Alisia Pobega

Alisia Pobega completed her dance training in Montréal at L'École Supérieure de Ballet

du Québec. In 2000, Alisia joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and would dance there

for over 12 years, rising to a soloist ranking and performing in pieces by a wide range of

international choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, Nacho Duato,

George Balanchine, Fernand Nault, Stephan Thoss, Christian Spuck, Stijn Celis, Didy

Veldman and Marco Goeke. She has also appeared in several dance films, Vivaldi: Le Violon

Magique, Puccini: La Fin de la Voix , Liberamæ, BERTH, and Wrap Me Up. Alisia is currently

dancing as an independent artist and has performed principal roles with Ballet Ouest

(Nutcracker), Skeels Danse Montréal (Remembering Giovanni, On the Path Toward Home and

Rose of Jericho), and in Daniel Ezralow’s touring production, PEARL. She works with

Montréal-based choreographer, Jane Mappin (Silk, IAmWeAreOne, ELLE.S), and is also a

member of The Legacy Project, directed by Margie Gillis.

Along with Louis-Martin Charest, she now shares the artistic directorship of the dance/

film company, LIBERAMÆ performance & films. Their latest projects include short dance

films, To Build A Home and Millie, and the development of two future works, Port Hope and

La Perte. Together, they have also developed and teach a series of workshops: Presence

and Interpretation Method For Dancers.

Alisia teaches contemporary and classical ballet, notably for Danse à la Carte, l’École

supérieure de ballet du Québec, Les Studios (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens), Springboard

Danse Montreal, L’École de danse contemporaine de Montréal (EDCM) and The

National Ballet School of Canada. Most recently, she spends time in the studio as

rehearsal-mistress, rehearsing pieces for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Cas Public, Les

Ballets Jazz de Montréal (BJM), and Anne Plamondon Productions.