
Chantal is an award-winning Acadian contemporary dance artist currently working in her hometown of Moncton, New Brunswick. Following her graduation from the Dance Art Institute of Canada (Toronto), she performed for companies such as Toronto Dance Theater (Toronto), ProjectLIMB (New York), PPS Danse (Montreal) and DansEncorps (Moncton). Chantal has toured nationally and internationally on several occasions; she was privileged to participate in the Artist-in-Residence program at the Hong Kong Arts Festival (2018).
Since 2022, Chantal creates and produces independent works, including Les Noeuds de Gustav, which toured in Atlantic Canada and Québec in Fall 2024. She created and directed a film, Bagage, as part of the Volet d'art médiatique du Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (2023). Chantal collaborates as a performer in various projects and will soon be touring Le Corps en 4 saisons with the DansEncorps company. Among her most recent recognition, Chantal was selected to represent Canada-New Brunswick in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, for the IXe Jeux de la Francophonie and was awarded her second Éloizes award: artist of the year in dance (2024).
Chantal also works in her community as a rehearsal director, cultural mediator and guest artist in schools and preschools; she teaches at institutions such as St. Thomas University (Fredericton) and École DansEncorps (Moncton). She is a member of the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists, Canadian Dance Assembly and the Association acadienne des artistes professionnel(le)s du Nouveau-Brunswick. Chantal is involved in committees for the development of dance as well as the integration of art and culture in early childhood development.