A Canadian artist born in 1986 in Saint-Charles-de-Mandeville, Quebec, Noémie Pons develops an abstract practice using ink and tea on canvas. Her approach, both gestural and minimalist, explores the relationship to oneself, to others, and to the world by creating a dialogue between the intimacy of the creative process and the organic transformation of materials.

In 2006, she began training at the University of the Nations in Singapore and China, before studying visual arts and psychology at Concordia University in Montreal. In 2008, she produced shows in Beijing during the Olympic Games. In 2011-2012, she pursued studies in event management in England and organised an exhibition at Westminster Abbey during the London Olympics.

Graduating with honours from Concordia in 2012, she became Associate Dean of the College of Arts at the University of the Nations, an international role she still holds today. After getting married and settling in Versailles, France, she completed her training with a postgraduate diploma in engraving at the Beaux-Arts de Versailles in 2018.

Since 2021, she has been based in Vézénobres, in the south of France, where she is developing her studio and offering immersive creative retreats, combining abstract painting and spiritual exploration.

This path now feeds into a practice centred on connection, organic transformation and the rediscovery of the sacred.

Noémie Pons

collaborators

Laure founded the Louis Origine fashion house in 2020 in Bulle (Switzerland). A lawyer by profession, she practised in the courts before setting up her own business, continuing to promote values such as fairness, social bonds and freedom. It is this multifaceted perspective that inspired the creation of Sentenda; the roots of Louis Origine. 

Inspired primarily by the rhythms of life and nature, Sentenda has allowed Laure to return to her own creative space, where she develops her embroidery and crochet work; a way of connecting with the line of women in her family, of weaving bonds and of meditating.

 Laure Gallay

Jérémy Alberge is a French dancer, choreographer and teacher born in Paris in 1992. He began dancing in 2007, developed a passion for electro dance and won the French championship in 2009. This recognition led him to lead workshops and judge competitions in France and internationally.

In 2010, he joined the Blanca Li company for the creation of the show Electro Kif, which enjoyed international success with more than 100 performances.
From 2013 to 2015, he joined the Ballet Junior de Genève, where he performed works by renowned choreographers such as Hofesh Shechter, Wayne McGregor, Stijn Celis, Barak Marshall, Roy Assaf and Cindy Van Acker. 

Continuing his career abroad, Jérémy joined the Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak company in Tel Aviv in 2015, participating in six pieces and two creations.
Between 2017 and 2020, he danced with the Vertigo Dance Company, performing in several works and participating in one creation. At the same time, in 2019, he collaborated with Roy Assaf on the pieces Boys and The Hill.

In 2020, he was invited by Adi Boutrous to create the piece One More Thing, in co-production with the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris and Fabrik Potsdam. That same year, he created his first solo piece, +10, in tribute to his father, which won the ‘Assistant Prize’ at the 25th edition of the Solo Dance Festival in Stuttgart.

In 2021, Jérémy founded the Lamalo Company. In 2023, his piece Noam won several awards, including first prize in the Les Lendemains qui dansent competition at La Barcarolle, third prize in the Burgos international competition, and selection for the RIDCC 2024.

Alongside his creative activities, Jérémy is involved in teaching and passing on his knowledge, leading workshops and masterclasses around the world, notably in China, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy and Switzerland.
His teaching focuses on the search for organic movement, fluidity and floor technique, reflecting his artistic vision and diverse background.

Jérémy Alberge

Eva is an artist born and raised in Dominican Republic. After years in law school, she decided to follow the call for artistry and transformation and went on to spend 6 years traveling in Canada, Haiti, Brazil, Cameroon and India doing arts and faith based humanitarian work with an NGO. 

Since 2009, Eva moves with grace between different art forms such as creative writing, contemporary and swing dance, floral design and intuitive cooking. 

In 2018, after a cathartic experience through an art project during her studies in Expressive Arts Therapy at the European Graduate School, she founded Avodah, combining all her gifts and passions into creating spaces where people can be fully present, connect deeply and experience beauty in a way that shapes how they live and relate to one another.

Today, her overarching mission is to craft moments of beauty and connection. Wether designing a wedding, a retreat, a workshop or a small gathering, her works honours the emotional truth of a moment and the human need for belonging, rest and reconnection.

Eva Garcia

Michaela is a German-born, Helsinki-based brand strategist, designer, and multi-passionate creative who works with artists and small businesses doing meaningful work in their communities and the world at large. After years of leading an event production company, she grew tired of the industry's wastefulness and made a deliberate turn in 2019, choosing to pour her energy into people whose businesses are deeply personal to them and whose values she can truly stand behind.

A creative pragmatist with an ADHD brain that allows her to see both the details and the big picture, Michaela is particularly gifted at identifying and connecting the red threads in people’s work and how it connects to their heart.

Most importantly, she thrives on listening to people talk about what they’re passionate about—helping them feel seen in their work and guiding them into fulfilling their dreams.

At the retreat, Michaela will be capturing moments as a photographer and videographer, and she’s open to conversations about branding, navigating life as a creative, or leaning into your voice as a business owner.

Michaela Egger I Hnstly & Co.