Final Holds draws on the world of professional wrestling as a metaphor for care, absence, and grief, where the final move of a match echoes the last gesture of holding a loved one.
Programming
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To Embody: Joyful Militancy and Irresistible Activism
2026-2027 programRead moreMichelle Caron-Pawlowsky
Finishing HoldsRead moreÆlab
Entre branches, bronches et rayons.Read moreThe duo Ælab, part of the Interventions component of the 2026–2027 program, is presenting two bike-and-audio activities with the Mobile Station, as well as an AV performance featuring modular synthesis, exploring the combined power of plants and mobility.
Jad Orphée Chami
Residency
Micro-residency at La HALTE: l’appel du rhapsodeRead moreAs part of a two-day micro-residency at La HALTE de DARE-DARE, Jad Orphée Charmi is offering a workshop exploring the memory of a place and the objects that embody it, as well as a storytelling evening.
Caroline Gagné
Peupleraie - Corps social et corps sonoreRead morePeupleraie invites us to explore the soundscape of a community of trees, poplars, in the urban fabric of the Petite-Bourgogne neighborhood and the Lachine Canal, as a metaphor for the “living environment” and the social body. Anyone passing through the South-West neighborhood with an internet-connected device and a pair of headphones can experience the project. Various connectors are available at the HALTE or at the DARE-DARE offices.
Andréanne Martin
Les seins ballants, je m'en vais au ventRead moreLes seins ballants, je m’en vais au vent is a micro-edition of nomadic artist books that explore the idea of wandering from a feminist and decolonial perspective, and are designed to evolve over the course of a year.
Ventology Training and Sensing
Read moreWhat does the air above your neighbourhood actually smell like? What sounds are escaping through the vents on your block? Ventology Training and Sensing invites you into a world full of blowing hot—and sometimes pulpy—air.
Archives
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Infiniment Petit
Fundraising EventRead moreRaphaëlle de Groot
ReconnaissanceRead moreWith the help of devices equipped with magnifying lenses, the artist closely observed the surface of his skin as if it were something absolutely unknown.
André Clément
Corps étrangersRead moreFor the Month of Photography event, DARE-DARE presents a project by the artist André Clément.
Terra Nova
chaosRead moreCynthia Girard
Nous lirons du bout des yeuxRead moreReading in front of an audience.
Jean Dubois
Zones franchesRead moreAn interactive installation.
Stéphane Gilot
C’est en suivant la frontière, en longeant la surface...Read moreA Belgian artist recently settled in Montreal, Stéphane Gilot presents at DARE-DARE an installation that highlights elements of painting and architecture.
Nouveaux repères : de jeunes artistes exposent
Peter Conlin, Chloé Lefebvre, Philippe TessierRead moreWith the project, DARE-DARE presents the work of three artists who are not yet well known to the public: Peter Conlin, Chloé Lefebvre and Philippe Tessier.
Soirée de musique actuelle
Geneviève Letarte, Martin Tétreault and Diane LabrosseRead moreA collective musical evening.
Massimo Guerrera
La Cantine, Temporary Head OfficeRead moreStarted more than three years ago, Massimo Guerrera's project develops around the Canteen, a group formed with Patrick Bourque and Isabelle Chabot.