LABdiff 10
Marcus Merasty + Noel Transcendance Vezina
ÉDIFICE WILDER | Espace Vert
October 31, 2026 - 7pm
November 1, 2026 - 4pm
November 2, 2026 - 7pm
25$
Doors: 30 minutes before the presentation
Bar service in the space
Discussion led by the curators every evening
Put on your slippers and take in two artistic offerings during an eclectic and lively evening! Following three weeks of exploratory research in our very own underground, Espace Vert, the artists offer you the fruits of their experiments in the form of a public presentation. Over a drink, the curators provide a space for a friendly discussion where the public’s experiences and thoughts come together to create a collective meaning. With this presentation model, Tangente opens the doors of its laboratory to cultivate a privileged and intimate relationship between artists and the audience.
90 minutes
There might be the scent of sweetgrass in the air before the presentations.
The order of the pieces is subject to change.
Marcus Merasty
Drawing inspiration from stories of human-animal transformation, Marcus passes on his work to three performers using somatic explorations, soundscapes and interaction with objects, including moose hides.
Marcus Merasty (he/they) is a Nēhithaw/Cree performer, choreographer and multidisciplinary artist with ancestral roots in Wapâwikoscikanihk/Pelican Narrows, in northern Saskatchewan. The Cree people of northern Saskatchewan are also known as Assin’skowitiniwak, which translates to “People of the rocky area”. Their work integrates traditional and contemporary Indigenous dance forms, ideologies, and practices with choreography, visual imagery, storytelling, poetry, film, and object-based performance. Rooted in decolonial approaches, territory-based research, and the exploration of somatic movement and relationships with objects, their practice investigates histories, lived experiences and narratives that shape both personal and collective memory. Their most recent work, The Golden Rez Dog, premiered in 2026.
With the support of Canada Council for the Arts
Treaty 1-born Sophie Dow is a multidisciplinary creator, inspired by dance, music, film, collaboration and Michif/Assiniboine + French/Ukrainian roots. An avid adventurer, Sophie exudes passions for busking and traveling on top of holding a degree in Dance Performance and Choreography from York University. Sophie presently fulfills roles as: artistic associate of O.Dela Arts, The Chimera Project & V’ni Dansi/Louis Riel Métis Dancers; residency coordinator at Dance West Network; creative director of PEC’s Flight Festival; a licensed practitioner of Traditional Thai Massage; a trained facilitator & student of BreathWave; a freelance dancer/choreographer/musician/clown and a puddle-jumping trickster.
Moving between somatics, contemporary dance and film, Kyana Lyne’s artistry is primarily concerned with phenomenology, identity, and healing. She moved to Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyaang/Montréal upon graduating from Toronto Metropolitan University’s dance program in 2018, formerly known as Ryerson University. This relocation allowed her to reconnect with her Anishnaabe roots, unraveling questions surrounding the significance of cultural relations and ancestral knowledge. She explores storytelling through movement as a way to expand and discern her Indigenous identity within her contemporary practices. Since 2020, her choreographic films have been screened in various festivals such as Hot Docs, Rhode Island Film Festival, REGARD, FIFA, and Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma. As a multidisciplinary artist, Kyana has nurtured her practice through commissions with Wapikoni Mobile and Migration Dance Film Project, and dance-research initiatives with Linda Rabin, Caroline Namts, and Rachelle Bourget. She is also a company dancer in the Margie Gillis Dance Foundation’s Legacy Project since 2021 and is currently working as a performer for Lara Kramer’s next creation, Remember that time we met in the future?
George Stamos is an established Montréal-based contemporary dance artist who has performed worldwide. He has worked with numerous artists and companies, including Zab Maboungou/Nyata Nyata, Benoît Lachambre, and Sara Shelton Mann/Company Contraband. He is currently touring his solo Sister Nightlight, pursuing graduate studies in Counselling Psychology, and sharing his films across Canada at prominent festivals. His practice bridges contemporary dance, storytelling, and queer performance. George is delighted to be part of this exciting new project led by choreographer Marcus Merasty.
Lara Kramer is a performer, choreographer and multidisciplinary artist of mixed Oji-Cree and settler heritage, raised in London, Ontario, and based in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montréal. For over 20 years, her choreographic research and fieldwork have been grounded in intergenerational relations, embodied knowledge, cultural memory, storytelling, and reclamation. She is the first generation in her family not to have attended Residential Schools. Working across dance, performance, installation, sound, photography and visual art, her creations have been presented nationally and internationally in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Martinique, Belgium, Norway, Vienna, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Her work has received multiple awards and acknowledgements for artistic achievement both as an emerging and established artist. In 2018, she received the Jacqueline Lemieux Prize for artistic excellence and distinguished career achievement in dance and most recently the 2026 Prix Powerhouse. She holds a BFA in Contemporary Dance (2008) and an MFA from Concordia University (2024). Since 2021, she has been an Associate Artist with Centre de Création O Vertigo.
Marcus’s practice is rooted in the intertwining of traditional and contemporary Indigenous dance forms, ideologies, and practices. His multidisciplinary approach combines choreography with visual imagery, storytelling, poetry, film, and object-based performance. Decolonial practices and land-based research inform his process, while somatic movement exploration remains central to his artistic expression.
Noel Transcendance Vezina
Repeating movement sequences over and over again. Transforming them into something personal and intimate. Noel brings queer line dancing into the realm of contemporary dance as he explores the process of becoming.
Noel Transcendance Vezina is a queer, interdisciplinary, dance and movement artist based in Montréal (Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang). Largely community-taught, their process is highly intuitive and organic. Noel strives to be radically soft, honest, and vulnerable. They value not knowing and never perfecting. To be kind and loving is essential. Approaching performance as a tool to connect deeply to themselves and to others, their work often takes on ephemeral and intimate forms. Alongside their performance projects, Noel organizes Montréal SPURS nights, a queer line dancing community that has been gathering since 2023. Noel has received support from the Canada Council for the Arts in research and creation, and has been awarded residencies from the Conseil des arts de Montréal, CCOV, Circuit-Est, Studio 303, and MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels).
This production includes the choreography Call Me Señorita by Rick Dominguez (2019).
Noel Transcendance Vezina received support from Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique and Zab Maboungou/Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata.
This project was supported by the Conseil des arts de Montréal and the Caisse Desjardins de la Culture as part of our “Donnez un coup de pouce, déplacez une montagne!” crowdfunding project on the La Ruche platform, a partner of Tangente.
this exploration is for me an ode to my community, and the peace, joy, and freedom that line dancing offers. my devotion to this practice and its (ongoing) history has transformed me. a dream, a gift, a commitment, a calling. i am forever grateful.
