Icarus

Synopsis

Icarus is a VR project by Lemieux Pilon 4D Art and Normal Studio and directed by Michel Lemieux. Freely inspired by the infamous character from Greek mythology, it is an immersive experience that literally wraps us in the skin of Icarus, the young man who burns his wings by flying too close to the sun. We move through his memories of the places and events from his childhood, privy to conversations with his father, Daedalus, leading up to his famous ascent and tragic downfall. This creation is based on the 2014 multidisciplinary stage play of the same name (also known as “Icare” in French) created by Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon.

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Biography

A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada’s production program, Michel LEMIEUX has been amazing audiences with the originality and scope of his creative output for over three decades. By 1984, an entire generation of artists in Quebec and around the globe had been impacted by his multidisciplinary show, Solide Salad. Creator, set designer, director, composer, performer and videographer, he continues to be at the forefront of the performing arts. With the production company Lemieux Pilon 4D Art, founded in 1990, he and Victor Pilon devise singular shows in which new technologies intensify the audience’s sensory and emotional experience. Their collaboration has yielded Dreamscapes, La Belle et la Bête, The Tempest and NORMAN, to name a few. Michel also created The Disappearance of Lady Macbeth, a digital installation opening the Thierry Mugler: Couturissime exhibition for the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. He recently completed ICARUS, a mixed reality VR experience that was presented at the Cannes XR Festival last spring as part of the Tribeca Film Festival selection. Michel also co-created TORUK—The First Flight (for Cirque du Soleil) and Continuum at the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium in Montreal. Lastly, he co-created Cité Mémoire, an urban multimedia experience sprawling across Old Montreal and the downtown area.

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Credits

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Inspired by the show Icarus and the installation Dreamscapes by Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon
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Text: Olivier KEMEID
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Visual Concept: Victor PILON, Félix FRADET-FAGUY, Michel LEMIEUX
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Technical Design and Multimedia Development: Frédéric LEBLANC
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Executive Production and Production: Marie-Christine DUFOUR
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Animation: Martin PARE, Philip LANDRY
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Music: Maxim LEPAGE
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VR Production: Samuel GREFFE
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English Translation: Alexis Diamond
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VR Storyboard: Félix Fradet-Faguy, Frederic Leblanc, Michel Lemieux, Victor Pilon
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Sound recording, effects, mix: Les Productions Troublemakers inc.
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Musical director: Marc Bell
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Sound design: Fred Bouchard
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Audio producer: Manu Alberola
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Executive audio producer: Jean-Sébastien Giard
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Voice Coach: Nick Carpenter
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Production Assistant: Jean-Frédéric Bergeron Poudrier
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VR Production: Samuel Greffe
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Technical Account Manager: David Hurtubise (Epic Games)

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