{"id":4620,"date":"2026-03-26T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/2026\/03\/26\/cet-ete-qui-chantait-a-work-inspired-by-the-book-by-gabrielle-roy-presented-at-la-troupe-du-jour\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T12:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:40:11","slug":"cet-ete-qui-chantait-a-work-inspired-by-the-book-by-gabrielle-roy-presented-at-la-troupe-du-jour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/en\/2026\/03\/26\/cet-ete-qui-chantait-a-work-inspired-by-the-book-by-gabrielle-roy-presented-at-la-troupe-du-jour\/","title":{"rendered":"Cet \u00e9t\u00e9 qui chantait: A work inspired by the book by Gabrielle Roy presented at La Troupe du Jour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, March 26, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 La Troupe du Jour presents Cet \u00e9t\u00e9 qui chantait, a work by Marie-\u00c8ve Fontaine inspired by the book by Gabrielle Roy, running from April 10 to 12, 2026, at Studio 914 in Saskatoon.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published in 1972, Cet \u00e9t\u00e9 qui chantait is a work by Gabrielle Roy, a leading figure in Canadian literature, renowned for her sensitive perspective and attention to everyday details. Adapted and performed by Marie-\u00c8ve Fontaine, the work takes the form of visual theatre set to music and movement. <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A crow carried by the breeze flies over mountains, valleys, and the river, guiding the audience to a small house with green shutters. There, Gabrielle observes the life surrounding her: dancing hay, flowers growing where least expected, birds on the mudflats, and fireflies at dusk. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accessible to all audiences, particularly children and seniors, the show offers a 60-minute sensory journey filled with gentleness and humor. This Flamm\u00e8che Th\u00e9\u00e2tre production, directed by Pierre Robitaille, features music by G\u00e9rald Laroche and unfolds through a delicate stage language where imagery, rhythm, and matter meet. Performances of Cet \u00e9t\u00e9 qui chantait in Saskatoon are presented in French with English surtitles and are accompanied by the special programming below.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fusion of Gabrielle Roy\u2019s and Marie-\u00c8ve Fontaine\u2019s artistic worlds naturally finds its place in La Troupe du Jour\u2019s 40th season, which celebrates female voices under the theme &#8216;She tells the story, we resonate.&#8217; The company will also mark its 40th anniversary with a celebration on May 30, 2026. <\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PROGRAMMING<\/h5>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Friday, April 10 at 7:30 PM \u2013 Opening Night<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Special activity starting at 6:30 PM: screening of an episode from the series Le monde de Gabrielle Roy, followed by a discussion hosted by Nicole Lavergne Smith, video journalist at Radio-Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Q with the artists following the performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 PM<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Musical welcome with \u00c9emi starting at 6:45 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Q with the artists following the performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunday, April 12 at 2:00 PM<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Q with the artists following the performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A production by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flammechetheatre.com\/\">Flamm\u00e8che Th\u00e9\u00e2tre<\/a>, presented in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/experiences\/fr\/saskatchewan\/evenements\/1149-radio-canada-celebre-les-40-ans-de-la-troupe-du-jour\/\">Radio-Canada ICI Saskatchewan<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, March 26, 2026 \u2013 La Troupe du Jour presents Cet \u00e9t\u00e9 qui chantait, a work by Marie-\u00c8ve Fontaine inspired by the book by Gabrielle Roy, running from April [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[152,153],"tags":[157,161,158,160,159,162],"class_list":["post-4620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2025-2026-season","category-press-release","tag-gabrielle-roy","tag-home","tag-manitoba","tag-marie-eve-fontaine","tag-ontario","tag-tour"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4620"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4621,"href":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4620\/revisions\/4621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latroupedujour.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}