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MANMAN LA MER

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MANMAN LA MER (MANMAN THE SEA)

Manman la mer tells the story of Marjolaine, gifted with the power of knowing the future. Discouraged by her mother, the child suppresses her gift of clairvoyance. But twenty-six years later, dismayed by a mysterious and incurable disease, she has no choice but to travel to Haiti and rely on the good care of her grandmother, Manman la mè. Is she a midwife? A mystic? Or merely a simple grandmother full of love?

Manman la mer celebrates women and Haitian spirituality, joyfully exploring themes of mother-daughter relationships while shaking to the rhythm of traditional Haitian storytelling.

Manman la mer, by Haitian-born artist Djennie Laguerre, premiered in Ottawa in February 2020 just before the start of the pandemic. It has since been performed in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Saskatoon, Sudbury, Toronto and Montreal.

Presented by La Presse

Text and performance : Djennie Laguerre

Théâtre Catapulte

Text and performance : Djennie Laguerre
Director and space design : Kamana Ntibarikure
Music and creative support : Sara Rénélik
Movement : Émilie Jabouin
Composition and sound environment : Elena Stoodley
Lighting and projections : Shawn Henry
Costumes : Isabelle Bélisle
Artistic director : Danielle Le Saux-Farmer
Assistant director and stage manager : Katie Rochford
Surtitles and technical advices : Kyle Ahluwalia
Scenography and set construction advisor : Benoît Brunet-Poirier
Tour management : Lani Martel
Production director : Moriana Kachmarsky
Technical director : Carlos Varela Serra
Interpretation of traditionnal song Nan Lakou A : Ferline Regis

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Rate
Flexible tickets (40$, 25$, 10$, 0$)
Date
20 April 2023
7:30pm
21 April 2023
7:30pm
22 April 2023
4pm
Production
Théâtre Catapulte
Public
For all ages
Adult production
Category
Theatre

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Intrusions
Confession publique (Public Confession)
DURANT DES ANNÉES – POSTPONED
Gaston Klaxon
Héli, l’enfant cerf-volant (Héli the kite child)
Illusions
Intrusions
WALKING:HOLDING

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