4:00(with intermission)
French
Empire Panique (Canada | Montreal)
In a world where the Empire is governing, where angels are militaries and Christmas trees talk, Woody grew up with Jesus as a superhero (specifically, Jesus in The Last Temptation of Christ by Martin Scorsese). In this excentric universe, Philippe Boutin questions the true meaning of the Bible and what parts of it are still ingrained in our popular mythology. Humor, cinema, Kung Fu and live music merge in this interdisciplinary diptych in which there are no rules. A sublime pop-mystic saga halfway in between the New Testament and the spaghetti western.
Book and directing Philippe Boutin en collaboration avec l’équipe
Cast members who also contributed to the creation Rosie-Anne Bérubé-Bernier, Jaleesa Coligny, Larissa Corriveau, Maxime Genois, Léo Hamel, Émilou Johnson, Pierre Labbé, Simon Landry-Désy, Étienne Lou, Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez, Kimberley de Jong, Maxime Mompérousse, Cécile Muhire, Christophe Payeur, Clara Prévost, Nikolas Pulka, Raphaëlle Renucci, Frédérique Rodier, Valmont Harnois, Vincent Kim and Adrien Martinez-Aubin
Production manager Antoine Rivard-Nolin
Technical manager Juliette Papineau-Holdrinet
Assistant and general management Flavie Lemée
Dramaturgy consultants Joséphine Rivard & Marilise Aubry
Costumes Leïlah Dufour-Forget
Assistant to the costume designer Juliette Dubé-Tyler
Dresser Charlotte Castel
Lights Leticia Hamaoui & Martin Sirois
Assistant to the lighting desk Béatrice Germain
Sets of La Genèse Clémentine Verhaegen
Sets of La plus belle histoire jamais contée Maude Janvier
Choreography of La Genèse Elon Höglund
Choreography of La plus belle histoire jamais contée Jean-Benoit Labrecque
Music of La Genèse Antoine Berthiaume
Music of La plus belle histoire jamais contée Pierre Labbé
Sound Frédéric Auger
Sound conception for the pantomime Ilyaa Ghafouri
Creation Empire Panique
in coproduction with the Théâtre français du CNA and Usine C
with the help of Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Petit Théâtre du Nord à Boisbriand, la compagnie Marie Chouinard, maison de la culture Marie-Uguay, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Claude-Léveillée, et Mercier.
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