The International Theater Crossroads begins on Thursday. The 2023 edition, taking place from May 25th to June 10th, features ten plays from Quebec, Canada and internationally, mixing theatre, dance, circus, digital arts and literature. This is the latest program from Artistic Director Marie Gignac, who is stepping down after 25 years of service. Here are five interesting suggestions with a brand new price ranging from free to $47 based on trust and honesty.
Where do you go if you sleep while walking…?
Second and final year of the creation presented last year, badly affected by the rain. Where do you go if you sleep while walking…? is back at the Parc des Moulins in the Charlesbourg district. This free itinerant fresco unfolds in five paintings on the former site of the Quebec Zoological Gardens. A must at the Carrefour.
Photo courtesy of Stéphane Bourgeois
The painting “Uprooted” from the ambulance show “Where do you go if you sleep while walking…?”
- windmill park
- 25, 26 and 27 May, 1, 2 and 3 June and 8, 9 and 10 June (9 p.m. to 11 p.m.)
Until we die
Created by Brigitte Poupart, ‘Until we die’ is an immersive experience of circus, dance, music and theatre. The proposal, which involves 12 artists from 7 different cultures, begins with a still image of a catastrophe and then, looking back, we discover what preceded this event. There is no seat and the viewer can choose his point of view. The experience ends with a DJ party where you can dance with the actors.
Photo courtesy of Jean-Marc Abela
“Until we die”
- The diamond
- 25 (7.30 p.m.), 26 (7.30 p.m.), 27 (3.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m.) and 28 May (3.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m.)
Phaedra!
The French actor Romain Daroles immerses himself in the world of the classic Phèdre in the new interpretation of the Swiss author and director François Gremaud. This masterpiece of classical literature, which has been played 450 times in Europe, is reinterpreted in the form of a comedy. Romain Daroles plays all the characters and analyzes the making of this 1674 classic.
Photo courtesy of Cloan Nguyen
Romain Daroles in the play Phèdre!
- Periscope Theater
- 26 (7.30 p.m.), 27 (3 p.m.), 28 (3 p.m.) and 29 May (7.30 p.m.)
The shadow whose prey is the hunter
With this proposal, the Australian company, which stars actors with intellectual and neurological disabilities and disabilities, questions whether ordinary people will be considered intellectually dysfunctional with the spread of artificial intelligence. Are they treated as disabled? The play, set in the form of a town hall, features three activists speaking out against the historic mistreatment, exploitation and abuse of all forms that often affects the most vulnerable.
Photo courtesy of Carrefour International de Théâtre
The show “The shadow whose prey is the hunter”.
- The Broadside
- 2 (7.30 p.m.), 3 (3 p.m.) and 4 June (3 p.m.)
- In English with French surtitles
H+
Émile Beauchemin suffered a heart attack at the age of 25. In this premiere creation, the one-man band and designer will complete a 42-kilometer marathon on a treadmill. The last 21 kilometers are run in front of an audience. The play questions transhumanism and the real possibilities of increasing physical and mental performance and the relationship to performance. His heartbeat triggers music, lights and videos.
Photo courtesy of Carla Chable de la Héronnière
H+
- Periscope Theater
- 6 and 7 June (7:30 p.m.)