3 Performances: Red, Animal Population Decline and The Ants
This artistic performance raises public awareness of the decline in biodiversity by means of spoken word poetry. In collaboration with the artist Dominique Paul, 150 students in the arts program of the Jacques-Rousseau secondary school created a structure for embodying the 150 endangered or vulnerable animal species in Québec.
To communicate the causes of the declining populations of birds, insects, mammals and others, the students speak out about the issues which are precipitating a drop in animal populations to the rhythm of the Brazilian percussion group Ritmistas MTL. A North-South connection is created between the boreal and Amazon forests, two great forests being clear-cut. There is still time to preserve them and to restore their habitats.
Dominique Paul thanks the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec for its financial support.
Animal Population Decline in Québec: The Process, 2022
A documentary of the project: French with English subtitles, HD,
Short version (8 min sec): https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/777690545
Long version (21 min 5 sec): https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/844247733
This video documents the creation of a performance in the public space whose goal is to raise public awareness of the decline in biodiversity. In collaboration with the artist Dominique Paul, 150 students in the arts program of the Jacques-Rousseau secondary school created a structure for embodying the 150 endangered or vulnerable animal species in Québec.
To communicate the causes of the declining populations of birds, insects, mammals and others, they held a poetry slam on the occasion of Québec’s National Celebration Day. Between these spoken word poems, they strolled about to the rhythm of the Brazilian percussion group Ritmistas MTL to create a North-South connection between the boreal and Amazon forests, two great forests being clear-cut. There is still time to preserve them and to restore their habitats.
Dominique Paul thanks the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the agglomération de Longueuil for their financial support.