Ville orchestre
May 26th, 2025
Informations
- Place Promenade des artistes
- Price
Free
With the return of spring and warmer weather, the city is coming out of hibernation!
On the Promenade des Artistes, you'll find "Ville orchestre," the fun interactive musical installation is back.
The piece, by Robocut Studio, Dpt. and Vallée Duhamel, invites passers-by to try their hand at being musicians and, either alone or in a group, create new tunes by playing with four interactive stations.
Credits
- Robocut
- Vallée Duhamel
- Dpt.
It calls you from afar.
The city buzzes. It whispers or cries, making sounds and noises that form the nameless soundtrack to our lives. What if we added a little fun to the cacophony?
Put down your bag, forget your worries, jump in: hop, tap, sing. PLAY!
Get together, get away, forget that you hit a low, forget that you were missed, forget that you missed the city. Come see your old friends, meet some new ones, surprise yourself by revisiting childhood. SHOUT!
Discover, smile, slap, spin. Follow me the whole way through, then let’s start all over. AGAIN!
Listen, explore, participate, and the music will ring out. Glittering lights, dazzling colours, the game begins, you answer me, I respond. SING!
Become an instant musician when Ville orchestre crosses your path. HAVE FUN!
The collective behind Ville orchestre are friends. Mostly artists, partly musicians, wholly creative. The installation is an allegory of the one-man-band. Like the legendary figure of the multi-instrumentalist, the installation is triggered by voices, feet or hands to create a series of distinct tunes across the four-station path.
Robocut
Robocut has been based in Montreal for over than 13 years. The studio is a truly innovative laboratory specializing in the design and manufacture of unique projects integrating technology and interactivity. Its multidisciplinary team develops original creations and turnkey solutions that allow the firm to take centre stage in the cultural, museum and event production sectors throughout Canada and the United States.
Vallée Duhamel
Vallée Duhamel is a duo of Montreal artists whose work involves experimentation and a signature playful style. Their work is strongly focused on design based on animation, video and installations.
Dpt.
Dpt. straddles the virtual and physical worlds, creating interactive and immersive experiences that spark wonder and engagement.