MON CONTE DE FEU – À VÉLO ENTRE LES BOMBES QUI TOMBENT (SCHOOL GROUPS)

Performed in French 

Mon conte de feu — À vélo entre les bombes qui tombent (My Tale by Fire—Cycling Between Falling Bombs) is a philosophical tale that chronicles the improbable cycling journey of Félix and his father in a Germany on the verge of capitulation. The walls of the Berlin Zoo have collapsed under the shelling, releasing the wild creatures. With his world turned upside down, Félix finds himself surrounded by a motley crew of animals. As he endures his share of challenges, the visions he is confronted with metamorphose within him, according to an alchemy peculiar to the marvellous. Featuring a trio of actresses and combining the powerful qualities of mask, shadow, and object theatre, this show tells the story of a child’s journey of initiation as he tries to make something of himself at a time when everything around him is collapsing.

A story inspired by Felix Mirbt’s personal diary.

Running time: 80 minutes

Technique: Object theatre

Audience: All audiences, 10 years +

The show will be followed by a talkback with the artists.

Co-presented with Théâtre Outremont

A co-production with the Festival Petits et Grands and the Théâtre à la coque—Centre National des Arts de la Marionnettes

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Photos: David Ospina

Company

Since 1999, La Pire Espèce has been borrowing techniques from different disciplines, such as puppetry, object theatre, clowning, cabaret, and street theatre. Impertinent, festive, and incidentally erudite, the company’s theatre combines raw materials and unbridled imagination, baroque excess and surgical precision. By exploring the creative process, the company strives to develop a lively, innovative, and accessible art form. Taking a step back from theatrical illusion, the company aims to establish a direct relationship with the audience and create a sense of shared complicity.

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Credits

Story and stage direction: Francis Monty
Creative collaboration: Olivier Ducas, Marcelle Hudon
Performance: Anne-Marie Levasseur, Marcelle Hudon, Marie-Ève Trudel
Scenography, objects and costumes: Julie Vallée-Léger
Assistant, scenography: Gabrielle Chabot
Dramaturgy advisor: Jonathan Cusson
Stage direction assistant and stage manager: Martine Richard
Second stage direction assistant: Julie Brosseau-Doré
Lighting: Thomas Godefroid
Music: Mathieu Doyon
Makeup: Audrey Trottier
Technical and construction advisor: Gabriel Duquette
Technical director: Chann Delisle
Production director: Catherine Le Gall-Marchand