Peau d’âne

A feminist fairy tale on stage

2024-10-31 19:30 2024-11-02 23:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC:  Peau d’âne

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/35985

In-person event

A girl is born in the straw of a strange phantasmagorical car-wash stable, already faced with a vicious question of gender: How many skins and costumes will she have to wear over her life to don all of the feminine identities society has in store for her? The surreal ambiance evokes an astounding metamorphosis, a moulting: the tale of a woman on a quest for a skin the colour of freedom.  When her mother dies, a young princess dons a magic female donkey’s skin to escape the lecherous...

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Babs Asper Theatre,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2024
Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2024
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Against a pink background, we see the silhouette of a young girl who seems to be taking flight. She's wearing white tights and a black dress, and her upper body is a huge donkey's head.
© Victor Diaz Lamich
© Victor Diaz Lamich
© Victor Diaz Lamich
© Victor Diaz Lamich
© Victor Diaz Lamich
Against a pink background, we see the silhouette of a young girl who seems to be taking flight. She's wearing white tights and a black dress, and her upper body is a huge donkey's head.
© Victor Diaz Lamich
© Victor Diaz Lamich
© Victor Diaz Lamich
© Victor Diaz Lamich
© Victor Diaz Lamich
“Mirrors and metamorphoses ”
  • In-person event
  • Français
  • Ages 12+
  • ≈  90 minutes · No intermission
NAC Co-production

A girl is born in the straw of a strange phantasmagorical car-wash stable, already faced with a vicious question of gender: How many skins and costumes will she have to wear over her life to don all of the feminine identities society has in store for her? The surreal ambiance evokes an astounding metamorphosis, a moulting: the tale of a woman on a quest for a skin the colour of freedom. 

When her mother dies, a young princess dons a magic female donkey’s skin to escape the lecherous gaze of her own father, the king, who has already begun hunting for someone to replace the queen at his side on the throne. This chilling tale is of a bygone era yet deals with burning current issues, presented in a unique theatre setting that mixes poetry, set wizardry, and wild anachronisms. For an extra touch of boldness all of the characters are portrayed by two magnetic performers, Sophie Cadieux and Éric Bernier. 

Like a waking dream, this bewitching play created by actor and director Félix-Antoine Boutin will rekindle audiences memories of the technicolour films, iconographies and countless versions of this coming-of-age tale, in which a girl becomes a woman, and a brilliant dress becomes an interior landscape. 

*Reality is okay, but sometimes it’s good to get away from it: teens aged 12 and over, who are fans of unusual and whimsical worlds, are also invited! 

Artists

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    Text and direction Félix-Antoine Boutin
  • photo-sophie-cadieux-cr-kelly-jacob
    Text, direction, and interpretation Sophie Cadieux
  • Interpretation Éric Bernier
  • Text and direction Félix-Antoine Boutin and Sophie Cadieux 
  • Based on the tale by Charles Perrault
  • With Sophie Cadieux and Éric Bernier
  • Dramaturgs Alexia Bürger and Elen Ewing
  • Assistant Director and Stage Manager Audrey Belzile
  • Costumes Elen Ewing
  • Set Design Max-Otto Fauteux
  • Lightning Julie Basse 
  • Music Antoine Bédard
  • Makeup and Hairstyles Véronique St-Germain
  • Movement Simon Renaud
  • Production Théâtre Denise-Pelletier and Création Dans la Chambre
  • Co-Production NAC French Theatre