Charles-Alexis Desgagnés
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Charles-Alexis Desgagnés is a Canadian dancer, choreographer and actor from Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his performance in the short film A Dying Tree (La Peau de l'autre), for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.[2]
He studied dance at the Toronto Dance Theatre, but left the program after a year and has been largely a self-taught dancer and choreographer.[3] In 2018 he was a finalist in the first season of the dance competition series Révolution;[4] his younger brother Julien also competed in the same series in 2021.[5] Following Révolution, he appeared in Cirque Eloize's 2019 production of Seul ensemble, a dance show built around the music of Quebec rock icon Serge Fiori.[4]
He subsequently launched his own dance company, Personne Danse, with whom he has created and performed dance shows including J’ai pleuré ce matin dans le métro,[1] Mue érable,[3] and L'Appel des braises.[6]
