Virtual
Ages 10-14
Offered in French only
By signing your class up for this project, you and your students will have the opportunity to explore Chansons pour le musée, the poetic, theatrical and new wave world of Karine Sauvé’s exciting hybrid museum. After viewing a recording of the show, your students, with the help of an educational kit, will learn all about how her work was put together, followed by a spontaneous writing and contemporary art appreciation workshop.
Length: 60 minutes
It’s as if you were entering a museum through the back door when that’s not allowed. No, make that the upside-down door! Alone, in the middle of the night, Karine-Pas-Sauvé sees some strange sculptures. The mysterious skeleton of a psychologist has told her to sing as loud as she can when anyone approaches her, as a way of soothing her after a painful separation and a shattered family cocoon. On stage with her is the noisy Nicolas Letarte-Bersianik at the controls of his sound equipment colouring the space with his electrifying music.
A link to the recording will be sent to you a few days before the viewing date.
With Karine Sauvé and Nicolas Letarte-Bersianik // Directed by Anne-Marie Guilmaine and Karine Sauvé // Music and sound design Nicolas Letarte-Bersianik // Music arrangements Karine Sauvé // Set and costume design Julie Vallée-Léger and Karina Sauvé // Lighting Leticia Hamaoui // Technical direction Gabriel Duquette // Production manager Catherine Renaud // Costume assistant Mélanie Charest // A Mammifères production
Hosted by: Anne-Marie Guilmaine
Length: 45 minutes - 1 hour
The virtual workshop will take place a day or two after the viewing.
Imagine sneaking into a museum at night, all alone, to have a look at artworks that are increasingly mysterious, peculiar and intriguing… There are paintings, sculptures and installations by contemporary artists. You’re asked to write down your impressions, as spontaneously as possible, in response to poetic questions designed to hone your sensitivities, imagination and observational skills. What’s that work all about? What’s this one celebrating? What has this one just seen or heard?
This spontaneous writing and contemporary art appreciation workshop, inspired by Karine Sauvé’s creative approach, is an introduction to contemporary art.
Learning objectives:
Learn more about Chansons pour le musée here
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