[1] Founded in 2005 by figure skater Alexandre Hamel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the group created what is regarded as a new genre of performing art, called 'contemporary skating'.
[2][3] Organized as an artistic collective, Le Patin Libre is currently composed of five dedicated members: Samory Ba, Jasmin Boivin, Taylor Dilley, Alexandre Hamel, Pascale Jodoin.
Early in the company's development, media described Le Patin Libre as "Disney on Ice with a bonus hint of imagination, artistic expression and technical mastery".
Artists in Le Patin Libre claim that; as simple as it may seem, glide is a profound way of movement particular to skating which merits exploration.
Performers within Le Patin Libre have experimented with freestyle skating; a concept developed by teenagers in France to play with and explore on ice movement.