Created by Montreal composer Ana Sokolović, Clown(s) is a moving tribute to the human experience. Clown(s) draws upon the worlds of Sand, Fellini, Chaplin, and Keaton to construct a “favola in musica” — a musical fable — that unfolds across seven spellbinding scenes.
Combining an invented language, evocative music, and contemporary stage magic, this production creates a whimsical, circus-inspired world that captivates and touches the hearts of all who experience it.
When a solitary clown opens a suitcase on an empty stage, an entire universe comes into being with all its attendant wonders: birth, discovery, love, joy, conflict, even sorrow. As the comic face paint disappears, our beloved clowns begin to reveal as much about themselves as they do about our greater humanity.
PREOPERA
A free pre-concert presentation will take place one hour before each performance at the Salle Claude-Léveillée in Place des Arts. Seats are limited.
Moderator : Pierre Vachon, musicologist
Express Preopera : Discover Clown(s) — Everything You Need to Know in Under 8 Minutes
Composer
Ana Sokolović
(1968-)
Stage Director
Martin Genest
Distribution
Aline Kutan
Mireille Lebel
Andrew Haji
Bruno Roy
Conductor
Jiří Rožeň
Dramaturge
Dáirine Ní Mheadhra
Stage Director Assistant
Stéphanie Capistran-Lalonde
Set Designer
Anne-Séguin Poirier
Costume Designer
Sébastien Dionne
Lighting Designer
Laurent Routhier
Puppet Designer
Patrick Martel
Rehearsal Pianist
Francis Perron
Chorus Master
Claude Webster
OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL CHORUS
Odei Bilodeau / Anne-Marie Beaudette / Ghislaine Deschambault / Rosalie Lane Lépine / Mathieu Abel / Julien Girard / Clermont Tremblay / Guillaume St-Cyr
MUSICIANS
Trompette : Stéphane Beaulac / Cor : Louis-Philippe Marsolais / Tuba : Austin Howle / Percussions : Blair Mackay / Trombone : Patrice Richer / Ondes Martenot : Wesley Shen
PERFORMERS FROM DYNAMO THÉÂTRE
Yves Simard / Andréanne Joubert / Hugues Sarra-Bournet / Lysanne Richard / Xavier Malo / Samuelle McGowan-Richer / Caroline Tanguay / Matthew Monty
Production
Productions ODM inc. avec le soutien financier de la SODEC
