Tout inclus sur la planete rouge // All inclusive to Mars

Egotrip Productions just presented a brand new performance for Festival Phenomena.  

Tout inclus sur la Planète Rouge
Presented by Egotrip Productions
[Arthur Desmartaux & Allison Moore]
Bilingual multi-media Shadow play — 40 minutes.
All Inclusive on the Red Planet is a bilingual sci-fi shadow-puppet show telling an uncanny story of the first tourist mission to Mars. After unsafely landing, the astro-tourists must learn to survive on the inhospitable red planet, facing incredible odds like massive sand storms and mysterious attacks from unknown terrors. Using vivid technicolor video backdrops, hand puppets, live performers and featuring a psychedelic retro sci-fi soundtrack, this impressive mystical play owes much to the cinematographers and special effects masters of the sixties sci-fi genre films. True to retro science-inaccuracy, this story is just a little step ahead of today’s reality. All Inclusive on the Red Planet is a multi-media puppet journey exploring vast horrifying territories beyond any human imaginings!
http://www.egotripproductions.org/

Here are some photos during production:

the amazing poster designed by Arthur Desmarteaux

Allison Moore painting puppets

Arthur creating shadow puppets

Arthur and Allison as astronauts

Performance at Sala Rosa (photo by Caroline Hayeur)

Smile Stealers Showcase Event - Festival Phenomena, Montreal

An amazing success at the Montreal Premiere Event for the film Smile Stealers, last Friday October 18 at Sala Rosa.  The Smile Stealers Showcase Event presented for Festival Phenomena had a full line-up of performances including Sinuous Wig, Sea Foam Blue 2 [the WIVES], Syngja, a Costume Défilé - Parade of Broken featuring costumes from the film by Jasa Baka, and the whole night was hosted by the incredible MC BRENDA [aka Jamie Ross] with DJ Amanda'mour and VJ Monique Gougounes.  In addition to the stage performances there was also a paper moon photobooth built by Alex Hercule Décor, designed by Jasa Baka. Here are some photos by Nick Bostick! Thank you to all who came to make the night so special.  A lunar Eclipse!

Festival Phénomena 2013

PHENOMENAL OCTOBER
October will be a crazy amazing month, especially with Festival Phenomena in Montreal.  I am pleased to be presenting a multitude of projects for the festival.

1] I am ecstatic to announce the Quebec Premiere of the film SMILE STEALERS in collaboration with Festival du nouveau cinéma [FNC]. After 4 long years, the film will finally be played in MTL where it all began. And we are cooking up a big performance event at Sala Rosa le 18 octobre, for the opening night of the festival: Join the FB event for INFO.

2] Egotrip Productions will be premiering a brand new multimedia Sci-Fi shadow puppet show at Sala Rosa: Tout inclus sur la Planet Rouge.  Arthur Desmarteaux and I are pleased to be sharing the stage with good friends Jesse Or and Max Kelly, who will be performing their new show The More of Everything Revival Hour - Lundi 21 octobre [more info soooon!]

3] I am also creating the video projections for La Mythologie Expliquee, a special tableaux vivants performance at Bain Saint-Michel, created by artistic director D.Kimm. [18, 19, 20 october]

HERE IS THE TRAILER FOR THE FESTIVAL:
  Stay TUNED...

Making Mosaic Chairs - Plateau-Mont Royal

This summer Arthur Desmarteaux and I were asked to participate in a group exhibition at la maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal. The theatre is getting new chairs, and so the gallery asked 53 artists to make something with the old chairs. Arthur and I decided to cover the chairs with mosaic ceramic tiles. Here are some pics: