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The website of M. Leander Kalil, an interdisciplinary artist whose work with text, figure, image, space, and sound constellates in projects for screen and stage.


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Water Tricks

short film



2027

An exiled princess receives strange gifts on her 34th, 35th, and 36th birthdays.



 



(Currently in post-production)
Written, directed, produced by M. Leander Kalil


Four Apples

short opera



2026

Three friends fight over four apples they discover upon a mysterious table in a field at night.







(Currently in development)
21 and 22 November 2026
Salle Paul-Buissonneau
Centre Calixa-Lavallée
Montréal

Music, design, direction by M. Leander Kalil
Starring Lucy Nichols, Julie Santini, M. Leander Kalil
Text by Vinny Francois
Costumes, Creative Assistance: Elaf Wehbe
Stage Manager: Emma Yee

Presented in the Creative Differences festival
Moment Theatre Collective

Poster photograph and design by M. Leander Kalil



Florentine

short semi-opera



2026

After recalling a strange medieval dream, an insomniac realizes he must have finally gotten some sleep.







8 and 9 August 2026
Théâtre VME
Montréal


Release of a Bodily Fluid

essay



2026

A reflection on jokes and laughter. 






Published in print in Dispatches 06

Read online 

Beach House

architecture



2024

A design for a house on a hill on a tropical island.






Figural Studies

Sculpture



2024

Males, females, finials, bath.






Materials used are clay, plaster, and stone.


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A Counter

Furniture



2024

A counter made of wood.







Playing With Openings


Essay



2024

An exploration of the phenomenon of “composition”.











Chambre Pieces

Short Film, Photography




2020

Take a tour of a vast and mysterious complex.






The photograph to the right, taken at Villa D’Este in Tivoli, Italy,  is one of the forty 35mm prints treated with tricks of water, light, and collage to create this movie.

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Chamber Music

Short opera, Architecture



2019

The lives of a dying matron of a sanitorium, her foundling son, a dejected king, and his puckish augur intertwine around a polymorphous folly.










Civilization Cycle
Linocut prints




2015

A series of prints; figures at play among walls, stairs, portals, and plants.









All material on this website is © Matthew Leander Kalil unless otherwise stated or implied through credits.