Les musiciens de l’orage

Theatre of the imaginary

2024-12-11 10:00 2024-12-15 12:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Les musiciens de l’orage

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/35978

In-person event

Now for the weather. If we take a look at the NAC for December 2024, there’s a risk of theatrical disturbances, alternating between fairytale showers and musical turbulence! This enchanting show takes a fresh look at a wonderful children’s book, as we plunge with the courageous Harold into the heart of a thunderstorm so we can get a good look at what’s really going on inside!  What causes thunder and lighting? Maybe it’s a troupe of child musicians getting together...

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Azrieli Studio,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
December 11 - 15, 2024
December 11 - 15, 2024

December 2024

  1. Dec 11 2024
    Today

    10:00am - Student Matinee

  2. Dec 12 2024
    Tomorrow

    10:00am - Student Matinee

  3. Dec 13 2024
    Friday

    10:00am - Student Matinee

  4. Dec 14 2024
    Saturday

    3:00pm

  5. Dec 15 2024
    Sunday

    3:00pm

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Illustration showing a conductor with his arms raised to the sky, but his upper body hidden in a cloud. His golden baton pierces the cloud.
© Gérard DuBois
© Stéphane Bourgeois
© Stéphane Bourgeois
© Stéphane Bourgeois
© Stéphane Bourgeois
© Stéphane Bourgeois
© Stéphane Bourgeois
Illustration showing a conductor with his arms raised to the sky, but his upper body hidden in a cloud. His golden baton pierces the cloud.
© Gérard DuBois
© Stéphane Bourgeois
© Stéphane Bourgeois
© Stéphane Bourgeois
© Stéphane Bourgeois
© Stéphane Bourgeois
© Stéphane Bourgeois
“  Bolts of brilliance ”
  • In-person event
  • Français
  • Ages 5-10
  • ≈  45 minutes · No intermission

Now for the weather. If we take a look at the NAC for December 2024, there’s a risk of theatrical disturbances, alternating between fairytale showers and musical turbulence! This enchanting show takes a fresh look at a wonderful children’s book, as we plunge with the courageous Harold into the heart of a thunderstorm so we can get a good look at what’s really going on inside! 

What causes thunder and lighting? Maybe it’s a troupe of child musicians getting together in the sky, led by a wild-haired and hair-raising conductor, crafting quite an event of light and sound! That’s the premise of this play, which combines spectacular Baroque elements (painted decor, forced perspective, optical illusions) with the latest in set design trickery. This fresh magic sends us tumbling into the story to discover a whole range of notes and strong emotions. Get ready to hear the rumbling of the music of the sky and see the heavens in a whole new way.

This riotous chaos, more real than reality, is just a bit of theatre fun. But it’s also a way for you to take a look from the comfort of your seat at all the different colours and sounds of your own inner fits and gales. Just think! All this time, you thought that storms were just weather, when clearly, they’re also art! 

In French ● 5+ 

There are no program notes for this event.
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Dec 9
Dec 10
Dec 11
  • 10:00 am Student Matinee
Dec 12
  • 10:00 am Student Matinee
Dec 13
  • 10:00 am Student Matinee
Dec 14
  • 3:00 pm
Dec 15
  • 3:00 pm

Artists

  • Director and Adaptor Marianne Marceau
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    Director and Adaptor Maxime Robin
  • Creative Director Maxime Robin
  •  Original work Céline Person and Juliette Barbanègre
  • Director and Adaptor Marianne Marceau and Maxime Robin
  • Sound Designer Frédéric Brunet
  • With Frédérique Bradet, Antoni Castonguay and Caroline Tanguay
  • Lighting and video Keven Dubois
  • Scenic Design Erica Schmitz
  • Puppets Annabelle Roy and Claude Rodrigue
  • Stage Manager Rose-Lilas Bastien-Turgeon
  • Assistant Director and Artistic Collaborator Hélène Blanchard
  • Production Le Théâtre des Confettis