In this new interactive journey by Michel Lemieux, art in any form comes to life in the middle of the street from any smartphone.
In particular, the rectangular apparatus makes it possible to show in front of the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde Jean-François Casabonne interpreting an excerpt from the play “Le roman de Monsieur Molière”, or even Philippe Sly from the Opéra de Montréal performing “La beauté du “ interpreted monde, near the Maison symphonique.
Overall, the creator of the project, Martin Laviollette, general manager and founder of Montréal en Histoires, managed to gather 17 cultural institutions in Montréal, most of them on the outskirts of the Quartier des spectacles, to bring art outside the halls to dissemination. All scenes, musical excerpts, shows, plays or films, as well as the visual arts associated with the experience, were also shot specifically for the INSITU project.
“Usually you have to go to a theater or a museum to see actors, circus people and dancers. With the application, I can walk around the city and have an encounter with an artist at any time,” explained artist Michel Lemieux during the launch of the application.
Project participants include the Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal Fine Arts and McCord Stewart museums, as well as the PHI Centre, Salle Bourgie, Maison Théâtre, Duceppe and Place des Arts.
In the garden of the Grande Bibliothèque (BAnQ), five great books open their word window to those by Dany Laferrière, Gabrielle Roy, Leonard Cohen, Joséphine Bacon and Michel Tremblay.
Along its floor tiles, the course also brings together the Grands Ballets Canadiens, Ballets Jazz de Montréal, Cirque Éloize, La TOHU, Opéra de Montréal, Orchester Symphonique de Montréal and the National Film Board.
In the evening, projections of silhouettes created by spectators who want to leave their mark and infrared cameras will decorate the facade of the Maison Symphonique for a certain time.
Michel Lemieux strongly recommends bringing headphones or turning on your phone’s sound to hear “the extraordinary soundtrack” that accompanies the works throughout the course.
To see all the works, just download the INSITU application on your phone (free) and explore the city in search of floor tiles or posters with the image of the project.
More details here.