Exhibition – La rue des rêveries

 

The Outremont borough and Casteliers are pleased to present Lucie Émard’s enchanting exhibition at the Galerie d’Outremont. Incredibly detailed scale models displaying a host of delightful characters, which are in fact motorized string marionettes, come alive and interact with one another along a miniature street. Their subtle movements are enough to conjure up myriad stories, enhanced by a soundtrack that combines music and everyday sounds. Ten dioramas illustrating day-to-day life situations round out this installation which will dazzle both children and adults alike.

RUNNING TIME: 4 weeks

TECHNIQUE: String Marionettes in a Theatrical Setting

DATE AND TIME: March 5 – 29, 2020

 

Opening Thursday, March 5: p.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday, March 6: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, March 7: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 8: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

 

From March 11 to March 29:

Wednesday to Friday, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Photos

Photos: Pierre Crépô

Company

Lucie Émard is a Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec grant recipient. She has often worked in schools, presenting puppet shows and giving many puppet-building and puppet-manipulation workshops. She has been exploring the many aspects of production for the past 25 years, including writing, set design, puppet building, music and sound, stage direction and puppet manipulation. She is a self-taught, meticulous and passionate craftsperson, now focused on building and displaying her puppet dioramas. La rue des rêveries is her second solo exhibition.

Credits

Stage Direction, Story and Puppets: Lucie Émard
Assistant Stage Director: Félix Gourd
Technical Direction and Robotics: Roby Provost Blanchard
Music: Blaise Émard

 

Lucie Émard would like to express her sincere thanks to the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ).