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Little Big Leaf

Ariane Voineau and Josué Beaucage (Québec)

Ariane Voineau and Josué Beaucage, the artists behind Little Big Leaf have a message for you and fun activity inspired by their beautiful show!

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“One day, I was looking at the earth from far away.
Then I wanted to see the forest, and I got very close.
Then I wanted to see a tree, and I got very, very close.
Then I wanted to see a leaf, and I got very, very, very close.
I lifted the leaf to see what was underneath.
That day, I realized that I was so tiny.”

 


 

« Un jour, j’observais la Terre de très loin.

Puis, j’ai voulu voir la forêt, alors je m’en suis rapproché.

Ensuite, j’ai voulu regarder un arbre, alors je me suis rapproché un peu plus.

Après, j’ai voulu observer une feuille, alors je me suis rapproché encore plus.

J’ai soulevé la feuille pour voir ce qu’il y avait en dessous.

Ce jour-là, j’ai réalisé que j’étais vraiment minuscule. »

 

 

Created, designed and performed: Ariane Voineau and Josué Beaucage
Directed: Olivier Normand
Sets, costumes, and props: Julie Levesque
Choreography: Ariane Voineau
Artistic consultant: Jean-François Duke
Music: Josué Beaucage
Lighting: Keven Dubois

About Ariane Voineau and Josué Beaucage

In her creations as in her performances, Ariane Voineau, a native of Brittany, explores the human experience: the body, the desire to share and communicate, and the capacity for empathy. She has worked as a dancer and creative partner with Karine Ledoyen and Harold Rhéaume, among others, in P.artition B.lanche, a work that will tour throughout Quebec. She has also worked for Cirque du Soleil and co-created Ondes virtuelles, a half-theatrical, half-virtual reality installation presented at the 2018 Mois Multi international arts festival. Actively involved in the dance community in Quebec City, she was co-artistic director of the arts organization L’Artère for six years.

Self-taught, eclectic and curious musician and producer, Josué Beaucage has been composing and diffusing his world of sounds in Canada, and in many countries, for more than fifteen years., Singer and songwriter for the band Who are you, he also produces soundtracks for other artistic fields including dance, theater, cinema, record production and video games. He had the chance to work with Cirque du Soleil, Robert Lepage, Harold Rhéaume and a myriad of artists of all disciplines. Occasionaly shifting towards film and video, he produced Territoire (2015) a first film that was selected at the San Francisco dance film festival.  Formerly sound effects artistic director for Ubisoft Montréal, the variety of productions in which he was involved gives him a unique musical personality.  He received several awards, including the prestigious Bernard Bonnier prize that he received at the cultural excellence gala of Québec city in 2009, 2015 and 2016.

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