Circus | Stéphane Lavoie leaves the management of Tohu

After directing Tohu for more than 20 years, the general and artistic director of the circular room dedicated to circus arts, Stéphane Lavoie, announced this Monday his intention to leave his position at the end of the year.

He has been the face of Tohu since its opening in 2004. Stéphane Lavoie announced his intention to leave his functions as general and artistic director to the members of the board at the end of 2024. He will be replaced by Vanessa Bavière, who will become Co-Director General, Administration, and Pascale Bélanger, Interim Co-Director General, Programming.

Stéphane Lavoie was one of the architects of the creation of the Festival Montréal Complètement cirque (MCC), in 2010, bringing together around Tohu the flagship companies of the time such as Cirque du Soleil, 7 Doigts and Cirque Éloize , as well as the National Circus School of Montreal and the En Piste group. He notably worked with Nadine Marchand, with whom he was responsible for the festival programming.

“After so many years at Tohu, I feel the need to contribute in a different way to the cultural development of our city, and of Quebec,” he indicated in a press release, without specifying his intentions further.