Café-causerie | Les silences de Joséfine

Discussion of works-in-progress

Adults, 13 years +

 

Part of Café-causerie: Budding Creations! Discovering works-in-progress. . .

In a casual setting, four creative teams present their works-in-progress and take questions from audience members eager to learn more about the various stages in the development of a puppet show.

 

Les silences de Joséfine

“I met a young girl who was mute. Why would a young girl suffer from mutism? How can I help her? How does one enact silence with puppets and objects?” These are some of the questions Salim Hammad has asked himself while developing this show.

Language: French, or without words
Running time: 45 minutes
Techniques: Human-arm puppets, hand puppets
Audience: Young audiences, 6 years +

Company

Salim Hammad, of the Salim Bo Marionnettes company, sees puppet theatre as a way of exploring life’s challenges in a light-hearted way, and through poetry. A puppeteer for some twenty years, he performs and creates shows for young audiences. Salim Hammad received the 2024 Charles Biddle Award, in the national-international category.

Credits

Story and puppet: Salim Hammad
Scenography: Mylène Leboeuf-Gagné
Music: Noémi Bélanger

 

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