Founded by Artistic Director and choreographer Serge Bennathan, Les Productions Figlio is a production house devoted to the creation of artistic works that break creative barriers; our projects encompass theatre, dance, music, multi-media, visual art and literary works. Through imagination, humanity, poetry and humor, Les Productions Figlio aims to use art to reach out to people of all ages and backgrounds. Based in Vancouver, we tour our work and continue to create new and diverse artistic projects for our local community.

The company’s first project, The Invisible Life of Joseph Finch, with actor Jonathon Young, was premiered at Vancouver’s 2007 Chutzpah! Festival before touring Canada and Singapore. In January and February, 2009, The Invisible Life of Joseph Finch toured in Montreal, Whitehorse and Vancouver. Manga a duo for dancers Susie Burpee and Linnea Swan, had its premiere at Vancouver’s Dance Centre, followed by a tour to Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre in November 2007. Our third project, Slam for a Time Traveller, was a special commission from the 20th anniversary of the Dancing on the Edge Festival that premiered in July 2008 and came back to Vancouver in March 2009.

The Strange Adventure of Myself, a new a solo work created for dancer Sylvain Senez, premiered at the Firehall Arts Centre October 15 to 17, 2009. In the fall 2010 we will premiere Conversations, a creation about Federico Garcia Lorca and his assassin Juan Luis Trescastro. This work will move on to the PuSh Festival in Vancouver in 2011. Also in progress is The Other Moon of Mr. Figlio, a multi media Opera/Dance based on the book written and illustrated by Serge Bennathan. Future projects include exhibitions of visual artwork and publication of literary works.

Les Productions Figlio is a non-profit organization based in Vancouver and formed in 2006. In May 2007, the company was incorporated as a B.C society with a volunteer board and received charitable status in September 2007.