{"id":2742,"date":"2026-03-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/cultural-shows-quebec-city\/la-scene-imaginee\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:57:29","slug":"the-empty-stage","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/en\/cultural-shows-quebec-city\/the-empty-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Empty Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Empty Stage invites the audience to respond to an empty stage. Based on a drawing of the HAU1 theater in Berlin\u2014a performance venue built in the early 20th century\u2014the project proposes a simple gesture: to pause, take time, and imagine. Drawing by hand is a slow, physical, and direct act that opposes acceleration and automation. Participants are invited to draw, write, or trace whatever comes to mind. Some drawings are shared and join those of other audiences across various festivals around the world, forming a constellation of responses to the same stage, at different times and in different places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/h_logo-bvq_pf_points_vq_nb_outl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2445\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.2293933708567857;width:400px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1_stounion_bw_web-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2447\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6353793926048261;width:327px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"block_cc10514689d91d012ffadbc6750cde46\" class=\"wp-block__accordion\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__item__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion__item__header__question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00c0 propos de STO Union\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion__item__header__arrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"svg svg--plus-accordion\" role=\"presentation\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 15\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n  <line x1=\"7.75\" x2=\"7.75\" y2=\"15\" stroke=\"black\" stroke-width=\"1\"\/>\n  <line x1=\"15\" y1=\"7.75\" x2=\"-6.55671e-08\" y2=\"7.75\" stroke=\"black\" stroke-width=\"1\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__item__content\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__item__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>STO Union creates spaces for reflection, connection, and creativity,\u00a0offering intimate and original artistic experiences that resonate with the human need to\u00a0belong, to\u00a0understand, and to\u00a0feel deeply. Through its thoughtful, innovative, and often fun approach, STO Union brings clarity and meaning to the complexity of life, leaving lasting connections to ourselves and\u00a0others.<\/p>\n<p>For over thirty years, STO Union productions have won awards and toured nationally and internationally. Projects connect artists of all levels of experience and engage all art forms to create public experiences that resonate with realness and intimacy.\u00a0Projects come in many sizes, from larger mainstage touring shows or large community collaborations to much smaller intimate black box performances or small community engaged\u00a0actions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tanja-al-kayyali-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tanja-al-kayyali-edited.jpg 752w, https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tanja-al-kayyali-edited-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Hartwig Klappert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tanja Al Kayyali, drawing<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-lg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3613\" height=\"3613\" src=\"https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nadia-ross-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nadia-ross-edited.jpg 3613w, https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nadia-ross-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nadia-ross-edited-860x860.jpg 860w, https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nadia-ross-edited-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nadia-ross-edited-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/carrefourtheatre.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nadia-ross-edited-2000x2000.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3613px) 100vw, 3613px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 David Irvine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"block_32692545bcd878745bbfdbcf7394ad81\" class=\"wp-block__accordion\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__item__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion__item__header__question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNadia Ross, project manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion__item__header__arrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"svg svg--plus-accordion\" role=\"presentation\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 15\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n  <line x1=\"7.75\" x2=\"7.75\" y2=\"15\" stroke=\"black\" stroke-width=\"1\"\/>\n  <line x1=\"15\" y1=\"7.75\" x2=\"-6.55671e-08\" y2=\"7.75\" stroke=\"black\" stroke-width=\"1\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__item__content\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__item__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ross is the 2016 recipient of the Siminovitch Prize, Canada\u2019s most prestigious prize in Theatre. She has also been awarded a Contra-Guy Award, a Dora Mavor Moore Award (ensemble), and is a co-winner of the Chalmers\u2019 award. Her work has been presented at venues and festivals in Canada and across four continents. Ross has chosen to create her work on the periphery. Born, raised and returned to the rural Outaouais region of Quebec, Ross engages the residents of her small town and the West Quebec region as inspiration for STO Union\u2019s national and international touring productions. Recognized for her fierce vision, Ross\u2019 projects consistently challenge what we think a stage is and what kinds of stories are being told on it. Under Ross\u2019 direction, the company produces completely unique creations bringing together amateurs and professionals, rural and urban, anglophone and francophone, and a kaleidoscope of art forms to create public experiences that resonate with realness and\u00a0intimacy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Empty Stage invites the audience to respond to an empty stage. Based on a drawing of the HAU1 theater in Berlin\u2014a performance venue built in the early 20th century\u2014the project proposes a simple gesture: to pause, take time, and imagine. 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