An ode to the night sky, Grande Ourse — Petite Ourse (Baby Space Opera) draws from the very first moments of a newborn baby in the vastness of the cosmos. Like a star born in the heart of a nebula, this tiny life, barely beginning, turns the expansive world around it upside down. Underneath the celestial dome, twinkling stars dance together, beckoning the little ones to play. What stories do the constellations have to tell?
With Grande Ourse — Petite Ourse, as if caught up by gravity, we dive right into the heart of a captivating investigation of the senses. Intertwined in a suspended moment of poetry, ethereal projections, iridescent lights and gentle melodies beckon dreamers to an escape. Born from a creative process involving families at several stages, this show for babies welcomes us to a collective meditation on our place in the infinite universe.
Production Théâtre la Seizième and Foolish Operations (Vancouver)
Creation Julie Lebel, in collaboration with dramaturg Jo Leslie
Performance Sarah Gallos, Isabelle Kirouac, Olivia Shaffer
Singing Ghislaine Doté
Sound design, composition and flute Sabrina Mo
Lighting and projections design Andie Loyd
Production design Diane Park
Associate production and stage management Mandy Huang, Karen Thào La
Photos Luciana Freire D’Anunciação
With the support of Fondation des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique, Metro Vancouver's Regional Cultural Project Grants Program and the Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada.
