CENTAUR THÉÂTRE X RIZLANE
Rizlane held her first solo exhibition in Montréal, presenting thirteen works from her current body of work at the Centaur Theatre, along with documentary performance videos that offered insight into her creative process.
In the heart of Old Montreal, dozens of extraordinary guests gathered for an evening where transcendent music, oysters prepared by Maison Boire, and sparkling wine created an atmosphere of celebration and connection. Within this intimate and refined setting, La Gardienne , a photographic artwork from the Diamond Collection, was acquired by a collector, further strengthening the artist’s growing presence within the contemporary art landscape.
The evening was beautifully documented by Montreal photographer @Alexandre Cotton, preserving the spirit and energy of this significant milestone in Rizlane’s artistic journey. Following this exhibition, Rizlane will also be present at the Centaur Theatre Foundation Gala on June 18, 2026, where she will continue to engage with patrons, collectors, and supporters of the arts, further expanding her presence within Montreal’s cultural community.
This work resonates with Ballets Jazz Montréal and the four choreographic pieces presented during the Bulles Jazz Montréal benefit evening: The Second First Time (Madeleine Salhany), Chameleon (Zack Preece), Catharsis (Troy Atamanuk), and Monster Within (Yosmell Calderon Mejias). These creations emerged from a ten-hour incubation-laboratory process dedicated to choreographic research.
In continuity with this temporal framework, the artist developed this tableau-photographic work over an equivalent duration, establishing a parallel between choreographic gesture and photographic gesture. Throughout the evening, the artist worked with a shutter speed of 1/8 of a second; a threshold at which form dissolves into performative memory, mirage, and abstraction. The image shifts from capture toward passage. The body extends into trace, vibration, and visual memory.
Long exposure and superimposition open an ethereal, almost meditative perceptual space in continuous motion, where vision becomes sensory. In resonance with themes of transformation and catharsis, the work constructs a non-linear temporal field in which gestures overlap, fragment, and persist as echoes.
The work was unveiled at the Conseil des arts de Montréal. Twenty editions were donated to the foundation and to the participating artists.
