{"id":4744,"date":"2024-09-09T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qdsinternational.com\/?post_type=installation&p=4744"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:26:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:26:53","slug":"celestia","status":"publish","type":"installation","link":"https:\/\/qdsinternational.com\/en\/installations\/celestia\/","title":{"rendered":"CELESTIA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Celestial Conversation: A Poetry of Light<\/h2>

Inspired by the myth of the Pleiades, Celestia transforms public space into a vibrant immersive theater.<\/p>\n

Through their presence, the audience unveils the luminous and sound-filled universe of the installation and encounters the characters embodied by the seven artistic structures. These seven sisters reveal their melodies, colors, and poetry, intertwining their connections in the space. Celestia celebrates literature, music, digital arts, and design in a collective experience led by poet Carolanne Foucher and Huron-Wendat storyteller Yolande Okia Picard.<\/p>\n

Initiated by the Canadian cities of Montreal, Quebec City, and Toronto, with the participation of London, this project is part of an effort to enhance their status as UNESCO Creative Cities.<\/p>\n

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KLEIS<\/h3>

Montr\u00e9al, Canada<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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Creation, Design and Executive Production<\/p>\n

Kleis inc.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Fabrication<\/p>\n

Atelier Papineau<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Technical and Interactive Programming<\/p>\n

Charlie Golf Tango, Thierry Dumont<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Sound design<\/p>\n

J\u00e9r\u00f4me Guilleaume<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Texts<\/p>\n

Poems: Carolanne Foucher \/ Huron-Wendat Tale: Yolande Okia Picard<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Narration<\/p>\n

Alexia Gourd, Carolanne Foucher, Yolande Okia Picard <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Quartier des spectacles Partnership, ExpoCit\u00e9 and Sankofa Square, supported by the City of Montr\u00e9al, the City of Qu\u00e9bec, the City of Toronto, the City of London (Ontario) and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Executive Production, Touring<\/p>\n

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\u00ab We wanted to highlight sisterhood, which could be part of a collection, a network that builds bridges between UNESCO cities. […] The installation represents each of the Pleiades sisters individually. Each of the seven modules, representing the seven sisters, has an assigned color, emotion, and characteristic. When participants stroll through our collection of urban furniture, they will be able to feel the different emotions. \u00bb<\/p>\n <\/blockquote>\n

Sandrine Th\u00e9riault<\/span> Project Manager – Design and Development<\/cite><\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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