Charles-Alexis
Desgagnes
Performer, choreographer and contemporary dance teacher based in Montreal.
Charles-Alexis Desgagnés is a queer, self-taught, committed artist and choreographer, performer, cultural worker and teacher based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. His company, Personne Danse, is defined by a strong focus on movement as the main vehicle of expression, whether virtuoso or somatic in its approach.
In 2023, he presented at the Agora de la danse, in a world premiere in Montreal, The call of the embers, a 50-minute solo. He is currently creating or presenting three works in 2025, including the short film A Dying Tree, created in collaboration with director Vincent René-Lortie, The silence of the ashes, a first 20-minute excerpt from a future complete creation for 7 performers, and the immersive solo Open my eyes.
Performer
/ 2025
Performer-choreographer @ Masdanza Festival
Performer-choreographer on The call of the embers (15-minute format) at the Masdanza festival in the Canary Islands in October 2025, official selection for the competition and the tour of the 6 islands (8 performances in total)
/ 2025
Performer and choreographic collaborator @ Willow Seeds
Performer and choreographic collaborator on Mirror Maze, a 12-minute work which was presented in June 2025 at the prestigious RIDDC (Rotterdam International Duet Dance Competition)
/ 2025-2023
Performer and choreographic collaborator @ Life and Trust
Performer and choreographic collaborator of the original cast of Life and Trust, a mega immersive dance-theater production from the producers of Sleep No More by Punchdrunk, in New York. Artist visa 01 obtained for the contract.
Choreographer
/ 2025-2023
The call of the embers @Solo
The call of the embers is the first complete solo by Charles-Alexis Desgagnés, lasting 50 minutes, presented as a world premiere at thethe Agora de la danse in October 2023In a liminal space where walls rise at the same rhythm as they fall, the choreographer-performer transforms, letting skin melt onto skin on stage, without shame. This virtuoso and visceral composition invites a conversation on solitude, the divine, authenticity and the masks we wear, immersing the audience in a triangular sensory experience where music, light and movement intertwine.
/ 2025-2023
A Dying Tree @ Solo short film
15-minute solo short film created in collaboration with the distinguished director Vincent Rene-LortieAs his workday draws to a close, a 45-year-old office worker encounters the enigmatic gaze of a chimpanzee, initiating a silent exchange that pushes him to make an irreversible decision.
/ 2025
The Silence of the ashes @ Group work
In this choral work, the choreographer weaves a fascinating analogy between human fascia and the underground network of mushrooms. Through organic and sensory gestures, seven performers explore the possibility of a shared body language, a collective memory in motion. Heir to the solo The call of the embers, the creation The Silence of the ashes pushes further a profound research on connection, transformation and healing, in a universe where the body becomes a fertile territory of transmission.
