Place aux jeux in collaboration with Ariane Moffatt
Ariane Moffatt
- Carte blanche
- Urban design and activity
Related project(s)
Ariane Moffatt invites you to come out and play!
Giant chess, pear balls, seesaws, a b-ball hoops tree, endless hopscotch, a most unusual ping-pong table and gigantic hidden words, also a large gaming tables where visitors can sit and play classics like tic-tac-toe, snakes and ladders and checkers are also available all along the Sainte-Catherine St. W. pedestrian zone. So many great ways to exercise your mind and body – and make new friends!
“I’ve been coming to the Quartier des Spectacles for a long time, whether to play my music or to attend shows. I’m delighted to be able to make a different kind of contribution this summer by bringing my colour and energy to the Quartier, and by sharing the joy of getting together and playing outside. I hope families and other visitors will want to move, sink some baskets and have fun!”
Ariane Moffatt , Singer-songwriter
The games
- Musical bikes with music from Ariane Moffatt's album Airs de jeux
- The traversée and the giant hopscotch for balance
- The J-shaped ping pong table for "Jouer"
- The basketball tree with four baskets placed at different heights
- Word searches with words selected by Ariane Moffatt
- Giant chess sets from the Quartier des Spectacles
- The ever-popular seesaws and Pear Balls
- The large game table: Tic Tac Toe / Snakes and Ladders / Checkers / What am I playing?
We’re also playing indoors and on the walls
The fun continues indoors with Colimaçon, a hanging cascade of balls around the Complexe Desjardins fountain. A nod to the theme of games, the installation will include 600 colourful balls – it’s sure to get everyone’s attention.
A video projection by Montreal artist Jérémy Fassio beckons visitors back to childhood by revisiting iconic playground games. The tableaux capture the imagination with their lightness and motion. On the walls adjacent to Saint-Laurent metro and on the façade of Édifice WILDER – Espace Danse.
Ariane Moffatt
As part of the International Day of Play, the Quartier des Spectacles and Les Francos de Montréal invited Montrealers, cultural workers, and tourists to a surprise performance by Ariane Moffatt in front of the esplanade Tranquille.
On the place des Festivals, which will be divided into two giant fields for the occasion, the largest dodgeball tournament ever organized in Quebec, perhaps even in the world?! There is a large scoreboard to follow the games and stands for the public. Prizes will also be drawn, and artists, including Ariane Moffatt, will be on hand to cheer on the teams and take part in the festivities.
Teams are formed in advance and will consist of about 25 people. So it's the perfect opportunity to meet new people!
The event is organized in collaboration with ABL BLA LAB and Les Ratons-chasseurs.
The 100 chairs in this musical chairs game are arranged in an “S” shape, a nod to the word “spectacle.” The event is hosted by the dynamic Sophie Fouron, accompanied by Alexia Bhéreur-Lagounaris from ABL BLA LAB, with live music by DJ Joel N-8 to create a festive atmosphere. Prizes will also be offered to participants.
No registration required: bring your family or friends to take part in this unique game of musical chairs!
An idea by Ariane Moffatt and Sophie Fouron, in collaboration with the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership and ABL BLA LAB.
Bouge ton cirque (Move Your Circus) will feature animated team games, physical and creative activities, sequences, and choreography set to music!
The second workshop, Joue, dessine et bricole ! (Play, draw and craft!), will offer opportunities to play, draw and craft alone, in pairs or in teams, before creating a collective work.
Designed by Ariane Moffatt, in collaboration with ABL BLA LAB.
Place aux jeux in collaboration with Ariane Moffatt is a presentation of the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership in collaboration with Complexe Desjardins. The project is made possible by the financial support and collaboration of the Ville de Montréal.
