MTL Clown Festival: Soizick Hébert & Frédérick Desroches + La Porte Française
Montreal Clown Festival
Soizick Hébert & Frédérick Desroches: The concert of that madcap eccentric Jackie changes direction when the crazy Diva and ukulele player, realised she gets Edgar, as the insipid back up pianist. Edgar is discouraged the way music goes. Jackie uses her mimics, juggling or magic skills to bring the various repertoire, which travel from crooner songs to hip hop dance as well as original pieces, to a parade of brief, funny and punched sketches to perturb him. The hectic and tense ambiance between Jackie & Edgar brings hilarity all the way through the show. Avec/with: Soizick Hébert, Frédérick Desroches.
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La Porte Française: "The idea for La Porte Française came to me a few years ago, when I first started to clown. The story's well known in my inner circle, but I guess that it'd be only fair to share it with you as well. I took part in a silent ten day meditation Vipassana retreat. This is now
about two years ago. While there, you are asked to remain completely silent, and not read or write anything. You become disconnected from
stimuli, and you then learn a meditation technique that helps you focus your mind. The room in which I was staying had a private
bathroom, and I spent some time there looking at the mirror and making faces. I reconnected with the pleasure of making funny faces, of
playing characters, of distorting my image. After leaving the retreat, I took part in various workshops, around clowning, mime, improv. I
noted a few songs that gave me shivers, and took down a number of images that I heard about or that came out of nowhere: 500 Chinese
sculptures, knife storms, Saddam Hussein. I am very happy to perform this act's premiere before you. This is also my first solo act. Please
don't feel like you need to be encouraging because of this. I can take your applause as well as your tomatoes. What do I have to lose? Worst
case, I can make pasta sauce out of the criticism. I prefer applause though. As wild as you can give it to me. Avec/with: Greg Sadetsky
Friday, September 30th at 8pm
Saturday, October 1st at 5pm
HORAIRE / SCHEDULE
- Friday 30 September 2016 / 20:00
- Saturday 1 October 2016 / 17:00
55 minutes
Pour âges / For ages 5+
Pas de retardataires / No latecomers
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Whether you wield your pencil like a wand or are just beginning your artistic journey, all skill levels are welcome. Simply grab your sketchbook, roll for initiative, and let your imagination soar!
Nous avons rassemblé une sélection exaltante de prix, dont plusieurs proviennent de vos restaurants, magasins de vêtements et salles montréalaises préférées. Venez prendre un verre, profitez de la compagnie des amis·es du Fringe et aidez-nous à recueillir des fonds pour présenter l'édition de cette année du FringeMTL.
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"Le Collectif Les Tisseuses s’est formé à partir de l’envie de rassembler des femmes et des personnes non binaires autour du jeu théâtral en décloisonnant les pratiques et les imaginaires. Il est composé de huit artistes aux origines, pratiques et vécus multiples.
Les Tisseuses ouvrent leur espace créatif avec une étape de la pièce Notre tour c’est quand?, une proposition scénique intimiste.
La pièce raconte l'histoire des funérailles de Pilar, la matriarche d'un quartier. On y retrouve des femmes aux horizons pluriels venues honorer la mémoire de celle qui a su entrelacer leurs existences en leur offrant la possibilité d’assembler leurs histoires. À travers ce moment de deuil, se tissent des liens qui transcendent les frontières de leur famille, de leur quartier et de leur pays, offrant un portrait poignant de la force des relations féminines et de la sororité.
En se rassemblant à la croisée des cycles de vies, les personnages que vous allez rencontrer s’adressent des questions millénaires, et cheminent au cœur de leurs vérités en nous rappelant qu’il n’est de refuge plus solide que celui de nos solidarités.
La pièce s’achèvera par un échange entre les artistes et le public, permettant de recueillir les impressions de ce dernier. Modéré par la directrice artistique du festival.
