Cirque du Soleil show long live our singersIt premiered Wednesday at the Cojeco Amphitheater in Trois-Rivieres, and it makes a great homage to Quebec’s “great” women’s song soaring.
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widget animation Impasse From the Sisters of Boulaye, the evening began, covering 90 years of Quebec’s music history. This first number, where the stage is lit in red, sets the tone for the bold and whimsical production.
The audience’s reaction was from the first notes to the classic if you were a man By Diane Tell who opened the show with honor, while about thirty artists took the stage, all dressed in red.
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This piece marks the beginning of the voyage of the Phoenix, a young queen translated alternately by Anis Gonzalez and Colette LeMay, who were on a long pilgrimage with her people.
The spectators applauded warmly during the play The beginning of a new era The late singer Rene Claude, who was ravaged by COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic.
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If the dancers break into the boards during the strong interpretation I want everything Written by Ariane Moffat, the hair-suspended acrobat impressed the audience by flying majestically over the stage. in a rhythmic sequence, All screams of SOS By Marie Denis Pelletier Make the people in the room want to accompany the artists by clapping their hands.
The atmosphere turned dark and bright to the tunes of success Between shadow and light by Marie Carmen, who conquered the audience. And what about the acrobat’s low number and airy texture that dazzled during the song It’s zero by Julie Maas.
Of course, Quebec singer Celine Dion was highlighted in this production, with her hits I am alive And the I will go wherever you go Who created electrifying vitality.
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After the cool unicycle numbers and fire dances, the play A little higher, a little further By Ginette Reno proved to be the highlight of the evening, with scenic effects
A total of 21 songs are performed during the show, which pays tribute to about twenty queens of Quebec’s song. Even if some are no longer in this world, like Alys Robi, La Bolduc or Renée Martel, the productions bring their classics back to life. It makes it possible to reconnect with other icons, such as Marjo, Diane Dufresne or Pauline Julien, who are rarely seen by the audience on stage.
Lydia Bouchard’s acting is a love letter to all these singers. Voices and music, whose musical direction is Jan V Goncalves, marry gracefully with acrobatics at Cirque du Soleil.
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After two years of absence, “Vive nos divas” is the sixth show in the Cirque du Soleil tribute series. No less than 20 performances of this journey full of rhythms and emotions are being presented from July 20 to August 20, 2022.
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