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The Librarian

Next date: Saturday, 21 September 2024 | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

At first glance, Paul-Émile Dumoulin seems like just a regular librarian. He is serious, proud and very orderly. Every book is in its place on his impeccable shelves. The only problem? As soon as Paul-Émile gets his nose in a book, reality disappears, giving way to the slightly crazy worlds he discovers between the pages. On his adventures, the very sensible librarian metamorphoses. He suddenly turns into strange and silly characters who perform acrobatics, balancing, juggling, break dancing and beatboxing. Just how far will reading take him?

This show blends clowning, physical theatre and the circus arts. It invites young audiences to discover the passion of reading and the power of the imagination, which whisks readers away to faraway lands, on an adventure, or into a romance or thriller.

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Reviews

"The children react instantly, and let themselves be won over by the literary fever" - My Theatre

"This comical and dynamic librarian has everything to make you laugh" - Tohu.ca

"The Librarian poses as an ambassador of reading, the benefits of which are well established" - MHM Culture

Artists

After studying dramatic arts for 4 years in his high school in France, Hippolyte is a self-taught and multidisciplinary artist. He started his career presenting street performances in New Zealand, Australia, France, Quebec and Indonesia.

Le Gros Orteil is an organisation whose mission is to create high quality shows for young audiences, combining the disciplines of clown, theatre and circus with themes related to traveling and dreaming.