A mysterious duet between a man and his bike
Guided by enigmatic arrows, a scrap-collector steers his Tricycle and trailer to the opening of a fantastical maze filled with illusions. A dream-like adventure begins.
The tricycle guides the man through his life journey as if it were an uncanny ride at a fairground; through the house of mirrors, the carousels, and the games of chance leading him through the dark shadows of his past towards his quest for freedom and into the light.
Tricyckle is a spectacle of metamorphosis and transformation using objects and puppetry. Visual theatre without words, the show was conceived to be performed in theatres and also unusual nonconventional spaces.
Tricyckle's intriguing musical score is composed solely of invented instruments created with found objects.
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Interpretation: Jacob Brindamour
Staging and puppets: South Miller
Set design and props: Sylvain Longpré
Music: Christian Laflamme
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A coproduction
Nordland Visual Theatre (Stamsund, Norway)
TRICYCKLE RECEIVES THE PRIX CRÉATION EN ARTSDE LA SCÈNE
March 2023
24th presentation of the Prix Arts Excellence de
Culture Mauricie
"Tricyckle is a celebration of ingenuity
of ingenuity and imagination. In an
and staged using recycled materials
materials, abandoned objects and invented
and invented instruments, this dreamlike journey
brilliantly guided by the wordless performance of actor
of actor Jacob Brindamour and the intriguing notes
notes of musician Christian Laflamme, is a spellbinding
the nose to cultural elitism.
(Excerpt from the brochure published by Culture Mauricie)
"Les Sages Fous deliver a life
trip in a bewitching hour."
Svelvikspoften
Bergen, Norway
"This is a deeply personal, playful and utterly
charming insight into one man’s life traipsing
from one base to another. (...) Often surreal,
always playful and nothing short of endearing,
Tricyckle does exactly what it sets out to do."
Shane Morgan, Bristol 24/7
England, September
"Loved the gentle, intelligent, hypnotic
Les Sages Fous Tricyckle...
it's on again tomorrow - see it if you can"
Phil Gibby
South west director of Arts Council England
Bristol Festival of Puppetry
"This one is stunning.
A show without words. Throws me off my feet.(...)
Jacob Brindamour's wordless performance is striking.
His manipulation of objects is meticulous."
Louis-Dominique Lavigne's blog
(artistic dir.
Théâtre de Quartier)
CALENDAR
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– La Mama ETC, New York, NY, États-Unis - November 10th to 12th 2023
- Mayo Street Arts, Portland, ME, États-Unis - November 18th & 19th 2023
– Sandglass Theater, Putney, VT, États-Unis - December 1st and 2nd 2023
- Puppet Showplace Theater, Boston, MA, États-Unis - December 6th & 8th 2023
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- PuppetWorks, Stradford, ON - August 4th to 6th, 2022
- Maison de la Culture de Trois-Rivières
Performances for the general public: April 8 and 9, 2022
Children's Theatre for Young People performances: April 10 , 2022
School performances from April 5 to 14, 2022
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- Festival International des Arts de la Marionnette du Saguenay (FIAMS) - July 2021
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- Rencontre Théâtre Ados, Laval - April 2020 - CANCELLED
- La Fabrique de théâtre insolite, Trois-Rivières - April 2020 - CANCELLED
- FestiPhilo - June 14th, 2020 - CANCELLED
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- La Fabrique de théâtre insolite, Trois-Rivières - December 2019
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- Mômo Festival, Ancinnes, France - November 2017
- Figur i Fossekleiva, Berger, Norway - October 2017
- Pole Poppenspäler Tage, Husum, Germany - October 2017
- Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes,
- Charleville-Mézières, France - September 2017
- Bristol Festival of Puppetry, Bristol, England - September 2017
- Mini Midi Maxi Festival, Bergen, Norway - June 2017
- Stamsund Internasjonal teaterfestival, Stamsund, Norway - June 2017
Tricyckle is dedicated to the men in our city of Trois-Rivières, who, with their old tricycles and handmade trailers are solitary treasure seekers, renegades, living beneath the radar.
- Watch a very short clip of Tricyckle (30sec)
- Watch a clip from Tricyckle (2m36)
- The complete captation is available on request.
LES SAGES FOUS
80, Saint-François-Xavier, Trois-Rivières, Québec G9A 0A6, CANADA
info@sagesfous.com
+1.819.383.7232
OUR SHOWS ARE PRESENTED BY :
France:
LES GOMÈRES
Nadine Lapuyade
Tel. (+33) 06 75 47 49 26
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