Our Projects

After stops in Montreal, Sao Paulo, Munich and several other cities, Porte Parole is heading to Quebec City for a new edition of The Assembly. La Bordée’s audience will get to meet a left-wing activist, a businessman with libertarian leanings, a young Wendat storyteller and a social economy worker committed to traditional values. Which issues are polarizing the people of the Old Capital? And how can its citizens find common ground?

In this episode which takes place against a backdrop of generational and moral divides, four Lithuanian citizens discuss their differences about abortion, LGBTQ rights and aggressions. (In Lithuanian)

In this episode that takes place at the height of the pandemic, when thousands are dying every day in Brazil, a group of four Bazilian citizens discuss their differences about race, liberalism and economic disparity. (In Portuguese)

In this episode, four citizens confront their ideas on German identity, inclusivity, racism against Arab immigrants and migrants, and fear that right wing nationalism might be on the rise again. (In German)

Rose in Machine leads us through the daily life and challenges of families with autistic children. It questions our relationship to fragility and our obsession with efficiency.

Actors and playwrights Marie-Joanne Boucher and Jean-Marc Dalphond investigate the causes and consequences of the Polytechnique femicide of 1989. Annabel Soutar and Alex Ivanovici are collaborating on the writing and staging.

In this episode, four citizens confront their ideas on racism, affirmative action, free speech and identity politics on university campuses.

In this episode, four citizens confront their ideas on national identity, reasonable accommodations and feminism.  (In French)

In this episode, four citizens confront their ideas on freedom of speech and immigration.

A documentary play that asks how we want to spend our older years.

J’aime Hydro is Annabel Soutar’s most recent collaboration with actress and budding playwright Christine Beaulieu about the future of energy production in Quebec. (French language production)

A docudrama about the politics of water in Canada. It was part of Toronto’s Pan/Parapan American Games’ cultural program in July 2015.

Seeds is a provocative reenactment of the Monsanto Inc. vs. Percy Schmeiser legal showdown and its impact on the global debate about GMOs.

Fredy is about the tragic death of Fredy Villanueva who was shot by a Montreal police officer in Montreal North in 2008. Premiering in March 2016 at La Licorne in Montreal, directed by Marc Beaupré.

Two actors, Brett and Maude, become interested in the story of an overpass collapse in Laval that killed 5 people. When they discover that no one has taken any responsibility for this disaster, they start their own investigation to find out why it fell down.

Import/Export explores the relationship between Canada and China as they attempt to navigate through a period of extreme economic transformation.

What is it like to be Algerian in Montreal? More than 30,000 Algerian immigrants have a say. A few of their stories are portrayed in Montréal la blanche.

A documentary series of seven short plays that explore the health care issue in Quebec.

In 2000, when the dot com speculative bubble bursts, a young woman embarks on a study of stock market investing to understand, once and for all, the behavioral crux of capitalism.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews done all across Quebec during the electoral campaign of 1998, Novembre offers a unique look on Quebec and Quebeckers.