Student Matinee : Les choses berçantes | Oct 31-Nov 2, 2018

National Arts Centre - Centre national des Arts Canada is our stage. Le Canada en scène.

18 months to 5 years

Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2018

Azrieli Studio 1 Elgin Street Ottawa Canada

Français
Approx. 35 minutes

Performance options	Start time	Language	Availability
Wednesday, October 31, 2018	9:30 am	French	Seats available
Wednesday, October 31, 2018	11:00 am	French	sold out
Thursday, November 1, 2018	9:30 am	French	sold out
Friday, November 2, 2018	9:30 am	French	Seats available

“After the touching pair of brothers in Flots, tout ce qui brille voit, Véronique Côté returns with a show for little ones. Here, a pair of closely bonded sisters, a charming set, and surprising answers to the big question “Where can we find comfort?””

Unravelling sadness

If you have an immense sadness, tightly wrapped in a ball of wool, what does it take to unravel it? The basic props are obviously multicoloured ribbons, paper birds, a guitar, and sandwiches to be cut. And then there’s the essential one: a sister with whom to watch the clouds drift by, a sister who knows that spring will return.

This gentle show for two endearing actresses whispers in our ears that time heals all wounds, even the deepest sorrows, because in the end, tears make the flowers grow!

*Only 85 seats available!

This event is sold out

Sorry it’s no longer available.

Adults & chaperones

1 Free adult per 15 students

Free admittance for special needs assistants

$ (HST included) for additional chaperons At the discretion of the National Arts Centre

Payment deadlines

3 weeks before the performance

Full payment is required by the payment deadline. The NAC reserves the right to cancel any orders submitted but not paid for by the payment deadline.

Seating

There are no reserved seats for NAC student matinee performances.

Instead of tickets you will receive a letter of admission and groups will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis at the performance.

The letter of admission will be issued upon receipt of full payment.

If you have any questions, please contact us at education@nac-cna.ca

Artists

Created and directed by Véronique Côté

Created and directed by Véronique Côté

Stage illuminator

She sees the stage as a place for speaking out, an act of light and resistance to combat the darkness of our time. Since graduating from the Conservatoire de Québec in 2002, Véronique Côté has devoted herself body and soul to lighting up the stage with her writing and directing (Flots, tout ce qui brille voit in 2012; Attentat in 2014). As an actress, she has appeared in many stage productions, including Wajdi Mouawad’s Forêts, which she has performed more than 200 times! A keen lover of poetry, she is also a columnist for Le Devoir and ICI Radio-Canada Première.

Allumeuse de scène

Elle voit la scène comme un lieu de parole, un acte de lumière et de résistance face à la noirceur des temps qui courent. Depuis sa sortie du Conservatoire de Québec en 2002, Véronique Côté s’est vouée corps et âme à illuminer le plateau par l’écriture et la mise en scène (Flots, tout ce qui brille voit, en 2012, Attentat, en 2014). Comme actrice, elle a fait partie de nombreuses distributions théâtrales, dont celle de Forêts, de Wajdi Mouawad, qu’elle a jouée plus de deux cents fois ! Cette amoureuse de la poésie est également chroniqueuse au journal Le Devoir et à ICI Radio-Canada Première.

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Actor Marie-Josée Bastien

Actor Marie-Josée Bastien

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Actor Agnès Zacharie

Actor Agnès Zacharie

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Set design Erica Schmitz
Lighting Jean-François Labbé
Artistic direction Hélène Blanchard and Judith Savard
Production Le Théâtre des Confettis

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