© Wolfram Sander

Lulling Time

Participatory sound installation

2022-07-02 11:00 2022-07-03 17:30 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Lulling Time

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/31169

In-person event

A dozen rocking chairs are waiting for you in the NAC’s public space. They are for young and old alike, so take a seat and relax into the gentle world of lullabies. Equipped with built-in speakers, each chair whispers beautiful treasures in your ears. During this musical interlude, allow yourself to get carried away by the echoes of childhood through songs from all over the world - more than 1,300 lullabies in 70 languages—collected by the artist since 2016. P.S. For a full...

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Peter A. Herrndorf Place,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa
July 2 - 3, 2022
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© Wolfram Sander
© Yannick Meilender
© Romane Bladou
© Yana
© Sandrick Mathurin
© Sandrick Mathurin
Family programming Music Exhibitions & installations Children Festival events
“Take a trip on a rocking chair!”
  • In-person event
  • Bilingual
  • ≈ Continuous · No intermission
© Yannick Meilender
© Romane Bladou
© Yana
© Sandrick Mathurin
© Sandrick Mathurin

A dozen rocking chairs are waiting for you in the NAC’s public space. They are for young and old alike, so take a seat and relax into the gentle world of lullabies.

Equipped with built-in speakers, each chair whispers beautiful treasures in your ears. During this musical interlude, allow yourself to get carried away by the echoes of childhood through songs from all over the world - more than 1,300 lullabies in 70 languages—collected by the artist since 2016.

P.S. For a full experience, don't forget to pass by the LULLING VAN, a mobile recording studio set up nearby. An authentic Westfalia parked outside the NAC is waiting for you to share your own childhood lullabies. Sing along to contribute to the rocking chair soundtrack.

Rock awhile, then come and sing ...

Multilingual ● All ages ● Free

Opening hours 
Saturday 2 July 2022, 11AM to 5:30PM 
Sunday 3 July 2022, 10AM to 5PM 

To listen to some recorded lullabies, browse the playlists created especially for the 2021 BIG BANG. 

  • Concept and design Sarah Dell’Ava, Ilya Krouglikov & Wolfram Sander
  • Sound editing Claire Perryman-Holt (Paris) + Wolfram Sander (Hanovre)
  • Produced by Berceurs du temps
  • Mediation team Marie-Reine Corvellec + Ilya Krouglikov + Cara Roy + Annabelle Chouinard + Marijoe Foucher