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• ARENA by Benoît Maubrey, Laval architecture students’ Bringing the magic back to Espace 400e
presented outdoors on the grounds association, is an architectural This emblematic building designed
of the Grand Théâtre de Québec. flight of fancy that reproduces and for Quebec City’s 400th anniversary will
• Through the Walls by Collectif recombines many of Quebec City’s welcome the Museum of Bad Art (MOBA),
Tel quel, winner of the student landmark buildings. on tour from its Boston home for a first
competition held through our first visit to Quebec City. For a single summer,
collaboration with the Maison Des For the first time, the performing arts the building will be transformed into an
Métiers D’Art de Québec, presented are part of the PASSAGES INSOLITES ephemeral museum housing a unique
at the Citadelle of Quebec. circuit collection of the very best bad art in the
Like the artworks along the circuit, world, work simply “too bad to be ignored.”
In another exciting collaboration, performing artists (dancers, circus Visitors are sure to find that there is a unique
historian José Doré has partnered with artists, musicians, theatre artists, and pleasure in work whose intent is serious but
two collectives of emerging artists to multidisciplinary artists) are taking over whose execution fails lamentably.
provide detailed historical explanations of the urban space to spark moments of
their exciting works: magic in the Petit-Champlain, Place- An international event bringing in public
• Last Stop, by Collectif du Tropique, Royale, and Old Port districts. This art from around the world
winner of the student competition brand-new experience straddles the thin International artists at PASSAGES
organized in collaboration with border between reality and imagination. INSOLITES this year:
the Art School of Université Les embuscades – stealth performing arts • Benedetto Bufalino (France): The
Laval, is a sculptural installation pop-ups in public spaces conceived by Lawn Cars, in Petit-Champlain.
featuring reproductions of EXMURO, in partnership with Théâtre • Benoît Maubrey (Germany):
commercial signage that once Premier Acte and codirected by Marc ARENA, an interactive sound work,
enlivened the streets of the Saint- Goudreau and Vincent Roy, will take place part of the Grand Théâtre de Québec
Roch district. from July 14 to August 22, in collaboration 50th anniversary programming.
• Delirious Québec, by the collective with L’orchestre d’hommes orchestres • Nicole Banowetz (USA): An
of the same name, winner of (multi-arts), FLIP Fabrique (circus), Le Adaptive Moment in Bassin Louise.
the student competition held in CRue (dance), District 7 production • Mark Jenkins (USA): Untitled,
collaboration with the Université (music) and Théâtre Kata (theatre). characters scattered around the city.

Benoît Maubrey (Berlin, Allemagne), “ARENA”, 2017
“ARENA” is a mobile, interactive, electroacoustic sculpture. It is built entirely from a mix of recycled speakers, and is open to audience
participation: the public can create spontaneous performances or play music by making a phone call, connecting wirelessly, or plugging
directly into the installation. This temporary installation imbues the public space with an unbridled spirit of creativity sure to inspire the
entire community.
Presented in partnership with the Grand Théâtre de Québec, as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.

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