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Kindred Widows paints a dreamlike portrait of a family that is both terrifying and banal. Through the story of Amanda, who was mute during the last 18 years of her life, this work examines how memory is passed along between women of different generations. Drifting between reality and imagination, the dining room table serves as a theatre where the past resurfaces. As the violin plays, fragments of life, loaded with secrets, flow into each other, and overlap with everyday gestures. An invitation to step into the elusive world of memory
Creation, design and performance: Claudine Rivest Stage direction: Sophie Deslauriers, Claudine Rivest Music: Isaac Beaudet Lefebvre
Lighting design: Nancy Longchamp Collaboration on the design of animated costumes: Sylvie Baillargeon Collaboration on the design of the scenography: Paul Foresto Assistance with puppet design: Sophie Deslauriers
Advisor on hand puppet manipulation: Noë Cropsal Advisor on dramaturgical movement: Olivia Faye Lathuillière
In Co-production with Les Sages Fous
Special thanks to Les Sages Fous, Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay, La Bulle – lieu de création, Atelier Silex, Dinaïg Stall, Isabelle Payant and Nicole Mossoux.
The creation of this work was made possible thanks to the financial support of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec – Mauricie territorial partnership and Canada Council for the Arts.
Creation date: 2 March 2023
Honors:
Prix Création en arts de la scène – 25e Prix Arts Excellence, Culture-Mauricie – 2024
Prix Rayonnement – 26e Prix Arts Excellence, Culture -Mauricie – 2025
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