Entre-Deux is a journey-inward and a vibrant testimony to belonging, the complexity of roots, and the beauty of identity in movement. Through a danced cartography of her quest for self, Meihan, a young woman of Chinese origin who was adopted internationally, oscillates between two cultures, two realities that she learns to navigate through a series of duets. Six dancers join her and inspire her to bring out a forgotten or hidden part of herself by sharing the stage and their own experiences. The body then becomes a territory of reminiscence, exploration, and transformation, a vehicle for probing roots and unraveling the successive layers that make up identity. Driven by a quest for authenticity and sisterly complicity, this story of adoption becomes a space for reappropriation, connection, and dialogue.
Delegated production: Lorganisme
ABOUT+
Meihan Carrier-Brisson is a Canadian dance artist adopted from China. She is a graduate and award winner of the dance program at Cégep de St-Laurent and a graduate of the École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, class of 2022. Driven by the physicality, form, and expressiveness of the dancing body, Meihan also has a keen interest in cinema, visual art, psychology, and music. She explores the subject of personal and cultural identity through her new projects. More recently, she has been involved in the work of Virginie Brunelle, Isabelle Van Grimde, Louise Bédard, Claudia Chan Tak, and Marie Béland (Maribé sors de ce corps).
Claudia Chan Tak is a multidisciplinary artist trained in visual arts (Concordia, Bachelor’s degree with distinction, 2009) and contemporary dance (UQAM, Bachelor’s degree, 2012, and Master’s degree, 2017). She is recognized for her work as a choreographer and performer, as well as for her community and curatorial work, which was recognized with the Prix de la danse Envol in 2022. Her creations have been seen on several stages in Quebec and internationally. In recognition of the quality of her artistic work, she received the Kesar Grant in 2025, the Prix Mécènes investis pour les arts in 2018, and the Prix William Douglas in 2015.
Credits+
Choreography: Claudia Chan Tak
Ideation, Interpretation and Choreography Collaborator : Meihan Carrier-Brison
Interpretation and Choreography Collaborators : Mary-Lee Brunet, Chanel Cheiban, Noguaye Dubois, Emmanuelle Métivier (Emmötionnal Damage), Coralie Plante, Jeanne Théroux-Laplante
Sound Design : Elsasoa Jousse (NGL Flounce)
Lighting Design: Tiffanie Boffa
Costumes: Jessica Poirier-Chang
Rehearsal Director: Jessica Serli
Dramaturgy: Dédé Chen
Makeup: Natacha Filiatrault