Les embuscades
Petit Champlain, le Vieux-Port et la Place-Royale
From July 14 to au August 22 , 1pm – 5 pm
Happy surprises await in Old Quebec this summer! An unusual
series of pop-up performing arts shows will take the streets by storm.
The circus, dance, theatre, and multi-arts performances will take place at three sites along the route of the PASSAGES INSOLITES public art circuit: Petit Champlain, the Old Port, and PlaceRoyale. But unlike traditional street theatre, performance locations and times are not announced in advance. Instead, visitors can expect to be pleasantly surprised when they are ambushed by art.
AMBUSHES – STEALTH PERFORMING ARTS IN THE PUBLIC SPACE
2021 is the first year that the performing arts have been part of PASSAGES INSOLITES, a longstanding Quebec City public art circuit running from June 26 to October 11. Like the works of art along the route, the performing arts infiltrate the urban space to cultivate the strange, the unexpected, and the hard-to-believe, walking the line between real and imaginary, true and false. As you wander down the street, something in a square, a shop, or a house catches your eye. Something is happening! Is it everyday life or a staged performance? Watch as surprise gives way to disbelief, questioning, and just plain fun.
Les embuscades brings together close to 30 Quebec City artists performing 25 original numbers in five disciplines: multi-arts, circus, dance, music, and theatre. A discordant biking brass band, a lost tourist, and a man sunbathing in parking lots are just a few of the unforgettable personalities taking to the streets.
This project is conceived by EXMURO arts publics and presented by the City of Québec, in collaboration with Premier Acte theatre, under the joint direction of Vincent Roy, General and Artistic Director of EXMURO, and Marc Gourdeau, General and Artistic Director of Premier Acte.
Performers
- L’orchestre d’hommes-orchestres (Multi-arts)
- FLIP Fabrique (Circus)
- Le CRue (dance)
- District 7 Production (music)
- Théâtre Kata
The City of Québec, EXMURO arts publics and Premier Acte wish to thank Canadian Heritage for its financial support of this project.
