My first career was on stage as a contemporary dancer and performer within the effervescent nouveau théâtre (danse théâtre alternative) style that emerged in Montréal in the 80’s-90’s (Robert Lepage, Carbone 14, Cirque du Soleil, Lalala Human Steps, O Vertigo). I toured Europe and North America for 8 years, and then moved on to film, tv and voice acting for another 12 years.

In 2004, I joined Cirque du Soleil and toured the world scouting artists and running auditions, as well as leading the artistic casting for several shows, including The Beatles LOVE.  I stayed within Cirque for 13.5 years, finishing as the Director of the Creative Lab at Cirque du Soleil Media, where I was the creative producer for several award-winning international media projects, including the VR short Inside the Box, Kurios (Emmy award 2016).

In 2017, I started the creative innovation agency Kite Parade (kiteparade.co). I’ve been having a blast ever since working and playing with visionary artists, leaders and entrepreneurs from a wide variety of backgrounds and locations. Our company mission is to elevate creativity worldwide, through education, masterful play and our program Activating Genius Creativity ™.

My interest in Coopérathon stems from my passion for sneaking into public institutions (cultural and educational) and smuggling the principles of play and creative exploration into their activities, for the betterment of all. I am focussed on the Coopérathon challenges of the TOHU and the Musée de la Civilization, as well as having an antenna towards an independent project designing a bespoke program for the staff and children within our foster care system, made up of workshops that support wellbeing and professional development through creative expression.