
Xavier Goulet, Benjamin Therrien
Tsishow
theatreperformancevisual artsinterdisciplinary
duration : 1h15rates : from 17$ to 45$PremiereFR
Presented in FrenchMonday, April 27, 2026
JF
19h30
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
19h30
Thursday, April 30, 2026
19h30
Friday, May 1, 2026
19h30
Tsishow is a living installation that deals with freedom, our collective myths, and our love for Quebec. Inspired by artists who came before us, such as Serge Lemoyne, Fernand Bélanger, and Geneviève Matthieu, we are building something like a parallel territory, a kind of house where art is everywhere and visual characters are searching for themselves.
It is a collection of true things in a false world, false things in a true world. It is our solitudes confronting the collective.
Let's try to understand each other better, to free ourselves from alienation, to mend ourselves, to choose how we want to exist. Let's change all the rules. How can the objects of our reality bring new possibilities into being?
What remains despite ourselves? What follows us, defines us?
Special thanks to: Olivier Bertrand and the entire team at La Chapelle, Gabriel Thériault, Olivier Toutiras and the Maison de la Culture Marie Uguay, Nat Descôteaux, Jade Archambault and Victoria Leblanc, Christina Martin and Elsie Séguin from the Festival Hors Service, Ateliers 3333, and the Conseil des arts de Montréal.
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Biographies
Xavier Goulet
Xavier Goulet is an interdisciplinary artist currently working in Montréal. He graduated from the École de théâtre professionnel at Collège Lionel-Groulx in 2021, subsequently co-founded the interdisciplinary creative collective Moins trente huit, and worked until 2025 on various projects including the short film Mirabel and the performative installation Le Réel Absolu. He collaborated with Benjamin Therrien on their first project as a duo, Tsishow. With the theatre as a starting point, he gradually moved toward visual art, performance, and video. It is through mask making, wood sculpture, photography, and live art that he attempts to find meaning. Freedom and alienation are key themes in his work.