WELCOME TO - (a City Where You Are a Tourist)
2005 to 2009
Audio-guided tour of the city as if its a memory
First version in Montreal
Starting from Théâtre La Licorne
August 30th to Ocober 15th, 2005
Second (bilingual) version in Ottawa
The Québec Scene, NAC
April 20th to May 5th, 2007
Third version in Mulhouse, France
Starting from La Filature,
Mulhouse National Theatre
May 26th to June 6th, 2009
2020
Running time - 1 hour
L’ACTIVITÉ staff member Axelia greets audience members one by one and distributes audio-guides.
After a brief interview involving both technical and personal questions, solo audience members are invited to walk out into the street.
They hear a voice speaking to them directly, describing their immediate surroundings.
Little by little, the voice reminds them of a past they may have forgotten. It turns out it’s not the city, but their own memory, that the audience visits.
Is it possible to take a tour of your own existence?
AUDIOGUIDE
You don’t usually dream.You’re the type of person who doesn’t remember their dreams. And when you do remember your dreams, you don’t tell anyone about them. Now, after you turned on the light, you could clearly remember five dreams.
CAST AND CREW (MONTREAL)
Conceived, Written, and Sound Designed by Olivier Choinière
Ambient Sound Director Jean-Sébastien Durocher
Receptionist and voice Alexia Bürger
With the voices of Simone Chevalot, Geneviève Filion, Louise Laprade and Alice Riccardo-Rigaut
Guides Josée Beauchamp, Jacques Blais, Majd Brimo, Julie Filiatrault and Denis Joanette
With the participation of Nancy Belzile and Patrick Bernatchez
Production Manager Eve Marchand
Communications Isabelle Mandalian
Remix in podcast version 2020 Éric Forget
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Produced by L'ACTIVITÉ copresented with Théâtre la Manufacture
CAST AND CREW (OTTAWA)
Conceived, Written, and Sound Designed by
Olivier Choinière
Translated by Maureen Labonté
Receptionist and voice Alexia Bürger
With the voice of Louise Laprade and Marie Labbé-Dubeau
Guides Bernard Chagon, Richard Hudon, Benoît Roy, Christyane Roy, Richard Safari and Caroline Yergeau
Sound Design Jean-Sébastien Durocher and Éric Forget
English tutor Marjorie Silcoff
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Produced by L'ACTIVITÉ in collaboration with Théâtre de la Vieille 17
Mommy Photo Eugene Holtz
CAST AND CREW (MULHOUSE)
Conceived, Written, and Sound Designed by
Olivier Choinière
Receptionist and voice Pauline Leurent
Guides Illia Delaigle, Aurélien Bray, Linda Boudjelal, Jean-Nicolas Broyer, Gérard Reeb, Aurore Schmerber
Sound Design Jean-Sébastien Durocher
Visual Design Caroline Schwebel
Production Manager Melissa Pietracupa
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Produced by L'ACTIVITÉ in collaboration with La Filature, Scène nationale de Mulhouse