowd of people dancing, illuminated by red lights.©© Vivien Gaumand
Léo, one of the booksellers at the “Un livre à soi” bookstore, is standing behind a display of books while several people are looking at them.©© Maryse Boyce
The photo was taken from the side and shows both the artist Mackenzy Bergile waving and the audience at her show Autothérapie.
In the foreground of Montreal’s Place d’Armes, a person is doing a headstand while wearing a very long green dress that drapes around their legs; two other people are adjusting it. In the background, other performers are doing the same thing.
3 générations de directeur.rices du Festival TransAmériques sont assis sur la scène du quartier général et échangent. Ici, c'est Martin Faucher qui a le micro et s'exprime avec à sa droite Marie-Hélène Falcon et l'animatrice Catherine Lalonde et à sa gauche, Jessie Mill et Martine Dennewald, actuelles directrices artistiques du FTA.
On stage at HQ, Bolivian activist Maria Galindo stands in front of a large banner featuring the colorful shapes of the FTA 2026 visual identity and a neon green FTA logo, and greets the crowd that has gathered to attend the major event and the screening of her film.
Group photo taken on stage at the festival headquarters during the Festival’s opening night, in front of a large image featuring colorful shapes—the symbols of the 2026 edition. In attendance: Ms. Nathalie Maillé, Executive Director of the Conseil des arts de Montréal; Ms. Véronique Fontaine, President and CEO of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec; Ms. Michelle Chawla, Director and CEO of the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada; Ms. Andréanne Moreau, City Councilor for the Champlain–L’Île-des-Sœurs district and the elected official responsible for Culture, Heritage, Design, and the French Language for the City of Montreal; as well as Ms. Chantal Rouleau, Member of the National Assembly for the riding of Pointe-aux-Trembles and Minister responsible for the Metropolis and the Montreal Region (Government of Quebec).
The two actresses in the show Vampyr, dressed in Baroque costumes, take a bow to the audience from the stage, which is lit in purple; two black storage crates and trash bags can also be seen on the floor.
At the festival headquarters during an evening event, a man is dancing, leaning forward at the waist and tilting his head back toward the ceiling, while a woman in a shiny light blue top is dancing on the left side of the frame, and numerous people can be seen dancing in the background.
Group photo of the panelists from the “Rouyn d'Amérique” roundtable discussion, featuring Marie-Helene Massy Emond, Simon Turcotte, Jennifer Ricard Turcotte, Rodrigue Turgeon, and a text by Gabrielle Izaguirré Falardeau.
Group photo of the 2026 FTA International Encounters cohort with Laeticia Philanthrope and Laura Hajjali from the Festival’s outreach team.
Members of the Mexican theater company Pornotrafico—including actor and director Anacarsis Ramos—are seated at a table in a classroom facing students who have come to learn about their artistic practice.
Director Janaina Leite speaks into the microphone during the roundtable discussion “Intimate Maneuvers,” with artist Emile Pineault to her left.
Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce
A portrait of lighting designer Lucie Bazzo on stage at the FTA headquarters. She is wearing a black T-shirt and a black zip-up sweatshirt.
Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce
Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce
Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce
Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce
Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce
Under soft, green lighting, a marching band plays in a circle—with the brass section and the singer visible on screen—while the audience at headquarters dances.
In a room with gray floors and walls, choreographer Alexandra “Spicey” Landé leads a warm-up for the audience, which is arranged in a circle around her.
The photo is taken as if the viewer were the DJ at a party at FTA headquarters, with the turntables in the foreground and a crowd of people dancing, illuminated by red lights.
Léo, one of the booksellers at the “Un livre à soi” bookstore, is standing behind a display of books while several people are looking at them.
Fundraising campaign 2025-2026
Always curious, always generous
On the right is a colorful drawing by artist Jessie Kravitz of one person in the arms of another, both draped in large pieces of fabric—an image from the show Encantado. On the left is the slogan for the FTA’s 2025–2026 fundraising campaign: “Always curious, always generous.”
Charlablabla
A table is filled with cards from the Charlablabla game.
Aerial view of people holding the headstand pose while others lie on the ground. Each person is in the center of a large colored circle created from fabric.

Celebrating the Americas

Portrait of the three directors, Sandra O Connor, Jessie Mill and Martine Dennewald.

The Directors' Preface

Three green metal letters spell out the word FTA at the foot of a tree

FTA on tour

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