Here is a video from Nuit Blanche at the McCord Museum, all details about the show is in the post below.

We created an interactive installation for the McCord Museum for Nuit Blanche 2012. The audience was invited to make cutouts and puppets, install them into an installation we created and animate the installation using mobile lights casting big three dimensional shadows. The response was so overwhelming!!! There is some serious imagination and talent in Montreal! We are stunned by the detail and intricacy of the pieces that were created. We’ll be posting more about this in the coming weeks but here are a few images of the night for a start.

Big shout-outs to the amazing team of educators at the museum in engaging people and playing all night long. Big thanks to the museum staff for their support and help in making this a magic night. And stay tuned for some videos and sound clips from the haunting, lyrical, beautiful live music created by Chris Carrière and Frank O’Connor, our collaborators.

The shadow wall :

The installation that kept growing all night long :

And the making :

Here’s a segment from CBC’s “all in a weekend” show where Maya talks about Nuit Blanche and what we’re doing for it this year! Thanks to Marc Appolonio and Sunali Karnick from CBC.

to listen

Nuit Blanche: In the shadows

For Nuit Blanche this year, we are creating an interactive shadow installation and workshop at the McCord Museum. The piece will be built and animated collaboratively with the Nuit Blanche audience. The installation is inspired by Montreal’s urban landscape. Start time is 8pm, Saturday February 25th.

At 10 p.m., 11:30 p.m. and 1 a.m. Christian Carrière and Frank O’Connor will perform live audio with each show lasting 40 minutes.

For details, how to get there, click the Nuit Blanche button on the main page of the McCord Museum et en Français

This past Sunday night we took part in Journées Des Bons Voisins in the Mile End, with a piece called Shadow Cube. We invited everyone to make shadow cutouts and structures that we collectively animated with moving light sources. Here are some images from a very fun night! We apologize to the parents of  some very enthusiastic puppet makers who missed their bed time!

A big shout-out to Ruepublique for putting together a lovely day and evening.

Shadow Cube

A participant actually made the “shadow puppets” puppet!

inside the cube

The “making” area and the wonderful Chris Carrière and Matthew Waddell creating live music.