Patrick Léonard co-directed Temporel, Vice & Vertu, La Vie, and Loft, and performed in all four. In 2011, he created Patinoire, his first one-man show, and has been touring with it ever since, including a one-month run at the Avignon Festival in 2014. He regularly participates in The Fibonacci Project, and was cast as the main character with his two daughters in Amuse Un Dia (2013). In 2015, he co-directed the acrobatics in Moby Dick, directed by Dominic Champagne. Patrick has been travelling to Nunavut in Canada’s Far North to work with ArtCirq since 2014. These collaborations led to the artistic co-direction of Unikkaaqtuat, a multidisciplinary production by Artcirq, The 7 Fingers, and Taqqut Productions. The show will premiere in 2019 in Montreal. Patrick also directs, acts, and performs in many of The 7 Fingers’ social cause projects and special events. 

A quadruple Canadian champion in artistic roller skating, Patrick trained at the National Circus School after earning a bachelor’s in chemistry. He began his performing career as a clown and diabolo artist at the Casino de Montréal before performing in German cabarets (Wintergarten, Freidrichbau Varieté, Pomp Duck and Circumstance), Teatro Zinzanni, and with Cirque du Soleil and Circus Knie. In 2003, Patrick was awarded the Prix Nikouline for his diabolo duo with Sébastien Soldevila at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris.

Isabelle Chassé co-directed and/or performed in 7 Fingers productions Temporel, Vice & Vertu, the third act of Triptyque, La Vie, and Loft. She was the assistant director on Passagers, Reversible, Amuse, and Psy, and a collaborator and performer in The Fibonacci Project. Isabelle has directed performances for numerous special events, including the inauguration of Montreal’s Vitrine Culturelle. In 2013, she served on the jury of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. Isabelle is the aerial coach on most 7 Fingers productions. In 2015, she co-directed the acrobatics in Moby Dick, directed by Dominic Champagne. For the past several years, Isabelle has sat on numerous decision-making committees and has played a leading role in the development of the collective’s Creation and Production Centre. 

Isabelle grew up in the circus, joining an international tour with Cirque du Soleil at a young age. Shortly after, she and the other young members of her contortion quartet won gold medals at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris and the Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival. Isabelle performed in many other productions and projects including the film Martyrs and the Grammy-nominated short film Satie and Suzanne.