Discover Ombres Folles at PAMS PITCH on October 12, 10:30am
Founded in 2005 in Montréal (Quebec, Canada), Ombres Folles theatre company creates shows that spark the whimsical imagination of both young and old. The company is actively engaged in the development of contemporary puppetry and of theatre for young audiences. Ombres Folles explores the crossroads of genres where puppet, shadow, and object theatre meet, while delving into our fears, failings, and taboos.
With its shows, Ombres Folles presents a luminous and inventive vision of the world. By choosing stories that have a strong dramatic quality, and by instilling them with a good dose of poetry, humour, and humanism, the company’s artists create works that are capable of travelling, both geographically as well as within audience members’ hearts.
POMELO
PUPPETS, SHADOW THEATRE, AND LIVE MUSIC
Ages 3 & up | without words | 43 minutes
A theatrical adaptation of "Pomelo est amoureux", a book by Ramona Bădescu and Benjamin Chaud, ed. Albin Michel Jeunesse
Creation: May 2021 | 100 performances across Canada
Pomelo is a tiny and adorable pink elephant that was born under a dandelion, in a garden. With humour and sensitivity, Pomelo discovers the world around him before experiencing the shock of fall’s arrival. And then oh, my, it’s winter!
Pomelo loves his garden. He is saddened at the sight of a sagging strawberry plant and amazed by a snowflake. Pomelo is the quintessential personification of childhood.
This Ombres Folles show unfolds to the rhythm of the ever-changing seasons that go from one extreme to the other, as you watch things die and are reborn. Through a playful use of shadows, live music and the diffusion of scents, Pomelo is an enchanting and enveloping experience!
QUIJOTE
PAPER PUPPETRY AND SHADOW PLAY
Ages 8 & up | in English | 60 minutes
Free adaptation of the Miguel de Cervantes novel "The Ingenious Nobleman Don Quijote of La Mancha"
Creation: 2017 (English version: 2023) | 130 performances in Canada and the USA
In a world – made of paper – that is both ruthless and fragile, Quijote and Sancho are looking for adventure. Stepping in are the vivid and larger-than-life imagination of the frail knight as well as shadow theatre! But the beliefs of Quijote are too powerful. Wherever he turns everyone thinks he is crazy and people make fun of him.
With Quijote, the company is taking on an epic novel that is somewhat of a myth. The unbelievable story of the sorryfaced knight offers as much potential for action than for philosophical considerations.
Led by a clown duo of actor/puppeteers, the production leads its audience into a land where friendship and the search for glory challenge what seems most real: is it just silliness or senseless dreams?
