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Through workshops focused on vocal and physical exploration, movement, staging, and sound, students take part in every stage of the production. This project is supported by three fifth-grade teachers—Daniel Laforme, Mélanie Paquet, and Paule Boudrias-Schmouth—and aims to nurture the children’s imagination while embracing their preferences and identities to shape a work that, once embodied and performed, becomes a catalyst for their personal and artistic growth. The involvement of the school staff is essential to the success of this ambitious project.

Over several weeks, students are introduced to contemporary opera through musical and theatrical experimentation workshops. Guided by the artists, they work on stage presence, movement, voice, and imagination. This is the third youth opera creation by Daigneault and Girard. Le Vivier supports the public presentation of the work and remains a committed partner of the initiative. The project is based on a collective artistic experience, where children explore trust, listening, and self-expression by engaging in the artists’ creative process.

The public performance will take place at Patro Villeray on May 28, 2025.
 

Musicians:
Salomé Perli – Violin
Elysabeth Burrowes – Cello
Laurence Ouellet-Demers – Viola
Shawn Mativetsky – Tabla and percussion

Costumes:
Karine Blanchette – Design
Veronica Bistritchi, Gabrielle Boucher, and Ludmilla Caille – Sewing
Special thanks to Barclay School, Le Vivier, Patro Villeray, the technical teams, Chantal Martin, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture and Communications, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, and La Conserve Média.