Co-Artistic Directors

Elon "The Wandering Spirit" Höglund

Born in Stockholm Sweden, Elon discovered his love for dance through breaking and Hip Hop at the age of seven. In parrallel to his love of Hip Hop, Elon has since an early age had a deep interest for Martial arts and has trained extensively in various forms: kung fu, capoeira, tae kwon do.  Dance and movement evoked in him a realization of purpose, and he went on to find further inspiration in other street styles, theater and contemporary dance, which eventually lead to the creation of his own movement approach.  Since 2001, Elon has performed and choreographed fusion-style contemporary works for theatre, dance and contemporary circus productions.

In 2005, he was hired by Cirque Du Soleil to be part of the creation of The Beatles LOVE Show in Las Vegas, in which he performed and choreographed his own solo. Since then, Elon has performed all over North America, Europe and Asia with the companies Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Eloize, Bboyizm and  Rubberbandance. He has worked with choreographers such as Dave St-Pierre, Daniel Ezralow, Mourad Merzouki, Victor Quijada and Koen Augustijnen. 

 In 2012 he co-founded Tentacle Tribe with choreographer Emmanuelle Lê Phan creating magnetic pieces such as Body to Body, When They Fall, Nobody Likes a Pixelated Squid, Fractals of you and Threesixnine, which have been presented in over 45 international cities. Their dance films: Elon & Emmanuelle, Vanishing Points and Crack the Cypher have received prizes at many film festivals. Elon has also set works and acted as a mentor by coaching other choreographers and companies in various projects around the world. 

Elon is also a member of Montreal’s Fresh Format B-boy crew and Stockholm’s Concrete Kingz.

Elon is also a multidisciplinary artist who produces his own music, paints and creates film projects. 

He is currently researching for his upcoming creation Dirt.

Emmanuelle "Cleopatra" Lê Phan

Québeco-vietnamese and raised in Ottawa, B-girl known as Cleopatra and co-founder of dance company Tentacle Tribe, Emmanuelle Lê Phan has forged a singular career path intermingling breaking, contemporary dance and circus performances.  Although not a classical circus artist, her dance's virtuosity brought her to Cirque du Soleil stages (The Beatles LOVE Show in Las Vegas), Cirque Éloize stages (ID) and other international special events.

In essence, what draws her in is movement invention and choreographic finesse.  In her body, a varied array of forms: breaking, popping, capoeira, parkour, house, modern and a desire to bond them into her own freestyle language.  This versatility is the result of a varied training spectrum: from completing a BFA in contemporary dance at Concordia University in 2003, to battling in breaking and all-style categories since 1999.  Her past collaborations include co-founding Solid State Breakdance Collective and dancing for Out Innerspace Dance Theatre, Rubberbandance, Marta Marta House of Pride and Bboyizm.

In 2012, the decision to create with Swedish choreographer Elon Höglund steers them into their new Tentacle Tribe universe.  Since then, the company has created many works, notably Nobody Likes a Pixelated Squid, Threesixnine and Ghost. 

As a solo choreographer, Emmanuelle has created a female trio, Origami Mami that has toured in many Hiphop festivals internationally as well as commissioned pieces: a sextet for Dansens Hus' Urban Moves featuring some of Oslo's best street dancers, a sextet for Festival 100Lux entitled Fil Rouge and a group piece for l'École de Danse de Québec.  She also created a full length Miroir Boudoir in Québec City exploring reflections in set design.

B-girl Cleopatra reps with the all-female breaking crew Legendary Crew.