“One of my favourite aspects of working on this film noir opera was the elaboration of the storyboard in collaboration with illustrator Kimberlyn Porter and animator Serge Maheu recreating Montreal through drawings of iconic places in the city (e.g. the Forum, Farine Five Roses and Steinberg). It made me very nostalgic for my birthplace.” ~ M-JC

A quintessentially Canadian multi-media opera set in the 1950s, Hockey Noir is about the classic hockey rivalry between Toronto and Montreal. Here, it takes centre stage with a side of organised crime. Love, lust, scandal, blood, betrayal - in sudden death, who wins and who loses is determined not by fate, but by the final shot.

Produced by ECM+, Hockey Noir featured music by André Ristic and libretto by Cecil Castellucci, with staging, choreography and storyboards by Marie-Josée. It premiered at Montreal’s Monument-National on May 3, 2018 before touring to Toronto, Brussels and Mons.