Through its view of childhood and art, Le Carrousel has been distinguishing itself on national and international stages for more than thirty years. Supported by research and creative work that pushes back the limits of the permissible and the possible, the company places at the core of its artistic approach the question “What should we say to children?” and questions the place of children in the world. This unique approach is manifested both in the wealth and rigour of Suzanne Lebeau’s writing and in the resolutely contemporary sensibility that Gervais Gaudreault brings to Le Carrousel’s shows, which helps to enhance this particular point of view. Gervais Gaudreault and Suzanne Lebeau, as partners in creation, have given birth to an impressive repertoire of original works that call upon the evocative power of theatre and are considered, here and abroad, to be important signposts in the history of theatre for a young audience.

Une lune entre deux maisons: first Canadian play written for small children. Les Petits Pouvoirs: the play for young audiences most read, produced, and played by Quebec students and winner of the Chalmers Children’s Play Award (1985). Gil, adapted from the novel by Howard Buten Quand j’avais cinq ans, je m’ai tué: best production for young audiences 1987–88 (Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre/AQCT). Conte du jour et de la nuit: Journal de Montréal’s Grand Prix de Théâtre in 1991. Contes d'enfants réels: Best production for young audiences 1992–93 (AQCT and Académie québécoise du Théâtre). Salvador: Prix Francophonie jeunesse 1994 and Prix littéraire de la citoyenneté of the Maine et Loire department in 2002. Petit Navire: First co-production with two national theatres in France (Chambéry et Narbonne) and with the National Arts Centre (Ottawa); Grand Prize Tchicaya U Tam’Si in the RFI (Radio France Internationale) Théâtre competition 1996. L'Ogrelet: Second co-production with the national theatres in Chambéry and Narbonne and first co-production with a Quebec theatre (Théâtre du Vieux-Terrebonne). Masques award for original text and lighting design 1999 (Académie québécoise du théâtre) and Prix Teatralia 2000 (Madrid). This play has been adapted into four languages: French, English, Italian, and Spanish.

Le Carrousel would like to thank for their support the General Delegations of Quebec and the Canadian embassies in Mexico City, Buenos Aires and Paris.

Photos and illustrations:
Manon André, Patrick Bergé, Véro Boncompagni, Caroline Bourbonnais, Bernard Brault, Nathalie Caron, Maxime Côté, Marc Cramer, Jacques Driol, Yves Dubé, Stéphane Dumais, Marc Dussault, François-Xavier Gaudreault, Jean-François Hamon, Kiko, Josée Lambert, Laurence Leblanc, Suzanne Ostein, Bernard Préfontaine, Olivier Prialnic, Isabelle Rancier, Monic Richard, Daniel Robillard, André P. Therrien, Julien Tremblay.

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