LA PLACE DES FESTIVALS TRANSFIGURÉE

The Place des Festivals is transfigured with a scenography by Studio 703; it has been impregnated with the cosmovision of the First Peoples and has drawn inspiration from contemporary Aboriginal artists who translate, in their own way, the rich spiritual and artistic heritage of the territory.

A visual and luminous dressing has been specially designed for the First People’s Festival, including a multimedia creation by Caroline Monnet and Sébastien Aubin of the AM collective.

A SIGNIFICANT ARCHITECTURE
The large, central tipi evokes the vertical axis that unites the sky, the earth and the underwater world. At the top, a flock of geese is reminiscent of the birds that brought Atahensic, the woman of heaven, to the first day of the world. At ground level, the turtle represents the marine world, and its shell, the earth's crust it carries on its back.

The Longhouse is a traditional Iroquois architecture. It is very typical of Montreal.

Tipis are a form of textile architecture that evokes the Prairies and Taiga.

The deer in the fountains refer to the animal world, and the nurturing forest. The streams of water represent the soul that gives life to Creation.