Profiles

Rhizome is a generator of interdisciplinary projects in which literature is at the heart of the process. Its approach is based on research and innovation and it never loses sight of the literary object. The text, as well as its author, are its foundations. Rhizome initiates, accompanies, creates, produces, coproduces, hosts in residence, projects in which authors are involved, both in the process of creation and during performances. Forms are diverse — performances, installations, shows — and frequently make the most of the possibilities opened up by digital technologies. Through its productions, Rhizome looks for different ways to involve literature, as an artistic discipline, in an interdisciplinary approach to creation. The goal is to promote its de-compartmentalization and, in doing so, to bring semantic richness to the interdisciplinary practice. Since its founding in Quebec City in 2000, Rhizome has produced more than sixty shows that have been broadcast in Quebec, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, France, Belgium and Haiti.