Show created in November 2024, at the Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs
Harold has had a hard day. He’s brooding in his room while grey clouds gather outside his window. He can feel it in his bones: a storm is brewing. Knock knock. A strange orchestra conductor bursts into the room. When he invites Harold to join the musicians gathered up in the clouds, preparing to play the symphony of the storm… the little boy can’t believe his eyes or his ears! What if, in the middle of the deluge, the storm could become melodious? Harmonious? Majestic?
A contemporary tale, The Musicians of the Storm, inspired by the eponymous book by Céline Person and Juliette Barbanègre, takes children on a voyage into immensity: that which lies ahead and that which lies within.
Teaser
A word from the directors
As a child, I was always told I was too fragile.
I was shielded from shocks.
I was shielded from risks.
I was shielded from my own body.
So I grew up with the fear of breaking.
Until I was introduced to theater.
On stage, my fears were transformed.
My body became strength, a mirror, pride.
It was like an electric jolt.
As a child, I was always told I was doing too much.
I was too sensitive.
I laughed too loud.
I went too far.
So I grew up trying to tone it down.
Until I was told that everything I tried to suppress
Would one day become the source of my power.
It was a lightning strike.
Today, as adults,
We are sensitive people
Who take risks
And always seek to go further.
We watch the children around us,
The ones told they’re too restless.
And what if, by inviting them to the theater,
We held up a mirror?
What if we gave them back their power?
The power to make it rain or shine,
To become electric, thunderstruck?
Creative team
Creative director: Maxime Robin
Stage direction and adaptation: Marianne Marceau et Maxime Robin
Sound design : Frédéric Brunet
Lighting and video : Keven Dubois
Set design: Erica Schmitz
Puppets: Annabelle Roy et Claude Rodrigue
Original cast: Frédérique Bradet, Antoni Castonguay et Caroline Tanguay
Assistance à la mise en scène : Jeanne Skura
Les musiciens de l’orage, © 2020 Glénat Editions
Presse
« Marianne Marceau et Maxime Robin, à la mise en scène et à l’adaptation, proposent […] un voyage au coeur de la musique et de l’art qui reste intimement lié aux émotions. […] Les tableaux qui suivent s’enchaînent ainsi, jouant de perspectives diverses tout autant que de jeux d’ombres qui garantissent l’émerveillement. […] La réception est immédiate, les enfants embarquent, tapent des mains, participent à cette symphonie improvisée. […] La musique (Frédéric Brunet) omniprésente tout au long de la pièce […] devient un personnage en soi, porteur de sens et témoin privilégié d’une quête de soi. »
Marie Fradette, Le Devoir, 14 novembre 2024
« La mise en scène de Marianne Marceau et de Maxime Robin est diversifiée, inventive et divertissante. C’est réussi et c’est assurément le point fort de cette proposition de 45 minutes […]. Ça bouge, il y a de la musique, du rythme et un croisement inventif de plusieurs disciplines artistiques […]. »
Yves Leclerc, Le Carrefour de Québec, 15 novembre 2024
« Les décors créés pour représenter cette vue aérienne sont très bien faits! Les enfants sont impressionnés à chaque fois que Frédérique Bradet fend les nuages pour dévoiler une nouvelle maison et ses résidents. »
Valérie Marcoux, Le Soleil, 13 novembre 2024
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