A contingency of 8 Artcirq artists and 2 children made their way to Ottawa to lead workshops and perform on the festival’s main stage in collaboration with Kalabanté, which attracted an audience in the hundreds. A screening of the film Circus Without Borders was also part of the festivities. The sejourn was topped off by a midnight performance at the wedding of Cirque Éloize founder Jeannot Painchaud in Montreal.