Méphisto Méliès
A Théâtre Motus and Théâtre Pupulus Mordicus coproduction in collaboration with the Marionnettissimo festival
Through puppets, actors, shadows, videos and illusions, the play looks into the figure and work of Georges Méliès. The production is neither a biography nor a tribute. It delves into Georges Méliès’ world and playfully looks into the unbelievable creative enthusiasm of this exceptional man, his rise and decline as well as his recognition in later life.
Méphisto Méliès benefited from residencies at Théâtre de la Ville (Longueuil) and l’Usine (Tournefeuille) and opened the Marionnettissimo festival at L’Escale in Tournefeuille, France on November 18, 2014.
Photos : Robert Etcheverry
The production team
- Text : Hélène Ducharme
- Directors : Hélène Ducharme and Pierre Robitaille
- English version : Maurice Roy
- Assistant to the directors : Katia Talbot
- Concept : Martin Genest
- Puppets : Pierre Robitaille
- Shadows and Live Video : Marcelle Hudon
- Lighting Designer : Thomas Godefroid
- Video : Frédéric St-Hilaire
- Set Designer : Marie-Renée Bourget Harvey
- Costume Designer : Sébastien Dionne
- Composer : †Jean-Pierre Lambert
- Soundtrack : Studio Son G
- Resource Expert on Illusions : Philippe Beau
- Featuring : Mathilde Addy-Laird, Patrick Ouellet and Louis Tremblay
