Surveillée et punie

Choir show as outlet

2024-11-14 20:00 2024-11-16 23:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Surveillée et punie

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/35992

In-person event

This powerful work is based entirely on the hateful comments that folk singer Safia Nolin receives constantly. The mirror doesn’t just reflect the face of an inspiring artist grappling with her identity; it also shows the terrifying reflection of a collective ugliness that has no name.  Ever since Safia Nolin entered the music world, she’s repeatedly been the target of rampant insults about her body, her sexual orientation and her background. Rather than keeping quiet about...

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Azrieli Studio,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
November 14 - 16, 2024
November 14 - 16, 2024

November 2024

  1. Nov 14 2024
    Thursday

    8:00pm

  2. Nov 15 2024
    Friday

    8:00pm

  3. Nov 16 2024
    Saturday

    4:00pm

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 Illustration of a woman's body curled up on the ground. Above her floats a huge hand that seems intent on imprisoning her body.
“Hate in unison ”
  • In-person event
  • Français
  • ≈  90 minutes · No intermission
NAC Co-production

This powerful work is based entirely on the hateful comments that folk singer Safia Nolin receives constantly. The mirror doesn’t just reflect the face of an inspiring artist grappling with her identity; it also shows the terrifying reflection of a collective ugliness that has no name. 

Ever since Safia Nolin entered the music world, she’s repeatedly been the target of rampant insults about her body, her sexual orientation and her background. Rather than keeping quiet about this venomous speech, director Philippe Cyr asked Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard and Sofia, the work’s playwright, composer and performer, to turn it into a libretto. By loudly and proudly turning all the vitriol into song, the performers help banish it, as well as shatter the naïve belief that we are growing more tolerant as a society. 

The stage plays host to the targeted singer, armed with her guitar, as well as an impressive choir. It’s a moment of catharsis that also dispels any optimism we may have based on our shared similarities. The performance is an act of resistance and solidarity: Safia’s silhouette is no longer a scapegoat, but a beacon of beauty and courage in a Dark Ages 2.0. 

Sensitive content: The show is based on hateful and violent comments, which are reported during the performance.


Developed with support from the National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Nov 11
Nov 12
Nov 13
Nov 14
  • 8:00 pm
Nov 15
  • 8:00 pm Talkback
Nov 16
  • 4:00 pm
Nov 17

Artists

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    Libretto Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard
  • Libretto and interpretation Safia Nolin
  • Interpretation Debbie Lynch-White
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    Direction Philippe Cyr
  • Text Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard and Safia Nolin
  • Music Vincent Legault and Safia Nolin
  • Direction Philippe Cyr
  • With Debbie Lynch-White, Safia Nolin, and a big choir
  • Featuring Mani Soleymanlou and Anne-Marie Voisard
  • Sets Odile Gamache
  • Light Cédric Delorme-Bouchard
  • Production Prospero
  • Co-Production l’Homme allumette, NAC French Theatre, and Les Plateaux Sauvages
  • A collaboration with Théâtre du Trident