Creation spaces
Discover the places where extraordinary puppet worlds will be created.
LA NEF (ST.James CHURCH)
Magnificent 18th-century church located on Rue des Ursulines in Old Trois-Rivières.
In creation mode, the room offers the possibility of light manufacturing (sewing, papier-mâché, etc.). A large cabinet unfolds to reveal a table, shelves, a sewing machine, glue guns, and other basic materials.
In performance mode, it offers a large performance area equipped with a technical control room, bleachers, a sound system, and a lighting system.
The auditorium and seating configurations can be adapted to suit the needs of each performance.
Auditorium dimensions:
30′-5“ x 50′-8” [9.27 m x 15.46 m]
Stage area (front configuration):
23′-0’‘ x 20’-6” [7.01 m x 6.25 m]
Audience capacity:
70 spectators in Italian-style configuration.
PETIT LABORATOIRE
Formerly the grand salon of the Récollets convent, this inspiring and versatile room serves as a space for creation, rehearsal, and public performance.
It is equipped with lightweight production equipment and basic sound and lighting equipment. A large cabinet unfolds to reveal a table, shelves, a sewing machine, glue guns, and other basic materials.
Room dimensions: 19′-0’’ x 32′-0’’ [5.8 m x 9.8 m]
Stage area: 18’-7’’ x 21’ [5.66 m x 6.40 m]
Audience capacity: 24 spectators
CABINET DE CURIOSITÉS
A place where reality and imagination meet, the cabinet of curiosities awakens your senses with its collection of eclectic artifacts.
SALON DE L’ÉTRANGE
Located in the heart of the building, this former sacristy is a place of conviviality between Les Sages Fous, artists in residence, and an audience interested in the creative process.
The Salon de l’étrange bears witness to the building’s past, displaying travel relics from Les Sages Fous and visiting artists, puppets, and objects, each more unusual than the last.
SAGES FOUS WORKSHOP
Since 2006, this workshop has been the heart of all Les Sages Fous activities. Constantly changing, it became a rehearsal room, office, dressing room, dining room, workshop…
With the renovation of the building, it has once again become a sunny creative workshop with a view of the river.
MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP
A fully equipped, sunlit workshop.
A place where dust and dreams coexist.
OFFICE
Since the beginning of our adventures, our offices have always been temporary, set up on the corner of a table, threatened by the constant reorganization of our premises.
We now have bright and quiet offices where we can concentrate on our correspondence.
