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Les ballets de ci de là
May 22, 2020Ultimately, we strive to share the things that consume us: love, death, fear, solitude.” — Alain Platel (2005) An exclusive online screening: LES BALLETS DE CI DE LÀ* (click here to watch) directed by Alain Platel Belgium | 2006 | 110 minutes *In French and Flemish with French…
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A continent to explore
May 21, 2020Trees are vertical, overhanging and solid, somewhat like adults. But a child is not only small in the forest: he can also see himself as a giant, discovering the microscopic abundance all around. - Ariane Voineau and Josué Beaucage GREAT EXPLORERS Activities based on the show Sous…
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From “Je n’y suis plus” to “Dans le bleu”: a correspondence between...
May 6, 2020We must learn how to lend ourselves to dreaming when dreams lend themselves to us. —Albert Camus Guy Warin (GW): From the original production in September 2013 of Marie‑Claude Verdier’s monologue Je n’y suis plus to the stage premiere of your very first play, the road you have…
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Q&A: Mani Soleymanlou, director, playwright and actor
November 7, 2019Q. You’ve written a cycle of plays, titled from 1 to 9, which deal with identity. Your latest work is titled Zéro. What prompted this choice? A. Another word for zero in Persian and Arabic is “sefr”, which means “void”. I explored this idea in my first creations: Un, Deux and Trois. With…
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Robert Lepage speaks about ‘Needles and Opium’
April 9, 2015Theatrical wizard Robert Lepage’s Needles and Opium arrives at the National Arts Centre through a unique collaboration between the NAC English Theatre, Théâtre français and Canada’s Magnetic North Theatre Festival. Originally created in 1991 when Lepage was Artistic Director of Théâtre…
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BOUÉES DE SAUVETAGE POUR LE MONDE RÉEL
March 19, 2015This text is only available in French Par Anne-Marie Guilmaine Texte publié dans le Cahier SIX du Théâtre français Il existe de multiples noyades. Des noyades dans l’eau glacée; le corps qui ne s’accroche plus à rien, pas même à la rambarde du pont. Des noyades dans les mers…
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Une cerise sur le sundae
January 24, 2015This article is only available in French Anne-Marie Guilmaine MATIÈRE : GÂTEAU Le goût d’un processus moelleux Le projet des Grands-mères mortes a germé dans un nid de cœur tendre, là où se déposent les événements de la vie. Une grand-maman qui meurt. La nécessité d’inventer un…
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Ce qui nous relie? Creating. Trying. testing.
January 6, 2015The young participants are deep into the creative theatre process. Creating, trying, testing their presence on stage by performing simple, fun and original actions. This involvement gives place to wonderful things. Cassandra performs a lyrical dance. Aurel laughs out loud when evoquing his…
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I love culture
September 26, 2013It’s not just a logo, it’s true. I really do love culture. I love the way that arts and culture activities enrich my life whether it’s a thought-provoking dance performance, an artwork that challenges my assumptions or beliefs or play that is simply truly entertaining. I couldn’t picture…
