marguerite: the stone

**After a series of four podcasts (Marguerite : la traversée) and a play (Marguerite : le feu), Émilie Monnet proposes an auditory experience in Old Montreal.**

Marguerite : la pierre is a co-production with the Centre du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui, co-presented with the PHI Foundation.

Taking the form of a journey through Old Montreal, listeners will be able to get to know Marguerite Duplessis through the lens of the memory of the place. St. Paul Street in Montreal was the main artery of life for slaves in New France.

Traces of this past are still discretely visible on the stone facades of the period, even though slavery seems to have been forgotten in the collective memory. Guided by the voice of Émilie Monnet, the walkers will be able to access history other than through the archives; that of Marguerite, but of all the others too. Émilie’s poetic reflections will be interwoven with those of Rito Joseph, Anik Sioui, Denyse Beaugrand-Champagne and Kevin Deer, to offer another prism on the history of slavery in Quebec.

Through these different proposals, the artist mobilizes important historical research and draws powerful parallels between the African slave trade deported to Martinique, the slavery of Aboriginal women and the violence they still suffer today.

Throughout the sound journey, the artist’s voice and those of five guests take us on a journey through time, to meet Marguerite Duplessis and a troubled past, still unknown, in a place where the stone still discreetly bears the traces.

The first slave and the first native to have fought legally for her freedom in New France, Marguerite Duplessis is one of the many heroines forgotten by history.

Inspired by the resistance and the thirst for freedom that guided this activist’s struggle, Émilie Monnet pays her a vibrant tribute with a triad of events on collective amnesia, recovered memory and resilience.

Director Émilie Monnet interviews Kevin Deer , Denyse Beaugrand-Champagne , Rito Joseph , Anik Sioui artistic assistance Letícia Tórgo music Laura Ortman sound design Frédéric Auger dramaturgy Marilou Craft production manager Lucie Juneau technical director Simon Riverin technical director mentor Pascal Sioui

Marguerite : la pierre : May 7 to June 6 departure from the Fondation PHI, 451, Rue Saint-Jean, Tiohtià:ke/ Montréal

Two guided tours where the artist Émilie Monnet, the education team of the Fondation PHI and a guest will be present to present the sound tour and discuss with the visitors.

Guided tours #1: May 7 at 1:30 pm with Émilie Monnet and the education team of the PHI Foundation

Guided tours #2: May 28 at 1:30 pm with Émilie Monnet, a guest and the education team of the PHI Foundation

Roundtable: Marguerite: May 9, 2022
A roundtable discussion will be available on the PHI Foundation’s website and social networks. Émilie Monnet will talk about her creative process with two collaborators.

Roundtable: Marguerite: May 9, 2022

A roundtable discussion will be available on the PHI Foundation’s website and social networks. Émilie Monnet will talk about her creative process with two collaborators.

Marguerite : la pierre : 7 mai au 6 juin départ à la Fondation PHI, 451, Rue Saint-Jean, Tiohtià:ke/ Montréal

Deux parcours commentés où seront présent·e·s l’artiste Émilie Monnet, l’équipe de l’éducation de la Fondation PHI et une invitée pour présenter le parcours sonore et échanger avec les visiteur·euse·s.

Parcours commentés #1 : 7 mai 2022 à 11h avec Émilie Monnet, l’invitée Mélanie O’Bomsawin et l’équipe de l’éducation

Parcours commentés #2 : 28 mai à 13h30 avec Émilie Monnet et l’équipe de l’éducation

Conversation autour de Marguerite :

De plus, lors d’une table ronde intitulée «Conversation autour de Marguerite», Émilie Monnet parlera de son processus de création en compagnie de Simon Riverin et Philippe Néméh-Nombré. Cette conversation sera enregistrée par la Fondation PHI et diffusée sur son site Internet et ses réseaux sociaux le 11 mai 2022.

Émilie Monnet will hold a series of meetings, Émilie tient salon, around our duty to remember the history of Marguerite at the Centre du Théâtre d’aujourd’hui, 3900 Saint-Denis Street, Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, with three invited guests.

PERFORMANCES

Marguerite : la pierre : from May 7 to June 6 at the Fondation PHI, 451, Rue Saint-Jean, Tiohtià:ke/Montréal

Émilie tient salon: June 2 to 4 at the Centre du Théâtre d’aujourd’hui, 900 Saint-Denis Street, Tiohtià:ke/Montreal

« Inhabited by her story, I went in search of traces of Marguerite two hundred and eighty years later. I trod the stone and volcanic rock, crossed the river where freshwater meets salt, and listened to the wind in Martinique. I wondered if there were other ways to bring back memories and fill in the gaps of history. »

Marguerite: THE STONE

**After a series of four podcasts (Marguerite : la traversée) and a play (Marguerite : le feu), Émilie Monnet proposes an auditory experience in Old Montreal.**

PERFORMANCES

Marguerite : the stone (sound tour)

PARTNERS