Thanks!

  • Thank you to the daring, unrestrained, extravagant artists who make Phénomena what it is today!
  • Thanks to our team of collaborators and designers, exceptional and devoted people who put heart and soul into their work.
  • Thanks to our graphic designer Luc Beauchemin, faithful collaborator of the past seven years, who spends weeks working intensively with D. Kimm to bring her crazy visions to life.
  • Thank you to everyone who worked on the festival trailer: Guido Del Fabbro for the music and Rickie Lea Owen for the animation, all under the direction of the despotic D. Kimm.
  • Thanks to the fabulous team at Rugicomm who knows how to spread the word about us.
  • Thanks to Michel Fordin for his technical direction, lighting, and great respect for the artists’ needs.
  • Thanks to Le Devoir, our loyal media partner of the past seventeen years.
  • Thanks to our partners at La Sala Rossa, whose independence and solidarity have allowed us to perform miracles.
  • Particular thanks goes to Ezio Carosielli, owner of the Rialto Theatre, for keeping the magnificent venue alive. We are grateful for his warm welcome, kindness, and capacity to understand the complex nature of Phénomena.
  • Thanks to the Mile End neighbourhood merchants for hosting Lucie Bazzo’s light frames, to Mile End Memories for helping us create a walking tour, to Café Les P’tits Enfants de Félice for their generous welcome, and to the Association des Gens d’Affaires du Mile End (AGAME) for its support.
  • Thanks to everyone who participated in the exhibits Abrazo and Portraits of Lao women on imaginary landscapes and to Maisons de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Plateau-Mont-Royal for opening their doors.
  • Thanks to our new partners, OUF! Festival Off Casteliers and Diversité Artistique Montréal (DAM), for embarking on this adventure with us.
  • Thanks to our indispensable volunteers, fellow enthusiasts who experience the festival… from the inside.
  • Thanks to Les Filles électriques’ Board of Directors, a group of visionaries who support the Artistic Director’s creativity.
  • Thanks to Bell Canada, an invaluable partner who continues to believe in our audacity and the quality of our work.
  • Thanks to Éditions 10/18 and to Simone Chevalot of Buvette chez Simone.
  • Finally, a big thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Canadian Heritage, and the Bureau des Festivals for their essential support in making the festival possible.