Nubian Néné / New York
Nubian Néné is a Montreal native and a New York-based dancer/choreographer who weaves Street & Club dances to create her unique captivating style. Her resilience and hard work stem from her Haitian roots, enabling her to expand into a producer, a creative director, a curator, a visual artist, and a teacher. She’s a reliable asset to the innovative Montreal-based multidisciplinary collective: FRGMNT. Her mentors, some of the pioneers of the Street & Club dance cultures, support, encourage, and inspire her to identify cultural references, to be involved and engaged in community, and through pedagogy help carry the weight of legacy. Signature Verses Liberation (2022), an ode to architecture, dance, and drawing, is her first visual art installation, and proof of harmony. A hybrid context, with an amalgam of texture, layers, and patterns examined and imagined by the artist. She’s the creator of Waack Bazaar, The Essence Experience, Glasses & Laces, and A Lady in The House Dance Company. (Photo : Lauriane Ogay)

Natasha “Tash” Jean-Bart / Las Vegas
Born in Montreal, Canada, in 1971, Natasha Jean-Bart’s career spans over thirty-seven years in the Performing Arts. She’s a BIPOC artist, writer, dancer, choreographer, teacher, and intergenerational street dance/Hip Hop connector and consultant. Her credits as a performer and choreographer have taken her to well-respected stages, including Cirque Du Soleil’s “The Beatles LOVE” as a lead character and rehearsal Locking/Hip Hop coach/generalist. She is currently performing with the Canadian troupe Bboyizm Dance Company. Her expertise has garnered her numerous international positions as a juror for elite dance competitions. She also gives workshops and lectures internationally. In addition, she uses her voice to assist and inspire artists from all walks of life to find their purpose. A wife, mother of four beautiful children, and Nana to five lively grandchildren, Natasha divides her time between her home: Las Vegas, her hometown, Canada, and the rest of the world. (Photo : Ghislain Malardier)

DJ Monsieur Nokturn / Gaspé
Monsieur Nokturn is an artist based in Gaspé, active in the Quebec music scene for over 10 years as a performer and mediator. He is also the main DJ of Q-052, having taken part in the anti-colonial tour WAKE UP THE WORLD in 2019. While electronic diversity is becoming more and more prevalent each year on the nightlife scene, Mr. Nokturn, for hist part, prioritizes ancient art. By mixing classical melodies and underground laments, the artist delivers performances that are both classical and spectacular. Dance, culture, commitment and anarchism are the main elements of his practice. With his music, the dancefloor becomes a unique social experience. (Photo : Maxime Caron)