Robert Lepage, co-founder and artistic director of Le Diamant« My home town is Québec City, but the world made me grow. After having travelled all over the world for 30 years now, I felt I needed to set down my suitcases and create Le Diamant, a unique meeting place where all forms of art converge to allow the culture and innovation from here and beyond to shine. »
Le Diamant was inaugurated on August 30, 2019, after fifteen years of work and almost three years of construction. The project was led by co-founders Robert Lepage and Lynda Beaulieu along with instrumental public and private partners. Le Diamant’s major private fundraising campaign reached its goal of $10 million on January 25, 2024. A nonprofit organization, Le Diamant is led by a board comprised of 12 socio-economic stakeholders from various backgrounds. Le Diamant has more than 30 permanent employees.
Inspired by the internationally renowned artist Robert Lepage, Le Diamant is a performing arts presenter as well as the artistic home of the company Ex Machina. Located in the heart of Québec City, this space with its unique architectural concept invites audiences to discover theatricality in all its forms in an accessible and welcoming environment.
To transform the experience of the performing arts and become an iconic gathering place, an avant-garde international destination.
Le Diamant invites audiences to create their own experience of the performing arts by encountering audacious local, national and international works. Numerous of these productions are at the intersection of disciplines and have a powerful scenic language. Influenced by the times, Le Diamant’s programming features renowned artists from here and beyond, giving Québec audiences access to high-quality works.
By focusing on new theatrical works and contemporary circus while also exploring multidisciplinary arts, lyric arts, and other popular forms, including professional wrestling, Le Diamant is carrying out its mission: helping people discover theatricality in all its forms. The work of culturally diverse artists and Indigenous artists is also included in this mission, and Le Diamant is opening its stage to the important conversations of today.
