Véronique Côté has the innate gift of choosing the right words and images to softly talk to children. […] This magnificient new production embraces… the heart and soul of both young and old.
David Lefebvre, montheatre.qc.ca, November 2016
… A chest like Sisters, the Warm Embrace cuddles a lot of eyes and ears.
Olivier Dumas, montheatre.qc.ca, mai 2016
Conception and direction: Véronique Côté
Set, costumes and props: Erica Schmitz
Music: Josué Beaucage
Lighting: Jean-François Labbé
Cast: Marie-Josée Bastien and Agnès Zacharie
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“Going to the theatre for the first time is a very special, tenuous, thrilling and joyous moment. There are so many things to experience, all at the same time. One day I learned that theatre for very young children is a place where one can experiment with emotions. It is vast and very impressive; it cuts to our very core. We don’t always understand what’s happening, which can be scary, but it’s not dangerous. I think this is something I would have liked to learn more about earlier on in life. In fact, I think it’s something I’m still learning about. Being upset is never dangerous.
For me, talking about sadness to very young children is, above all, really talking to them about what makes my heart heavy and how I learned to console myself at times when I was too cold. But, especially, it involves talking to them about the new beginnings that I discovered in the wake of sorrow, always and every time.”
Véronique Côté
For Véronique Côté, Sisters, the Warm Embrace marks a third collaboration with Théâtre des Confettis. In 2004, she was part of original creation cast in Jean-Frédéric Messier’s Wigwam and she create Waves, all that Glows Sees in 2012.
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Date | Heure | Lieu et ville |
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SEASON 2018-20109 | ||
October 14th 2018 | 2 performances | Théâtre du Bic, Le Bic |
October 31th to November 4th 2018 | 9 performances | National Arts Center, Ottawa |
May 3rd to May 4th 2019 | 4 performances | Théâtre La Rubrique, Jonquière |
May 13th to May 14th 2019 | 4 perfomances | Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault, St-Jérôme |
SEASON 2017-2018 | ||
October 29th 2017 | 11:00 | Théâtre Outremont |
October 30th 2017 | 9:30 | Théâtre Outremont |
May 2nd to May 6th 2017 | 11 performances | La Maison Théâtre, Montréal |
May 14th to May 17th 2017 | 6 performances | Wee Festival, Toronto |
June 5th 2018 | 2 performances | Théâtre des Deux Rives, Saint-Jean-sur-le-Richelieu |
SEASON 2016-2017 | ||
Novembre 2nd 2016 | 9 h 45 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
Novembre 3rd 2016 | 9 h 45 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
Novembre 4th 2016 | 9 h 45 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
Novembre 5th 2016 | 9 h 15 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
Novembre 5th 2016 | 10 h 45 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
Novembre 6th 2016 | 9 h 15 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
Novembre 6th 2016 | 10 h 45 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
March 29th 2017 | 10 h 00 | Petits et Grands Festival, Nantes, France |
March 29th 2017 | 16 h 30 | Petits et Grands Festival, Nantes, France |
March 30th 2017 | 10 h 00 | Petits et Grands Festival, Nantes, France |
April 1st 2017 | 17 h 00 | Méli'môme Festival, Reims, France |
April 2nd 2017 | 10 h 00 | Méli'môme Festival, Reims, France |
April 2nd 2017 | 17 h 00 | Méli'môme Festival, Reims, France |
April 3rd 2017 | 9 h 30 | Méli'môme Festival, Reims, France |
April 3rd 2017 | 14 h 15 | Méli'môme Festival, Reims, France |
April 5th 2017 | 10 h 00 | Méli'môme Festival, Reims, France |
April 5th 2017 | 17 h 30 | Méli'môme Festival, Reims, France |
May 17th 2017 | 9 h 45 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
May 18th 2017 | 9 h 45 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
May 19th2017 | 9 h 45 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
May 20th 2017 | 9 h 15 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
May 20th 2017 | 10 h 45 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
May 21st 2017 | 9 h 15 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
May 21st 2017 | 10 h 45 | Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs, Québec |
SEASON 2015-2016 | ||
May 6th 2016 | 10 h 00 | Petits Bonheurs, Repentigny |
May 7th 2016 | 10 h 00 | Petits Bonheurs, Repentigny |
May 13th 2016 | 9 h 30 | Petits Bonheurs, Montréal |
May 13th 2016 | 11 h 00 | Petits Bonheurs, Montréal |
New creation, May 2016, Petits Bonheurs 2016
Summary:
At the end of a road, at the end of a village perhaps, or in the woods nearby is a tiny little house nestled among the birch trees. It belongs to Annou, whose faded face and heart follow from immense sorrow. Rosita arrives like a bright yellow spring in an effort to console her little sister through a series of small, joyful actions. She invents games, assembles sandwiches, whistles with the birds and takes stock of all that is sweet in life. Meanwhile, Annou unravels her sadness little by little. But what is buried inside this big knot that is so sore?
“Rosita: What is a tear?
Annou: It’s good for the garden.
Rosita: What’s a sister?
Annou: Half a cookie.”