Imago
Imago is a “visually stunning, emotionally resonant” (Ed Fest Mag) contemporary aerial dance duet. Winner of the IC Best Production award at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the work explores the fragile space between holding onto another and letting them go.
"Imago" refers both to the final winged stage of an insect after metamorphosis and to an archetypal image carried within the psyche.
Critics have praised it as “an incredibly impressive feat of acrobatics, staging, and sound design” (Fest), “a beautifully executed and contemplative experience” (Edinburgh Festival for Kids), and “a thoughtful and beautiful take on circus and aerial skills” (Voice Mag).
“Imago carries you with it, skyward… somewhere beyond words.” — Three Weeks
Direction, Choreography + Original Cast: Gabrielle Martin + Jeremiah Hughes
Current Cast:
Guillaume Paquin + Arthur Morel van Hyfte //
Jeremiah Hughes + Brenna Metzmeier
Lighting Design: Sophie Tang
All music composed by Nicolas Bernier
Except ○ I composed by Nicolas Bernier + Simon Trottier
Costumes: Amy McDougall
Photos: Chris Randle
Voice Mag
Fest
The QR
Ed Fest Mag
Scots Gay Arts
Three Weeks
Imago was created with the support of Canada Council for the Arts, British Columbia Arts Council, The Dance Centre, Dancing on the Edge Festival, and KW Studios. It has been presented at: San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival (2024); Discover Dance, The Dance Centre (Vancouver, 2024); Assembly Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2025, where it won the Intercultural Connections Best Production Award); Gluttony, Adelaide Fringe (2026); Dancing on the Edge (Vancouver, 2026).
Photos & Video
Videography Darryl Ahye
Imago currently tours with two casts:
Photos of Isak and Eowynn Enquist by Chris Randle
Photos of Guillaume Paquin and Arthur Morel van Hyfte by Anabela de Sousa
