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.
Alice in Wonderland
A musical inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
Original score by Canadian composers Denis Gougeon and Yves Daoust.
The character Alice, interacting with a series of animated passages, invites us to follow her along the winding path of her imagination.
The music is the starting point for this young adventurer as she meets the Cheshire Cat, the Rabbit, the Mad Hatter and a host of other characters from this classic English work.
Download the Teacher’s Guide (PDF)
Available:
- 1 actress, 2 soloists and symphony orchestra.
- 1 actress, 2 soloists and quintet.
- 1 actress, 2 soloists.
Duration : 55 minutes
Languages : English, French, Italian and Chinese
Ages: General audience, from 8 years old
Team
Calendar
Technical requirements
Instrumentation
Team
Collaborators
Lorena Corradi & Reggi Ettore - artistic directors
DENIS GOUGEON - Composer
After obtaining his degree in musicology, Denis Gougeon studied composition with André Prévost and Serge Garant at the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Music. Recognized as one of Quebec’s most gifted composers, he works for Canadian and European ensembles and orchestras as well as theatre groups, notably the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the “Théâtre Ubu” (Québec) and the ERATO Quartet (Switzerland). Audiences and critics all over North America and Europe appreciate his dynamic yet accessible music. Planet Baobab is his first collaboration with The Music Arsenal.
Yves Daoust - Composer
It was while working as a sound technician at the National Film Board of Canada that Yves Daoust discovered electroacoustic music. His music, labeled “figurative”, uses natural sounds and news items. He has composed for musical ensembles as well as theatre groups, and has won several awards. Founder of the “Association pour la Création et la Recherche électroacoustiques du Québec”, composer for the Canadian Music Center, he also teaches electroacoustic music at the Quebec Conservatory of Music. Alice is his fourth creation for L’Arsenal à musique.
Antoine Laprise - Stage Director
A graduate of the Conservatoire d’Art dramatique de Québec (1990), Antoine Laprise is quite active on the Quebec theatre scene as actor, artistic director, author, and stage director. He received the Masque award for the Best Production (Quebec) in 2001 as artistic director of the piece La Bible, presented by the company le Théâtre du Sous-Marin Jaune. Antoine Laprise is a true creator and L’Arsenal à musique is proud to count him among its collaborators.
Pier Chartrand - Visual Concept
Pier Chartrand is an all-round artist. Since 1980, he has gained experience in computer-based design, illustration, storyboard technique, photo direction, artistic direction and film direction. Pier has also designed posters for exhibits, theatre and film, as well as catalogues and 3-D animation for a number of clients. He is currently an instructor at the Graphic Design department at the Cégep du Vieux-Montréal.
Geneviève Asselin - Costume and Set Design
Following her studies in theatre and visual arts at the Université du Québec à Montréal, Geneviève Asselin has worked on numerous theatre and opera productions, doing makeup and creating accessories, puppets, and set designs.
Performers
Wensi Yan as Alice
Mylène Lapierre - Electroacoustic Table
Mylène Lapierre studied at the École supérieure de théâtre musical, and has trained extensively in music, singing, dance and theatre. She performs regularly in theatres across Quebec.
Benoît Côté - Electroacoustic table Benoît Côté is currently completing his master’s degree in instrumental composition at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal. He is a composer, musician and accompanist on a variety of projects.
Calendar
August 2010
Alice will be in China for the Guangzhou Opera House Grand Opening!
The text will be translated in Chinese and the score will be performed by 2 canadians soloists and a canadian quintet.
March 2009
Alice will be in Singapore at the ACT 3 International Festival from March 10th to March 15th, 2009 with seven performances.
March 10 performance 3pm
March 11 performance 10am and 3pm (two shows)
March 12 performance 3pm
March 13 performance 3pm
March 14 performance 11am
March 15 performance 11am
Technical requirements
Instrumentation
INSTRUMENTATION
3 Flutes (the first one also plays the piccolo)
3 Oboes (the third one also English Horn)
1 Clarinet in E flat (also B flat)
1 Clarinet in B flat
1 Clarinet bass
3 Bassoons (the third one also double bassoon)
4 French Horns
3 Trumpets in C
2 Tenor Trombones
1 Bass Trombone
1 Tuba
Strings
Piano
Percussion 1: marimba, mark-tree, cymbals, bass drum (shared with #3), 1 flexible plastic pipe
Percussion 2: vibraphone, snare drum, cymbal, whip, 1 flexible plastic pipe
Percussion 3: whip, low tom, snare drum, bass drum (shared with #1), glockenspiel, tubular bells, 1 flexible plastic pipe
©DENIS GOUGEON-SOCAN 2003
