Impact of smoke on the air quality at the NAC

Dérive de nuit

Interdisciplinary journey

Caroline Robert and Vincent Morisset - Studio AATOAA
© Camile Gladu-Drouin
© Camile Gladu-Drouin
© Camile Gladu-Drouin
© Camile Gladu-Drouin
© Camile Gladu-Drouin
  • In-person event

  • Français
  • Ages 9-14

  • Approx. 1 hour
Performance options Start time Language Availability
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 10:00 am French Seats available
Thursday, April 4, 2024 10:00 am French Seats available
Friday, April 5, 2024 10:00 am French Seats available

“Hunting for your treasure”

The ship’s foghorn sounds: now boarding for a trip to an island known as the Cemetery of the Gulf, the terror of sailors. This nocturnal excursion in the form of a live poetic performance can be undertaken on your own or with your family, but you’ll have to be prepared to lose your bearings a little ... in order better to find yourself. 

We follow the trail of a mysterious woman on her way to the unknown. Along her drifting path, she meets a treasure hunter, a mischievous girl, three nuns, and even a wrecked piano! We never see this woman, but she’s always there, described by four magnificent stage performers who bring her to life through their stories at the microphone, their drawings on a light table, their songs, and the guitar and harmonium. 

In this dream-like show, we listen to the melting ice and imagine unspoiled lands, filled with deer and unusual stones that we turn over to discover vestiges of shipwrecks, or traces of ourselves. 

In French ● Ages 9+

  • Created by Système Kangourou, loosely based on the film Bermudes (nord) directed by Claire Legendre
  • Adapted for the stage Anne-Marie Guilmaine (with the participation of the performers)
  • With Claudine Robillard as the paths, Julie Vallée-Léger as the humours, Frédéric Auger as the landscapes, and Karine Sauvé as the winds
  • Sets Julie Vallée-Léger
  • Music Frédéric Auger et Karine Sauvé
  • Lighting Marie-Aube St-Amant Duplessis
  • Images Claire Legendre, for the film "Bermudes (nord)" – cinematography by Franck Le Coroller
  • Dramaturgical consultant Mélanie Dumont
  • Costumes Jeanne Dupré
  • Technical director Gabriel Duquette
  • Production manager Andrée-Anne Garneau
  • Producer Système Kangourou
  • Supporters Espace Libre, La Chapelle – Scènes contemporaines, Théâtre du Tandem, le Cube, Maison de la culture de Pointe-aux-Trembles, Productions Recto-Verso, Conseil des Arts de Montréal, Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec

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Learning and engagement at Canada’s National Arts Centre is made possible through the support of many generous individuals and organizations from across the country. The Music Alive Program is made possible thanks to the leadership support of National Partner, The Azrieli Foundation, and Major Supporters, The Slaight Family Foundation and TD Bank Group. Thank you also to Grant and Alice Burton, Canada Life, A Donor-Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Ottawa, Friends of the NAC Orchestra, Donors to the NAC Foundation's Future Fund, The Janice and Earle O’Born Fund for Artistic Excellence, and the donors and sponsors of the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust, the primary resource for youth and education funding at the National Arts Centre.