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The latest Moulin à musique’s creation, Pierres blanches, will premiere on January 13 and 14 at Jean-Eudes hall in the Maison de la culture Rosemont-La Petite Patrie. By delving into themes such as loss, it tells the story through music, theatre and dance and highlights the power of resilience in each human being.

Pierres blanches: a musical, theatre and dance whirlwind – for children 9 years and up

This is a red-letter day: nature flies into a rage on that afternoon. A wild raging tornado decimates little Katrina’s family. The young girl finds refuge with her grandmother Anna who survived the disaster. Katrina goes through feelings of sadness, loneliness, insanity and ecstasy with strength at times and with fragility at other times. All these feelings help her grieve under the watchful eye of her grandmother. Constantly knitting, the courageous and resilient Anna sticks with her little girl. They roll themselves up together and weave a new life for each other. A beautiful example of humanity and trust in life!

A creative laboratory with the children

Under the artistic direction of Marie-Hélène da Silva, the creative team (director Martine Laliberté, composer Michael Oesterle, choreographer Karina Iraola, set designer Catherine Tousignant and lighting designer Mathieu Ferdais) will be in residency at the Maison de la culture Maisonneuve from January 4 to 8, 2010. The residency will continue from January 11 to 14 at the Maison de la culture Rosemont-La Petite Patrie and the first performances will take place at Jean-Eudes hall on January 13 at 10:00 a.m. and January 14 at 10:00 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

What is more, through a cultural mediation carried out as part of the Libres comme l’art program and offered to two classes in the Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande school, a children’s choir will have the opportunity of getting involved in the creative process and of taking the stage during the performances. In addition, children from the second and third cycle in the primary levels of the Rosemont neighbourhood will be invited to attend the performances. This new challenge is the result of an extended thought process, and creative workshops with these marvellous motivators.

Please bear in mind that a three-performer version (Karina Iraola, Marie-Hélène da Silva and Jonathan Barriault (musician) is in development. As a result, the show keeps maturing without the presence of children on stage.

Pierres blanches at Jean-Eudes hall

Maison de la culture Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie (3535, blvd. Rosemont)

January 13 at 10:00 a.m. and January 14 at 10:00 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

Information: 514-527-7726

The Pierres blanches cultural mediation project is supported by the Inter-arts program of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Libres comme l’art project (a partnership between the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the Conférence régionale des élus and the Supporting Montréal School Program of the ministère de l’Éduction, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec).

As the season begins, Le Moulin à Musique is thrilled to welcome you in its brand-new Website.

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Throughout the year, the artists of Le Moulin à Musique will be going out and meeting children in theatres, schools, libraries and day cares with the same passion and purpose: opening children’s ears and eyes to music.

Highlighting the year is a new production entitled Pierres blanches. Under the direction of Marie-Hélène da Silva, the creative team (director Martine Laliberté, composer Michael Oesterle, choreographer Karina Iraola, set designer Catherine Tousignant and lighting designer Mathieu Ferdais) will be working in residence at the Maison de la culture Maisonneuve from January 4 to 10, 2010. The team will continue its residence at the Maison de la culture Rosemont-Petite-Patrie from January 11 to 14 before opening the production at Jean-Eudes hall on January 13 and 14, 2010. In addition, a cultural mediation project supported by the Libres comme l’art program (a CAM and MELS/SEM partnership) will give a group of children from the St-Jean-de-la-Lande school in Montreal the opportunity to be involved in the production’s creative process and be on stage during the performances.

To underline its presence on the Canadian market this fall, Le Moulin à Musique will be included in several showcases, namely Violin on a string in New Brunswick’s Contact East event and La Maîtresse rouge (The Red Teacher) at the FrancoFête en Acadie event. In addition, Madame Violon will be going out to meet Franco-Ontarian audiences, more specifically in the Ottawa area. See our schedule for more details.

Go to the Productions section for the shows, events and workshops we will be offering throughout the year. Teachers looking for special activities might be interested in Le secret de la maîtresse rouge, still available in partnership with the Culture at school program – this initiative helps organizations welcome the event at a fraction of the cost. Do not hesitate to drop us an email in the Contact section. You will be the first to know all about the company’s madcap projects!

See you soon,

The team of Le Moulin à Musique

In October 2008, Le Moulin à Musique was invited to perform its latest creation Garde-robe in France at the Francophonies du Limousin festival and the Espace 93 Victor-Hugo space. We are opening doors on the old continent and other invitations might stem from them in the near future!

In January 2009, Un Violon sur l’épaule (Violin on a string) traveled to 8 villages and towns in the Lower North Shore between La Romaine and Blanc-Sablon. The performers were thrilled to carry out this cultural mission in remote communities of Québec.

The Au fil des saisons cultural mediation project gave 200 children in the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie boroughs the opportunity to create visual, sound and literary works during a series of workshops with Eugenia Reznik (pictorial creation), Marie-Hélène da Silva (musical creation) and Joël da Silva (literary creation). A fine example of the company’s dedication to educating young audiences through the arts… while having fun!

To top it all, let’s not forget the growing popularity of Madame Violon raconte presented in libraries and day cares, mainly in Montreal but also in several Québec regions.

The Moulin team!