Clownish object manipulation show for toddlers aged 3 and up
Yggdrasil is a short, clownish object manipulation performance for toddlers aged 3 and up. Between a screen, a metal trunk, and a few suitcases sits a coat rack, Yggdrasil, the tree symbolizing the genesis of the world.
Two boys play with figures, recounting Norse myths, where the figurines are powerful gods and the plush toys are gargantuan monsters. From the celestial realm of Asgard to the icy lands of Neifleheim, by way of the seas of Midgard, Odin – father of all – seeks to prevent the end of the world.
In a landscape of eternal winter, they enact Ragnarök.
creator – interpreters | Simon Fournier – Jonathan Hardy
text | Simon Fournier
director | Sandy Bessette
dramaturgy + assistant director | Solo Fugère
conceptions | La marche du crabe
costume + scenography consultant | Manon Guiraud
manipulation advisor | Anaïs Pellin – Mathieu Gosselin
singing advisor | Andréanne Brisson-Paquin
scenography collaborators | Daniel Bennett
Partners
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec | Conseil des Arts de Montréal
Festival Petits bonheurs | Maison de la culture Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie | Centre Sanaaq | Centre Culturel Desjardins
CPE populaire Saint-Michel and his 170 children
