Innamorati is a suite of short pieces of contemporary music performed by four luminous musicians and liberally illustrated by two benevolent puppeteers.

While Columbine rises and Zanni tries to catch her feet, birds chatter while musicians play the springs. These unlikely lovers meet on a sheet of paper where they intertwine to win a final race against death.

Credits

Marcelle Hudon puppeteers
Denys Lefebvre puppeteers
Alissa Cheung violin, Quatuor Bozzini
Clemens Merkel violin, Quatuor Bozzini
Stéphanie Bozzini alto, Quatuor Bozzini
Isabelle Bozzini cello, Quatuor Bozzini

Programme

Cassandra Miller Just So2008–2018

Cassandra Miller Wablework2011

Ana Sokolović Commedia dell'arte I : Colombine2010

string quartet

Ana Sokolović Commedia dell’arte III: Innamorati2013

string quartet

Ana Sokolović Commedia dell’arte II: Isabelle2012

string quartet

Ana Sokolović Commedia dell’arte II: Zanni 2012

Around the concert

Techniques

Shadow, object and puppet theatre, live video, and manipulated illustrations

CREDITS

Creation and scenography: Marcelle Hudon
Creative assistant: Pavla Mano (puppeteer)
Puppets: Marcelle Hudon and Denys Lefebvre

Music: Cassandra Miller, Michael Oesterle, Ana Sokolovic, and Quatuor Bozzini

Lighting: Lucie Bazzo

Performance: Marcelle Hudon and Denys Lefebvre (puppeteers), and Quatuor Bozzini – Alissa Cheung and Clemens Merkel (violins), Stéphanie Bozzini (alto), and Isabelle Bozzini (cello)

Quatuor Bozzini and Marcelle Hudon gratefully acknowledge the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, and the Conseil des arts de Montréal for their support. Innamorati enjoyed creative residencies at the Vivier – Espace Orange in the Wilder Building, the Maison internationale des arts de la marionnette (MIAM), and the maison de la culture Mercier.

Le Vivier, copresenter