L’Arsenal
More than just an assemblage of different art forms, l’Arsenal à Musique is a vehicle for production and orchestration where musical creation is always at the crossroads. From the classical to the experimental, this is the merging of possibilities where artistic productions are revitalized through the coming together of disciplines and talents.
The Ark
The Ark is a multimedia work that brings together elements from the circus, music, and new technology. It is a reflection upon the current state of the environment, at a time when large-scale, important changes are taking place. Every second, every minute, every hour of every day, a flower, an insect, a species that contributes to our bio diversity, disappears or is in danger of extinction.
The show is made up of a series of unpredictable tableaux, scenes of a remarkable sensitivity. The audience will be thrilled to experience, along with the artists, the exceptional acrobatics in this performance. The original score, live percussions and the poetry of the changing visual landscapes will take your breath away.
The Ark is a work without text, a work for all ages. It celebrates the power of imagination and the world around us, examining the delicate balance in the relationship between man and nature. The piece reminds us that the future of our world depends on each and every one of us.
The Ark was created with the collaboration of The Biodome of Montreal and we have the support of Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Environment Programme and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO.
Languages : no words
Ages: general audience
Duration: 60min
Team
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Team
Creative team
Lorena Corradi & Reggi Ettore - artistic directors
Pascal Jacob - consultant for the creation of the production and costume designer
Julie Lachance - stage director
Denis Gougeon - composer
Merlin Ettore - assistant for electronic composition and improvisation
Pier Chartrand & Lucion Média, image design
Michel Vaudrin, assistant costume design and confection
Julie Lachance, stage director
Originally from the world of dance, whether as choreographer, stage director or teacher, Julie Lachance has now been a part of the Quebec circus scene for over twenty years. Her artistic profile is rich and varied. Be it in her work on large productions, smaller scale presentations or specific exploration work with independent artists, her creative approach in circus arts embraces the fusion of forms and styles.
Dralion (Cirque du Soleil), Chameleon and Synfunia (Salto Natale, Switzerland), Ulalena (Maui Myth and Magic, Hawaii), My Dance and Do I know you ? (Sandy Silva), Celui qui a des yeux (Productions à Trois Têtes) and over fifteen productions at Montreal’s National Circus School are among the numerous creations to which she has collaborated.
Pascal Jacob, consultant for the creation of the production and costume designer
Pascal Jacob is an historian of the circus and the stage. He is passionate about all aspects of the circus, and is also director and scenarist for the theatre and the opera.
As an author and professor, he has worked with Alain M. Pacherie, artistic director of the Cirque Phénix in Paris. A prolific writer, he has published many works about the circus arts.
He is an indisputable authority in his field. Driven to share his knowledge of the art, Pascal Jacob teaches the history of the circus in many settings, including schools in Rosny-sous-Bois, Brussels and Montreal, as well as at the Centre national des Arts du cirque de Châlons in Champagne.
Denis Gougeon, composer
Denis Gougeon is one of the foremost composers of his generation. He has received commissions for a number of groups and individual performers in Canada and abroad, for concert music, theatre and ballet alike. His music is accessible, dynamic, and lyrical.
In November 2000, the "Conseil Québécois de la Musique" awarded him the Opus prize for Composer of the Year.
Along with Yves Daoust, Gougeon wrote the scores for the Arsenal’s productions of Planète Baobab (The Little Prince and Alice). Denis Gougeon describes himself as an ‘intuitive’ composer, who seeks to touch the listener directly, via emotion.
Pier Chartrand, visual design
Since 1980, Pier Chartrand has acquired solid experience in web design, illustration, technical layout, photo and artistic direction, as well as film direction. He has designed posters for exhibits, plays and films, as well as art catalogues and 3-D animation for a variety of clients.
Lucion Média, visual design
Lucion Media has been specializing in multimedia stage productions for10 years.
Its theatre facilities replicate stage conditions to test scenography, projections, lighting and performances. It became a great tool to develop productions used by many visual artists.
Calendar
February 2010
Sai Wan Ho Civic Center, Hong Kong
4 & 5 February
January 2010
Celebrating the Biological Diversity, Montréal, Qc
Theatre Pierre-Mercure at the Pierre-Péladeau Center
22 January 2010 in the morning
November 2009
Cultural Center of Rivière-du-Loup, Rivière-du-Loup, Qc
Theatre Alphonse-Desjardins
21 November in the evening
www.centreculturelriviereduloup.com/
Spect’art, Rimouski, Qc
Theatre Desjardins-TELUS
20 November 2009 at 8pm
www.spectart.com
Regional Desjardins Theatre, New Richmond, Qc
18 November in the evening
www.spectaclesnewrichmond.com
Pauline-Julien Performing Art Center , Sainte-Geneviève, Qc
6 November 2009 at 1h30pm and 7h30pm
www.centrecultureludes.ca
Maison de la culture Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec
Theatre Désilet, Marie-Victorin College
1 November 2009 at 3pm
October 2009
The Ark
Place des Arts, Montreal, Quebec
27 to 30 October 2009
9h45 am and 1h30 pm
September 2009
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Eisenhower Theatre, Washington, DC, USA, 25th Open House Arts Festival
12 September 2009
John F. Kennedy Center Web Site
May 2009
Macao Cultural Centre, NAPE, Macao
24th of May 2009 (Sunday) at 3pm & 8pm
Macao Arts Festival
5th World Environmental Education Congress
Palais des congrès, Montreal, Quebec
10th of May 2009 at 5pm
5th World Environmental Education Congress Web Site
December 2008
5th Salle de la Place des Arts, Montreal (Quebec)
12, 16, 17, 18 at 1:30PM
26, 27, 28 at 3:00PM
