Arctic Tall Tales 10+
Jørn Riel / 60 min
Canadian puppet collective La Ruée Vers l’or brings to the stage the legendary Arctic tales by Jørn Riel. The adventures of a handful of fearless hunters from the north-eastern coast of Greenland were adapted into graphic novels by French illustrator Hervé Tanquerelle and writer Gwen de Bonneval, and it is from this graphic adaptation that the production draws its inspiration.
Camaraderie is the binding thread of this eccentric band of adventurers, who set out into the extreme conditions of an isolated, frozen wilderness. Brought to life through tabletop puppetry in the bunraku tradition, the stories and their protagonists become an animated delight, accompanied by live music and sound effects.
Schedule
Crew and cast
Original text : Jørn Riel
Adaptation : Anne Lalancette (with the collaboration of Francis Monty, Jérémie Desbiens, Simon Landry-Desy & Alexandre Harvey)
English translation : Kristina Troske
Direction : Anne Lalancette & Francis Monty (with the collaboration of Jérémie Desbiens, Simon Landry-Desy & Alexandre Harvey)
Cast : Jérémie Desbiens, Jean-François Beauvais & Anne Lalancette
Live music and foley : Alexandre Harvey
Stage management : Miguel Angel Gutiérrez
Puppets design : Sophie Deslauriers (from the original drawings of Hervé Tanquerelle)
Puppets building : Sophie Deslauriers & Claudine Rivest
Sets and props design : Corinne Merrell
Sets and props building : Corinne Merrell & Nancy Belzile
Music and sound design : Alexandre Harvey
Light design : Nancy Longchamp