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- calendar_today October 19, 2026
Vicious Circle Brings Immersive Dance to Montreal's Planetarium
Art and technology enthusiasts in Montreal have a unique event to attend on October 20 and 21: Vicious Circle, A 360° Dome Experience will transform the Montreal Planetarium into a space of complete artistic immersion. This production brings the celebrated work of the late Dulcinea Langfelder—a 1985-era performance—into the present day through innovative technology and multimedia performance.
Honoring Dulcinea Langfelder: Avant-Garde Visionary
Dulcinea Langfelder was an American multidisciplinary artist who forged a distinctive path in theatre, dance, music, mime, and multimedia. Her show, Vicious Circle, revolutionized performance art by blending dance choreography, theatre, music, mime, and video projections. Throughout a decade-long run, she presented this avant-garde art across stages in Canada, the United States, and Europe. Langfelder’s fearless exploration of new forms and formats marked her as a true innovator in the realm of art and technology.
After Langfelder’s passing in early 2025 following a long battle with ovarian cancer, her legacy continues through this immersive reinterpretation of her pioneering work. The production is seen as a tribute to her lifelong fascination with the concept of the circle, both as a thematic and structural element in her art.
Co-Presenters Drive the 360 Dome Experience
The production is a collaborative effort between Montreal-based studio Lucion, the Festival Quartiers Danses (FQD), and Dulcinea Langfelder & Cie. Bernard Duguay, president of Lucion, emphasized the honor of preserving and showcasing Langfelder’s artistic imagination and creative process through this event. Montreal’s reputation as a hub for innovative intersections of art, design, and technology provides the ideal backdrop for such an ambitious immersive dance spectacle.
The Sphere as Symbol: Circle Imagery in the Performance
Vicious Circle’s new 360° format is a direct nod to Langfelder’s ongoing engagement with circle symbolism. According to Duguay, the artist was always fascinated by circles and spheres—a motif that resonated deeply with his own work. In this reimagined multimedia performance, the circle represents more than a shape; it echoes Langfelder’s exploration of endless cycles, creative feedback loops, and artistic evolution.
Duguay describes Langfelder as a vanguard producer, always seeking to adapt her work to emerging formats, whether written, theatrical, musical, or immersive projections. The shift to a dome environment provided an opportunity to “blow up the production into multiple formats,” amplifying the immersive potential of its themes and choreography.
Event Details: Experience Vicious Circle in Montreal
The 360 dome experience for Vicious Circle takes place at the Chaos Theatre within the Montreal Planetarium at 4801 Pierre-de Coubertin. Showtimes are scheduled for October 20 (with an English screening at 9 p.m.) and October 21, with tickets priced at $10 and $20. This event offers Montreal’s arts community an opportunity to witness the convergence of immersive dance and cutting-edge technology in a venue designed to envelop viewers in sound, light, and movement.
Legacy, Art, and Endless Reimagination
The title, Vicious Circle, remains as evocative today as in 1985, referencing cycles of experience and progression in both life and art. Langfelder’s fascination with circular forms is captured in this production, which fittingly became both her first and last major project. As Duguay reflects, revisiting and evolving artistic ideas is a process without end—much like the circle itself.
For Montreal arts lovers and those interested in how technology can deepen our engagement with creativity, Vicious Circle, A 360° Dome Experience, is an opportunity to experience a multimedia tribute to a groundbreaking artist whose influence continues to shape the field of avant-garde performance.
Source: cultmtl.com.
