Théâtre Motus and the SÔ Company from Longueuil, Canada and Bandiagara, Mali
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Week of March 13 – 19
Mar 19
Sun, 3pm
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Come hear the djembe drums dance and the ngoni’s strings sing as the griots tell you a tale. A tale set long ago when the stars were still babies, and the trees and animals talked. A tale passed down from generation to generation about a water-stealing sun and a baobab tree bearing an unexpected and unusual gift. Featuring music from Mali and Senegal, puppets large and small, one naughty monkey and a witch with an itch to dance, Baobab is a percussion-filled fable about a boy’s heroic quest to save his village from drought.
A little gem of international theatre
Winnipeg Free Press
Théâtre Motus specializes in original theater for young audiences that highlights the diversity of world cultures. Combining live music with different styles of puppetry, the company has collaborated with artists from Japan to Mexico to Burkina Faso, telling tales that integrate other languages and foster cultural exchange. For Baobab in particular, they’ve joined forces with Mali’s SÔ Company to share this West African story authentically. Beyond their native Quebec, they’ve performed in 12 countries, translating their work into English, Spanish and Mandarin for audiences around the world.
Writer and Director Hélène Ducharme
Playwright Collaborator Hamadoun Kassogue
English Version Leanna Brodie
Assistant to the Director Annie Bélanger
Scenography Ismaïla Manga and Hélène Ducharme
Puppets Jean Cummings, Sylvain Racine and Claude Rodrigue
Music Aboulaye Koné assisted by Nathalie Cora
Lighting Michel St-Amand
Shadow Puppetry Marcelle Hudon
Costumes Louis Hudon
Research Marie-Claude Labrecque, Sylvain Massé and Louis-Philippe Paul-Hus
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