To mark the Independence Day of September 15th and anticipating two hundred years of Independence and hundred years of Mexican Revolution, the agency Les Petits Français created and directed an original show staged in Mexico City’s most famous square, the Zócalo
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction, artistic and content production
Martin Arnaud, Concept, Show Design and Direction
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Production
Carolina Peña Brunet, Content Coordination
Rachel Gonidec, Artistic Production Assistant
Vanessa Rybicki, Logistics Coordination
Anne Larra, Artistic Production Coordination
Jean-Marc Hennaut, Technical Direction
Clément Rabreaud, Technical Direction
Saúl Badillo, Technical Coordination
Christophe Bertiaux, Concept and Images Design
Olivier Scheffer, Image Design
François Simerey, Image Design
Ugo Cassanello, Image Design
Sylvie Verhee, Image Design
Luis Morales, Image Design
François Chatelain, Image Design
Pierre Caillot, Original Soudtrack
Pascal Lengagne, Original Soudtrack
Philippe Villar, Original Soudtrack and Sound Design
Fabien Langard, Original Soudtrack and Sound Design
Eliseo Santillán, Original Soudtrack
Bruno Corsini, Light Design
Pierre-Emmanuel Gélis, Pyrotechnics Design
Stéphane Bazoge, Pyrotechnics Co-Design
Emmanuel Celeyron, Pyrotechnics Coordination
Yan Kaimakis, Video Programming
Robin Darraux, Video
Marc De Laender, Video
Didier Pougin, Video
Franck Denos, Video
David Boisvert, Video
Francis Corbeil, Video
Sébastien Gilig, Water screen
Ann Cantat Corsini, Camera
Ann Cantat Corsini and Bruno Corsini, Making of
Henri Poulain, Making of
Vivace Producciones
Mexican production
Octavio García Allende, Production
Leonardo Solís Garmendia, Co-Production
Omar Arangutia Olevera, Co-Production
José Blas García, Administration
Lourdes Skipsey, Executive Production
Marime Fresnedo, Production Coordination
María Carmen Fernandez, Production Assistant
Víctor Vázquez, Technical Coordination
Alejandra López, Logistic Coordination
Miguel Lee, Technical Coordination
Fernando Llanos, Camera Coordination
Tomás Morales López, Camera
Alejandro Loera, Camera
Diego Alberto Delgado González, Camera
Atonatiuh Sánchez Bracho, Photos
Carlos Chávez Cantu, Photos
Emiliano Rocha Minter, Camera
Francisco Espinosa, Runner
Suppliers
ETC London Paris, Video Projection
Aquatic show International, Water Screen
Excess International, Freight
Foto Niza, Led screens
PRG, Audio
Luzmila, Lights
Simply Professional, Lights
Special thanks
Conaculta, Archivo General de la Nación
Banco de México
Comisión organizadora de la conmemoración del bicentenario del inicio del movimiento de independencia nacional y del centenario del inicio de la revolución mexicana
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes
Gobierno del Distrito Federal
Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Instituto Nacional de Bellas artes
Museo Nacional de Antropología
Instituto Nacional de estudios Históricos de las Revoluciones de México
Photos
Eduardo Flores, Fotografías MéxicoContemporáneo
Ignacio Guevara, Fotografías MéxicoPrehispánico
Ilán Rabchinskey , Fotografías indígenas deChiapas
Rafael Donís (Mural “Epopeya del pueblomexicano”, 1929-1935)
Ana Giselle Rodríguez
Characters
Danna Paola
Ely Guerra
Guillermo Arriaga
María Fernanda García
Enrique Bermúdez
Manuel Mijares
Lorena Ochoa
Paty Chapoy
Paola Espinoza
José Luis Cuevas
Alex Lora (El Tri)
Ximena Sariñana
Místico
Armando Manzanero
Javier López “Chabelo”
Guillermo Ochoa
Héctor Moreno
Carlos Salcido
Ricardo Osorio
Cecilia Suárez
Karla Carrillo
Perla Beltrán
Ana Gabriela Espinoza
Lupita Jones
Yuri
Ana de la Reguera
Roberto Gómez Bolaños “Chespirito”
Hijodel Santo
Blue Demon Jr
María Fernanda García
Music
La Danza de la luna (Nahuas) Fonoteca del INAH-Música Indígena de México Volumen 9 Patrón San Miguel, Disco 4Compilación : En el lugar de la música-Testimonio Musical de México1964-2009 CONACULTA-INAH
“Viva México” de la autoría de Pedro Galindo, interpretado por JORGE NEGRETE
“El son de la negra” de la autoría de RubénFuentes/Silvestre Vargas, interpretado por Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
“La adelita” de la autoría de Felipe A.Partichela
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction, artistic and content production
Martin Arnaud, Concept, Show Design and Direction
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Production
Carolina Peña Brunet, Content Coordination
Rachel Gonidec, Artistic Production Assistant
Vanessa Rybicki, Logistics Coordination
Anne Larra, Artistic Production Coordination
Jean-Marc Hennaut, Technical Direction
Clément Rabreaud, Technical Direction
Saúl Badillo, Technical Coordination
Christophe Bertiaux, Concept and Images Design
Olivier Scheffer, Image Design
François Simerey, Image Design
Ugo Cassanello, Image Design
Sylvie Verhee, Image Design
Luis Morales, Image Design
François Chatelain, Image Design
Pierre Caillot, Original Soudtrack
Pascal Lengagne, Original Soudtrack
Philippe Villar, Original Soudtrack and Sound Design
Fabien Langard, Original Soudtrack and Sound Design
Eliseo Santillán, Original Soudtrack
Bruno Corsini, Light Design
Pierre-Emmanuel Gélis, Pyrotechnics Design
Stéphane Bazoge, Pyrotechnics Co-Design
Emmanuel Celeyron, Pyrotechnics Coordination
Yan Kaimakis, Video Programming
Robin Darraux, Video
Marc De Laender, Video
Didier Pougin, Video
Franck Denos, Video
David Boisvert, Video
Francis Corbeil, Video
Sébastien Gilig, Water screen
Ann Cantat Corsini, Camera
Ann Cantat Corsini and Bruno Corsini, Making of
Henri Poulain, Making of
Vivace Producciones
Mexican production
Octavio García Allende, Production
Leonardo Solís Garmendia, Co-Production
Omar Arangutia Olevera, Co-Production
José Blas García, Administration
Lourdes Skipsey, Executive Production
Marime Fresnedo, Production Coordination
María Carmen Fernandez, Production Assistant
Víctor Vázquez, Technical Coordination
Alejandra López, Logistic Coordination
Miguel Lee, Technical Coordination
Fernando Llanos, Camera Coordination
Tomás Morales López, Camera
Alejandro Loera, Camera
Diego Alberto Delgado González, Camera
Atonatiuh Sánchez Bracho, Photos
Carlos Chávez Cantu, Photos
Emiliano Rocha Minter, Camera
Francisco Espinosa, Runner
Suppliers
ETC London Paris, Video Projection
Aquatic show International, Water Screen
Excess International, Freight
Foto Niza, Led screens
PRG, Audio
Luzmila, Lights
Simply Professional, Lights
Special thanks
Conaculta, Archivo General de la Nación
Banco de México
Comisión organizadora de la conmemoración del bicentenario del inicio del movimiento de independencia nacional y del centenario del inicio de la revolución mexicana
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes
Gobierno del Distrito Federal
Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Instituto Nacional de Bellas artes
Museo Nacional de Antropología
Instituto Nacional de estudios Históricos de las Revoluciones de México
Photos
Eduardo Flores, Fotografías MéxicoContemporáneo
Ignacio Guevara, Fotografías MéxicoPrehispánico
Ilán Rabchinskey , Fotografías indígenas deChiapas
Rafael Donís (Mural “Epopeya del pueblomexicano”, 1929-1935)
Ana Giselle Rodríguez
Characters
Danna Paola
Ely Guerra
Guillermo Arriaga
María Fernanda García
Enrique Bermúdez
Manuel Mijares
Lorena Ochoa
Paty Chapoy
Paola Espinoza
José Luis Cuevas
Alex Lora (El Tri)
Ximena Sariñana
Místico
Armando Manzanero
Javier López “Chabelo”
Guillermo Ochoa
Héctor Moreno
Carlos Salcido
Ricardo Osorio
Cecilia Suárez
Karla Carrillo
Perla Beltrán
Ana Gabriela Espinoza
Lupita Jones
Yuri
Ana de la Reguera
Roberto Gómez Bolaños “Chespirito”
Hijodel Santo
Blue Demon Jr
María Fernanda García
Music
La Danza de la luna (Nahuas) Fonoteca del INAH-Música Indígena de México Volumen 9 Patrón San Miguel, Disco 4Compilación : En el lugar de la música-Testimonio Musical de México1964-2009 CONACULTA-INAH
“Viva México” de la autoría de Pedro Galindo, interpretado por JORGE NEGRETE
“El son de la negra” de la autoría de RubénFuentes/Silvestre Vargas, interpretado por Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
“La adelita” de la autoría de Felipe A.Partichela
The show is made up of three acts:
– In the first act, projections on screens around the square present Mexican personalities and people, who invite the public to celebrate their country’s independence.
– The second act takes spectators on a journey through history, while emotions are stirred by the appearance of exemplary figures who have influenced Mexican history.
– In the third act, the National Palace is sketched out, then, thanks to unique modeling and projection technology, it starts to move as the very stones of Mexico’s most emblematic building seem to come to life.
Further to the extraordinary success of the show’s initial run, Les Petits Français were asked to put on additional dates throughout November 2009 so that Mexicans who had missed out on the first run could have the opportunity to enjoy this exercise in cultural integration.
