Aalaapi / ᐋᓛᐱ
by Collectif Aalaapi / Direction: Laurence Dauphinais / Tour produced by La Messe Basse
in English and French and Inuktitut with German surtitles
»Aalaapi« depicts a marginalised group that is hardly ever given a voice: the Inuit. With great skill, Laurence Dauphinais, radio artist Marie-Laurence Rancourt and the two performers Nancy Saunders and Ulivia Uviluk have designed a quiet and poetic work that uses documentary material to tell the story of Indigenous artists who oscillate between different realities of life: from the Canadian metropolis to beyond the Arctic Circle. »Aalaapi« invites the audience to experience an open encounter with the unknown, pointing beyond any real or imagined boundary.
The production had been invited to the Stückemarkt at the Berliner Theatertreffen 2021 but had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Concept
Laurence Dauphinais
Marie-Laurence Rancourt
Direction
Laurence Dauphinais
Radio documentary
Marie-Laurence Rancourt
Daniel Capeille
Stage Design and Costumes
Odile Gamache
Lighting Design
Chantal Labonté
Music
Antonin Wyss
Sounddesign
Joël Lavoie
Video
Guillaume Vallée
Animation
Camille Monette-Dubeau
With
Nancy »Niap« Saunders
Cynthia Pitsiulak
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The guest performance was supported by the Embassy of Canada and the Representation of the Government of Québec in Berlin.
In cooperation with Magnéto and supported by Nouveau Chapitre
Artistic residencies: Quai 5160 – maison de la culture de Verdun, Ateliers de LA SERRE – arts vivants, Conseil des arts de Montréal
Developed at the Centre du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui, Montréal 2019