Celebrating creatures and the stories that shape them — through art. Here, art is not just a show. It’s a dialogue between opposites, where awakening replaces conformity. A space of tension and beauty, where dualities intertwine: the visible and the invisible, strength
and fragility, chaos and harmony, love and hate.
To give voice to plural narratives and make every performance an invitation to awaken.
We believe that art is a mirror of humanity.
Each creation celebrates human complexity — our desires, contradictions, and transformations.
Collective awakening.
We believe in art’s power to disarm certainty, to question, to transform.
Here, every spectator becomes an actor in their own story.
IO is a name rich with symbolism and layered meaning.
It resonates between past and future, femininity and technology, myth and innovation.
A strong mythological figure
Io, priestess of Hera, who endured adversity and emerged empowered. A symbol of resilience, transformation, and sacred femininity.
A cosmic connection
A moon of Jupiter, Io evokes the cosmos, exploration, and the unknown — a planet in constant flux, mirroring our own metamorphosis.
A digital nod
IO represents the binary language of technology (Input/Output). A tribute to the immersive and interactive tech woven into all our creations.
A minimal, memorable aesthetic
Just two letters — mysterious and powerful. A strong, timeless graphic symbol.
An open invitation
IO invites interpretation. It embodies the union of tangible and virtual, emotional and digital, past and avant-garde.
Founder
Visual & Technological Creator
Direction & Choreography
Artistic Director
Claire Lévesque Read
Founder
Bearer of this beautifully crafted madness,
where every detail becomes an act
of creation.
Matthieu Thoer alias Mr. Grey
Visual & Technological Creator
Master of video mapping and digital
illusions. His digital magic is at the heart
of our universes.
Willow
Direction & Choreography
Their sensitivity and choreographic genius
translate the profound essence of each show
into movement.
Denis Favron
Artistic Director
Architect of artistic coherence. His experience
and multiple talents orchestrate all
of our creations.
David Herzog
seasoned project manager
over 10 years of experience in technology solutions and engineering, has led multi-million dollar projects for Fortune 500 clients
Danny Mation
Montreal artist
Excels in street dance, music production, videography, and rap. Since 2012 with the Dead Angle Crew, he has performed at major festivals (Francofolies, Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montréal en Lumière, Just for Laughs, Igloofest) and appeared on TV shows such as Danser pour gagner and Revolution (Season 1 – 2018, Season 3 – 2021).
Création IO is a stage open to creators, dreamers, rebels. A playground for live art. A laboratory
of emotions. A cabaret for the soul.