Kapwa is part dance, part storytelling, part standup comedy. Or it may be all of those things completely. It weaves through personal experiences and childhood memories that centre around (mistaken) identity, belonging, and what it means for Janelle Hacault to be brown. 

Kapwa is a core value of Filipino psychology. It is, “a recognition of a shared identity, an inner self, shared with others … such inclusiveness is the moral obligation to treat one another as equal fellow human beings.” – Professor Virgilio Enriquez, founder of Sikolohiyang Pilipino. 

cache cache is three voices: peach, an archivist, and the side — who met while chasing the pieces of themselves they hadn’t yet found. Arnab, Corinne and Dédé play at cache-cache (hide and seek), while emptying and reloading the cache memory. Together, they preserve, remix, and rewrite what keeps slipping away.

Dona-Bella Kassab performs on underground stages and within marginalized communities, where they deploy an artistic practice that is both daring and deeply vulnerable. A self-taught performance artist, they have trained in dramaturgy, acting, dance, performance art, and multimedia art, building an experimental knowledge that runs through their many solo creations, including Le Cycle (Post-Furies 2025), Anartiste (Fringe Montréal 2025), and Songe d’un Jour d’Hiver (Festival Entractes 2024). Their works place the spectator against the wall, confronted with their own emotions and with the clarity of the systems that shape us.

Several collaborations have also marked their practice: Action Ouverte, Post-Furies, Jamais Lu, Entractes, Théâtre de l’Affamée, Nicolas Cantin, Montréal Arts Interculturels, Chanel Cheiban, and the dance company Tout Feu Tout Femme.

The child of refugees and a fluidly non-binary artist, Doni carries in their body and imagination the scars of exile, war, and Western oppressive systems. From these experiences, they have developed their artistic method: Confrontational Shame Healing, in which shame becomes raw material, and Futurist Fabulation, where writing and dramaturgy project toward alternative, utopian futures. Each work is an attempt to share what life and its sensitivities have taught them. It is a regenerative experience, a transfiguration of discomfort, a meeting place between the intimate and the collective, where vulnerability becomes power and where art acts as a lever for awareness and resistance.

Ran Wang is a Chinese musician and sound artist based in Montreal. A guzheng specialist for over twenty years, she explores the boundaries between traditional music and contemporary creation. Trained at the Sichuan Conservatory and holding a master’s degree in Arts and Technology from the Université de Montréal, she develops an interdisciplinary practice that combines improvisation, sound art, and performance.

Her work questions cultural memory, gesture, and sound, while seeking new dialogues between the guzheng, electronics, and world music. A recipient of the Global Musician Workshop award from the Silkroad Project, she continues to pursue research on hybrid forms of collaboration and intercultural listening.

Originally from Kyoto, Japan, Rinre is a versatile dancer specializing in Waacking, with experience in Hip-Hop, House, Popping, Locking, Jazz, Theater Jazz, Heels, and Ballet. She trained at Myster Dance Studio from 2010 to 2019 and completed the Commercial Track Dance Certificate Program at Peridance Center in New York from 2019 to 2021. Rinre has won and placed highly in numerous dance battles across New York, Montreal, Taipei, Kobe, and other cities. Her performance experience spans stage shows, festivals, and events, showcasing expressive and dynamic artistry. In July 2025, she visited Montreal for the first time, embracing new inspiration and expanding her dance journey internationally.

Janelle Hacault is a Filipinx/French Canadian professional contemporary dance artist, choreographer, teacher, trained singer and actor, and embodiment coach based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal QC. She is a graduate of the School of Contemporary Dancers in Winnipeg and holds a BA Honours degree from the University of Winnipeg. 

Some noteable performances include onstage in Annie: la comédie musicale (Just for Laughs) and Rhapsodie (Sylvain Émard Danse/DanseDanse), on film (Virginie Brunelle, Angèle Dubeau, Céline Dion, Trip the Light Fantastic), and on television (Chanteurs Masqués, Révolution season 3). She has worked in circus with Les 7 Doigts de la Main with director, Gypsy Snider and was principal female dancer for the inaugural cast of Ships in the Night and in works by Tony award-winning director, Sam Pinkleton and choreographer, Ani Taj onboard Virgin Voyages.

Janelle has recently been writing and performing standup comedy through Montréal’s “Joke Club” performing at The Comedy Nest and co-producing shows at the Tequila Bar. Her new solo work, “Kapwa” has been presented in Winnipeg and Montréal, soon to be performed in Brighton UK in July 2026.

Xuan Liu, a yangqin performer based in Montreal, stands out for her virtuosity and her commitment to promoting Chinese music. Founder of the Hua Yin Chinese Ensemble, she combines sensitive performance with artistic direction to showcase this heritage across North America to audiences both local and international.