Cité Mémoire
archives 2016-2024
Cité Mémoire in Old Montreal is now closed, but you’ll still be able to enjoy screenings downtown and the Cité Mémoire Grand Tableau at the Champs-de-Mars.
CITÉ MÉMOIRE MONTREAL
Cité Mémoire was the largest video projection circuit in the world, located in the heart of Montreal
THE TABLEAUX
The tableaux presented in Cité Mémoire cover a range of milestones in Montréal’s history, well-known (or not so well-known) characters, or sometimes a local slice of life. Narrative or impressionist, touching or amusing, they express our values of coexistence, innovation, tolerance and generosity that are the foundation of our city.
The Point of the Island
Place du Village de Pointe-aux-Trembles – Rue Notre Dame E, Pointe-aux-Trembles
Foundlings Quay / 1750
170-180, Saint-Paul St W
Babylon of the North / 1945
350, Notre-Dame St W
The Burning of the Parliament in Montreal / 1849
Vinci Park’s parking on Place d’Youville
Joe Beef’s Funeral / 1889
355 St des Récollets
From Marie-Josèphe to Jackie Robinson / 1734–1946
408 Saint-François-Xavier St
“Soir d‘hiver” (A Winter’s Night)
432 St-Nicolas St
Moving with the Rocket / 1944
445 Saint-Laurent Blvd
The Ouimetoscope / 1907
350 Notre-Dame St W
Cité Mémoire’s Grand Tableau
Champ-de-Mars
The Agora Cité Mémoire
Agora at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth hotel
900, René-Lévesque boulevard West
For the schedule, contact the hotel
514 861-3511
The Bed-In
Agora at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth hotel
900, René-Lévesque boulevard West
For the schedule, contact the hotel
514 861-3511
The interactive river
Underground walkway at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth hotel which leads to Place Ville-Marie.
900, boul. René-Lévesque Ouest
For the schedule, contact the hotel
514 861-3511
Dorimène and Alphonse
Complexe Desjarfins
150, Sainte-Catherine Street West
THE ARTISTS
MICHEL LEMIEUX
O.C., C.Q., C.A.L.Q.
The originality and scope of Michel Lemieux’s extraordinary creations have been astounding audiences since 1979, when he graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada’s production program. As far back as 1982, Lemieux’s onstage creations were already fusions of music, images, performance and projections. In addition to making an indelible mark on the national scene, L’Oeil rechargeable and Solid Salad were among the first Quebec productions to tour extensively around the world. Ever since, this multidisciplinary artist has defied classification. A creator, set designer, director, composer, performer and videographer, Lemieux continues to be at the forefront of the performing arts.
Lemieux’s meeting with Victor Pilon in 1990 marked a turning point in an already well-established career. With their production company Lemieux Pilon 4D Art, they devise singular shows in which new technologies intensify the audience’s sensory and emotional experience. The duo masterfully integrates theatre, film, dance, poetry, visual arts, music and sound to create unique theatrical worlds. Their close collaboration has yielded Dreamscapes, the installation presented at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to mark the company’s 30th anniversary, Icare, La Belle et la Bête, Shakespeare’s The Tempest and NORMAN, a tribute to Canadian filmmaker Norman McLaren. Their partnership with the Montreal and Quebec opera companies resulted in the opera Starmania. TORUK—The First Flight was their fourth collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, after Delirium, Midnight Sun—which jointly commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Cirque du Soleil and the 25th anniversary of the Montreal International Jazz Festival—as well as a number for the show Michael Jackson ONE. They created Continuum, a production based on Philip Glass’s music catalogue, the first multimedia show presented at the Rio Tinto planetarium in Montreal. The duo also collaborates regularly on exhibitions and special events. With over 30 works to their credit, Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon have garnered acclaim in Canada, the United States, Europe, Latin America, Australia and Asia.
Created in collaboration with Michel Marc Bouchard, Cité Mémoire, an urban multimedia experience, is their latest production.
VICTOR PILON
O.C., C.Q., C.A.L.Q.
Victor Pilon belongs to the first generation of artists described as multidisciplinary creators. A director, set designer, visual designer and photographer, he works on stage productions as well as large-scale public events. In the early 1980s, after two years in Europe, Pilon received a Bachelor’s degree in visual arts with a specialization in photography. As the Canadian government’s official photographer, Pilon has covered more than 30 visits by the British Royal Family. He has also photographed various other heads of state during their official visits to Quebec and Canada. Pilon’s work as a visual artist has been exhibited in galleries across Canada. His pieces are housed in the Canada Council Art Bank and Library and Archives Canada collection. A book on his artwork was published in 1988.
In the early 1990s, after moving to Montreal, Victor Pilon met the artist who would become his greatest collaborator: Michel Lemieux. With their production company Lemieux Pilon 4D Art, they devise singular shows in which new technologies intensify the audience’s sensory and emotional experience. The duo masterfully integrates theatre, film, dance, poetry, visual arts, music and sound to create unique theatrical worlds. Their close collaboration has yielded Territoires oniriques, the installation presented at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to mark the company’s 30th anniversary, Icare, La Belle et la Bête, Shakespeare’s The Tempest and NORMAN, a tribute to Canadian filmmaker Norman McLaren. Their partnership with the Montreal and Quebec opera companies resulted in the opera Starmania. TORUK – The First Flight was their fourth collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, after DELIRIUM, Midnight Sun–which jointly commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Cirque du Soleil and the 25th anniversary of the Montreal International Jazz Festival–as well as a number for the show Michael Jackson ONE. They created Continuum, a production based on Philip Glass’s music catalogue, the first multimedia show presented at the Rio Tinto planetarium in Montreal. The duo also collaborates regularly on exhibitions and special events. With over 30 works to their credit, Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon have garnered acclaim in Canada, the United States, Europe, Latin America, Australia and Asia.
Created in collaboration with Michel Marc Bouchard, Cité Mémoire, an urban multimedia experience, is their latest production.
MICHEL MARC BOUCHARD
O.C., C.Q.
Michel Marc Bouchard has written more than 25 plays, which have been translated and performed all over the world. Lilies, The Orphan Muses, The Tale of Teeka, The Coronation Voyage, Down Dangerous Passes Road and, more recently, Tom at the Farm, Christine, The Girl King and The Divine; a play for Sarah Bernhardt are his most well-known works. Michel Marc Bouchard has received many awards, including the National Arts Centre Award, the Chalmer’s Award, the Dora Mavor Moore Award, the Betty Mitchel Award, theatrical critics’ association awards in Quebec and Mexico, as well as the Primo Arte Candoni in Italy, the SACD Award in Paris, the American Lambda Award, the Gascon-Thomas and the Prix Laurent-McCautcheon. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Knight of the National Order of Quebec and a member of the Académie des lettres du Québec. The film (Les Feluettes, The Orphan Muses and Heat Wave) and television adaptations (The Tale of Teeka) of his plays have earned him many awards including the 1996 Génie Award for Best Film and the Gémeaux for Best Dramatic Program in 1998. The film adaptation of Tom at the Farm directed by Xavier Dolan earned numerous awards including the International Critics Award at the 2013 Mostra in Venice. The year 2016 saw the release of La Reine-garçon by Mika Kaurismaki, the Finnish director for whom Bouchard wrote the screenplay, as well as the lyrical adaptation of his play Les Feluettes by the Opéra de Montréal. Bouchard was also behind the following major historic and thematic exhibits: Ludovica, Histoires de Québec (1998) for the Musée de l’Amérique française in Québec City, presented again in 2001 at the Museum of Aquitaine in Bordeaux, France; Talons et tentations (2001), for the Musée de la Civilisation in Québec City ; Maria Chapdelaine, Vérités et mensonges (2002), at the Musée Louis Hémon, Péribonka, Québec ; and the inaugural exhibition of the Grande Bibliothèque du Québec à Montréal Tous ces livres sont à toi ! (2005), presented again at the Musée de la Civilisation (2007).
Created with Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon, Cité Mémoire, an urban multimedia experience, is the latest production to which he has contributed as a writer and dramaturg.
Cité Mémoire dans le Vieux-Montréal est désormais fermé, mais vous pourrez toujours profiter des projections au centre-ville ainsi que du Grand Tableau de Cité Mémoire au Champs-de-Mars.