J5co
Executive Producer
Gérard Askinazi, Producer
Amelia Six, Deputy Manager
Jean-Philippe Bruneau, Project Manager
Jean-François Branchereau, Production Director
Géraldine Helleu-Guinard, Production Director
Nesserine Lousli, Logistics Director
Jessica Nyirimana, Project Manager
Kevin Aubert, Production Coordinator
Joseph Guez, Logistics Coordinator
Fred Coppola, Technical Manager
Kadou
Co-Producer
Kader Diawara, Producer
Les Petits Français
Concept, show Design, direction, production and staging
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic and Content Producer
Sébastien Assoignons, Technical Director
Pierre Delabre, Site Manager
Johan Chahin, Production Coordinator
Artistic collaboration, and interpreter
Docteur Massamba Gueye
Master of ceremony
Aram Ndao
Original soundtrack
Pierre Caillot, Composer
Sébastien Péronnet, Composer
Emmanuel Gares, Sound engineer
Video-mapping
Les Vandales
Light design and programming
Jérôme Deschamps
David Lioutchetsan
Costume design and production
Sene VIP
Ibrahima Cisse and crew
Choreography and casting
5e Dimension
Jean Tamba, Choreographer
Show Caller
Caroline Grisard
Stage managers
Eric Solari
Stéphane Lizouret
Technical & Cast Managers
Bill Master, Technical Manager
Bayano Wase, Cast Manager
Drones
Crystal drones
Sound and light
Dushow Maroc
Video
VLS
Stage set
Avenue Foch
Time code
Adrem
Best of
Arnaud Lopez
Photographer
Stéphane Dufix
But why call on Les Petits Français to inaugurate a bus route? Because every project we take on we approach as a challenge, and every project has cultural, accessible and spectacular dimensions.
We envisioned Dakar’s BRT as the backbone of this vibrant and joyful city and, from there, built an innovative visual, musical and poetic narrative – a timeless tale embodied by a semi-transparent set that undergoes a metamorphosis, a place where destinies and generations meet to share this public asset that reconnects inhabitants and communities.
In the spirit of imparting values, and thanks to cutting-edge technology, candid dialogue and choreography, the ceremony gave the Senegalese people a peek into the future of their country as it undergoes a major transformation.
Designing the BRT pilot line project for a 100% electric bus fleet is part of an ambitious strategy to bring sustainable urban mobility to the Senegalese capital.
J5co
Executive Producer
Gérard Askinazi, Producer
Amelia Six, Deputy Manager
Zahia Tamarzit, Logistics Director
Les Petits Français
Concept, show Design, direction, production and staging
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Producer
Video-mapping
Les Vandales
Soundtrack
Start-Rec
Stage Managers
Eric Solari
Stéphane Lizouret
Video
ETC Audiovisuel
Audio, light, LED, video recording
Novelty France
Set
Decofast
Photographer
Laurent Attias
Best of
Arnaud Lopez
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Conférence des évêques de France
Organizer
P. Vincent Breynaert, Cté du CheminNeuf, Director
Julien Kraemer, Manager of the Sessions & Events Department
Constantin Thierry, Manager of the Young Professional National Team
Marianne Pellistrandi, JMJ 2023 2023 Project Manager
Maria-Goretti Ploton, Student Pastoral Manager
Sixtine Tresca, Communications Officer SNEJV
Marie Beauquet, JMJ France Team – Communication Department
Etienne Fromageot, Logistics Manager
Les Petits Français
Concept, show Design, direction, production and staging
Martin Arnaud, ShowDesigner and Director
Marilyn Kuentz,Producer
Timothée Michon-Houël, Project Manager and Production Coordinator
Alain Gaillard, TechnicalProducer
Germana Cruz, Technical and Logistics Coordinator
Eugène Hochart, Motion Designer and Media Coordinator
Emilien Le Labourier, Motion Designer and Editor
Mina Lafaurie, Junior Scenographer
Léa Gaillard, Technical Production Assistant and Backstage Manager
Laurence Pélissier, ShowCaller
Eric Solari, Stage Manager
Stéphane Lizouret, Stage Manager
Manuel Antunes, Technical Director
Manuel Escada, Sound Engineer
Vitor Azevedo, LightOperator
Joel Conde, Stage Technician
João Bruno, Monitors Operator
Masters of ceremony
Timothée Tillard
Mehdi Djaadi
Providers
Backlight
NPLelectric
Audiomatrix
Soma
Sahey
Hipnose
Call & Play
Evo
Cosmos
Le BrasCommunication
Veritas
Video recording
KTO
Production
Amaclio Productions
Original concept
Martin Arnaud
Artistic production
Les Petits Français
Talents
Claudio Cavallari, Visual Artist
Pierre Caillot, Composer
Pascal Lengagne, Composer
Philippe Villar, Composer
Jérôme Deschamps, Lighting Designer
Technical services
Novelty France
ETC Audiovisuel
Atria Création
Centre des Monuments Nationaux
French government body in charge of the upkeep of Mont-Saint-Michel
This was the second edition of our collaboration with Amaclio Productions at Mont Saint Michel, the first, in 2022, having given visitors an insight into the lives of the monastery’s monks. This time we decided to put the public to the test, by following a creative process of elevation conducive to contemplation. We used lights to magnify the buildings, sound to encourage silence and projections to visually transform the surroundings, we created an intimate emotional pace rising into a crescendo over the course of 10 chapters as visitors strolled around the abbey in their own time.
Despite the obstacles we were faced with – limits on equipment, which needed to be airlifted in, the fact that the site had to be kept free of obstructions, and that working hours were restricted by daytime operations and monastic life – we once again pulled off the mission entrusted to us, deploying technology in the interests of content and emotion. During the two summer months that the show ran, much to our delight, over 47,000 spectators accepted the invitation to embark on a physical and spiritual elevation.
In the year of Mont Saint Michel Abbey’s 1,000th anniversary celebrations, as visitor numbers hit an all-time high, we designed and staged this immersive stroll as a counterpoint to the frenetic activity on the site, as a hiatus in today’s busy and restless world.
The technological installations, which had to be carefully concealed within the confines of the location, took visitors on a physical, spiritual and emotional journey of elevation to the highest reaches of the so-called Wonder of the Western World. The chancel of the abbey church underwent a metamorphosis before visitors’ eyes, fostering a moment of timeless introspection on universal values.
AVANT SCENE
Executive Production
Myriam Abikzer, ExecutiveProducer
Malik Djilali, ConsultancyDirector
Malika Berkia, General Project Coordinator
Aicha Berkia, GeneralProject Coordinator
Taoufik El Himeur, Production Director
Iyad Abdelhaq, Location Director
Stéphane Colmont, Technical Manager
Vincent Merot, Head of Energy
Driss Enafi, Logistics Manager
Siham Mortaji, Catering Manager
Oumayma Lhorri, AccreditationManager
Issam Refki, Head ofRoads
Salma Regragui, Project Coordination Assistant
Mounia Madih, ProjectCoordination Assistant
Youssef Cherkaoui, Project Coordination Assistant
Soufiane Rochdi, Production Assistant
Adil Amahai, PlanningManager
Ahmed Jajja, Planning Manager
Les Petits Français
Concept,Show Design, Direction, Artistic and Content Production, Staging
Martin Arnaud, show designer and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic and Content Producer
Alain Gaillard, Technical Director
David Chekroun, Production Director
Pierre Delabre, Technical Manager
Jérôme Ledoux, Director and TV Broadcast Coordinator
Franck Lescure, Assistant Director
Timothée Michon-Houël, Production Assistant
ANYA
ArtisticDirection
Brahim El Mazned, Artistic and Musical Director
Sonia Ghannam, Artistic Production Coordinator
Amel Benayad, Head of Costume Design
Adil Nakach, Choreographer – dancers
Sanae El Kamouni, Choreographer– acrobats
Mariam Rami, Extras Manager
Zineb Mdaghri, Head of Costumes and Backstage
OriginalMusic
Kawtar Sadik, Composer and DJ
Pierre Caillot,Composer and Sounddesigner
Pascal Lengagne, Composer
Yoan Corchia, Sound Engineer
Video-mapping
The Vandals
Perrine Arnaud
The French Studio
Lighting Design and Programming
Jérôme Deschamps
Jérôme Claude
Mass Choreography
Laura Guglielmetto, Choreographer
Cyril Journet, Assistant Choreographer
Julien Bézy, Assistant Choreographer
Show Caller
Laurence Pélissier
Stage Managers
Eric Solari
Stéphane Lizouret
Alexandre Leclanche
Tarpaulinand Operation
Francesco Lombardi
Mattia Pasquali
PyrotechnicDesign and Production
Grand Final Fireworks
Dushow Maroc
Sound,Lighting, Structures, Distribution
Stéphane Paoli, BusinessManager
Video
ETC Audiovisuel
Lasers
Laser System Europe
Show Control
Adrem
Intercommunication
Le Bras Communication
It's a rare, and therefore all the more remarkable, feat to produce, in such a short space of time, a show on such a large scale, in which narrative and artistic expression interact with the world of sport.
Bearing a positive message of openness and respect, this surprising and poetic ceremony made a lasting impression, both in Morocco and internationally. Four complementary threads underpinned this dynamic, contemporary event: its human dimension, its pace and energy, its omnipresent and radiant light and, finally, an explosion of colour.
The ceremony was a testament to Morocco's love of football, while also offering a good dose of cultural added value by giving spectators an insight into the country's heritage and commitment to the values of openness and respect.
This successful venture marked our first collaboration with our talented Moroccan partners, the events agency Avant Scène.
The best judge of our work is the public, so we'll leave you with their words: "The FIFA Club World Cup kicked off in Tangiers on Wednesday with a breathtaking and colourful spectacle that showcased a diverse, ancient, modern, open, hospitable Morocco that is passionate about football."
The Club World Cup was one of those projects that are rife with challenges, and in which creativity, team spirit, methodology and experience prove absolutely crucial.
Designing, producing and delivering a major ceremony in five weeks is a huge challenge. Equipping an empty stadium with all the technologies needed for a spectacular show is another. Writing, directing, choreographing, casting and producing costumes for performers, and producing original content were just some of the challenges we relished taking on!
Amaclio Productions
Executive Production
François Nicolas, President
Stéphanie Jarry, Director of Production
Luc Arden, Director of Production
Camille Bouyé, Communications and Marketing
Louis-Xavier Nicolas, Public Relations Director
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design and content production
Martin Arnaud, Original Concept and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic and Content Producer
Thaïs de Nanteuil, Production Coordinator
Author
Sophie de Mullenheim
Soundscape
Pierre Caillot
Illustrations for the anamorphic installations
Perrine Arnaud
Video Mapping
François Simerey
Set
Keop Système
Crystal Group
French audio-guide voice
Stéphane Bern, Narrator
Benoît Allemane, Monk
Voiceover
Stéphanie Matart, English
Maria Castro, Spanish
Sylvia Mund, German
Translation
Jessie Hundleby, English
Vanessa Rybicki, Spanish
Ubiqus, German
Technical services
Novelty
On top of these constraints came the objectives that were essential to the success of the event, which needed to be for the general public, international, accessible to even the youngest visitors, and draw on the actual history of the abbey. With this in mind, the formula we put in place was based on an artistic direction taking the form of cultural mediation conveyed via emotions, first and foremost.
In order to engage all the senses and really delve into the story, we used as our main vector a portable audio system.When individually triggered, this made for a simultaneously personal and collective experience. At certain points along the route, this close-up sound is supplemented by ambient sound systems that give a fuller, more spatial sound.
Similarly, two complementary approaches were applied to the visual register: physical and virtual. "Anamorphic installations" were installed in certain rooms to help everyone, especially children, to anchor the audio narrative in reality.
In the darkest corners or at dusk, light and projections elevated the setting and further illustrated the story recounted. Finally, a number of special effects were woven into the tapestry of techniques deployed to make visitors’ overall experience as immersive as possible.
Creating an immersive stroll and show that takes visitors back to the abbey of the Middle Ages is an exciting challenge. Several physical constraints had to be contended with: the building had to be carefully preserved, conditions were very cramped in certain areas, the installations had to be discreet and, perhaps the most complex point – it was crucial for the show to offer the same quality by day as at dusk and at night.
J5co
Executive producer
Gérard Askinazi, Producer
Amelia Six, Deputy manager
Jean-Philippe Bruneau, Project Manager
Vanessa Moutic, Production director
Jean-François Branchereau, Tecnical coordinator
Lamine Kagny, Productionmanager
Pascal Bornet, Site manager
OlivierDupuis, Site coordinator
Vincent Lozouet, Site coordinator
Kadou
Executive producer
Kader Diawara, Producer
Production team
Saliou Fall
Serigne Gaye
Sidath Toure
Les PetitsFrançais
Concept,show design, artistic production, content production, and direction
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic and Content Producer
Alain Gaillard, Technical Director
Léa Pheulpin, First Assistant Director
Thaïs de Nanteuil, Logistics, and Production Coordinator
Talents
Docteur Massamba Gueye, Artistic collaboration, and Interpreter
Youssou N’Dour, Author, Composer, Interpreter, Musician, and Ambassador of the 9th World Water Forum
Masters of ceremony
Asha Sumputh
Cheick Yvhane
Original soundtrack
Pierre Caillot, Compositeur
Sébastien Péronnet, Compositeur
Video-mapping
Les Vandales
François Simerey Studio
Light design and programming
Jérôme Deschamps
Costume design and production
Caroline Denquin, Costume designer
Sene VIP, Costumes production
Choreography and casting
5e Dimension
Jean Tamba, Choreographer
Show caller
Laurence Pélissier
Stage Managers
Eric Solari
Wise bayano
Pond and aquatic effects
Crystal Group
Soundand light
Dushow
Stéphane Paoli, Business Manager
Soufiane Ezwaouki, Technical director
Yoan Corchia, Sound engineer
Marc-Olivier Saby, Network engineer
Edouard Houdayer, Electricity distribution manager
Valéry Chenal, System engineer
Arnaud Laby, Rigger
Vincent Joly, Rigger
Vidéo
VLS
Richard Di Meglio, Business Manager
Olivier Dana, Programmer
Florant Daros
Lucas Lopez
William Sabotier
Albert Weiss
Xavier de Roy
Stage set
Avenue Foch
At such an event, attended by senior officials and specialists from all over the world, the stakes are incredibly high. The opening ceremony, the main focal point, needed to bring out this edition’s themes in a spectacular and accessible way.
In less than 72 hours, Dakar Arena was transformed into a showcase where technology, human performance, meaning and messages expressed the Forum’s values and highlighted the challenges it seeks to address.
The World Water Forum is held every three years, providing a platform for global collaboration on water issues bringing together the main environmental stakeholders.
One month after inaugurating Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Les Petits Français and their team returned to Senegal to design and stage the opening and closing ceremonies of the ninth edition of the Forum.
J5co
Executiveproducer
Gérard Askinazi, Producer
Amelia Six, Deputy Manager
Jean-Philippe Bruneau, Project Manager
Christophe Bruyelle, Production Director
Jean-François Branchereau, Tecnical Coordinator
Lamine Kagny, Production Manager
Mouna Ksiaa, Production Manager
Pascal Bornet, Site Manager
Olivier Dupuis, Site Coordinator
Kadou
Executiveproducer
Kader Diawara, Producer
Production team
Saliou Fall
Serigne Gaye
Sidath Toure
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, artistic production, content production, and staging
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic and Content Producer
Alain Gaillard, Technical Director
Vanessa Rybicki, Artistic Production Coordinator
Thaïs de Nanteuil, Logistics and Production Coordinator
Artistic collaborator and interpreter
Docteur Massamba Gueye
Soundtrack
Pierre Caillot, Composer
Video-mapping
Les Vandales
Light design and programming
Jérôme Deschamps
Costume design
Caroline Denquin
Choreography and casting
Jean Tamba
ShowCaller
Laurence Pélissier
StageManager
Eric Solari
Backstage Manager
David Chekroun
Design and pyrotechnics production
Grand Final Fireworks
Canvas and operation
Pierre Laugier
Dushow France and Morocco
Sound and light
Stéphane Paoli, Chargé d’affaires
Yoan Corchia, Sound engineer
Technical team
Yoann Poulain-Martin
Edouard Houdayer
Valéry Chenal
Arnaud Laby
Antoine Joly
VLS
Video
Richard Di Méglio, Président and CEO
Lucas Lopez
William Sabotier
Florent Daros
Albert Weiss
Xavier de Roy
Victor Daros
As the Senegal national football team, the Lions of Teranga, were crowned African champions for the first time, President Macky Sall celebrated his team’s victory in Cameroon on February 6, 2022, and officially announced the inauguration of the Diamniadio Olympic Stadium.
This was quite a feat, considering that in the space of just a month, the stadium – the construction of which had only begun in 2020 – was not only completed but ready to host senior international officials as they attended a decidedly ambitious ceremony.
Mission accomplished, thanks to their expertise and a truly extraordinary collaboration with the Senegalese authorities and people.
On the evening of February 22, 2022, Diamniadio’s brand new sporting heart started to beat, for over five exhilarating hours of noble and spectacular festivities.
With four years to go before the Youth Olympic Games, which will be held on the African continent for the first time, the government’s Plan for an Emerging Senegal is proving to be remarkably dynamic.
Les Petits Français were invited to participate in this great national adventure by contributing their know-how in sporting events and ceremonies.
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Organisateur
Katara Studio
Producteur exécutif, bande-son et personnages deep-fakes
Ahmed Albaker, CEO et réalisateur
Hussein Fakhri, Producteur exécutif
Mahmoud Hamaky, Producteur
Maryam Al-Sahli, Monteuse et superviseur de post-production
Agence Publics Qatar
Producer – Opérations
Saif Albazirgan, CEO et directeur de projet
Jonathan Davis, Chef de projet
Valerie Ansems-Chalouhi, Directrice des opérations
Aziz Louksah, Workforce director
Germana Cruz, Directrice logistique
Sanil Chandran, Directeur HSSE
Ali Nahle, Responsable broadcast
Dimitris Gialginas, Coordinateur technique
Joe Kharrat, Régisseur général
Sarita Brid Montoya, Responsable des accréditations
Fabella Bel, Responsable logistique voyage
Khaoula Maddur, Responsable catering
Sheefer Salim, Responsable de la logistique transport
Les Petits Français
Show design, design technique, mise en scène, production artistique et de contenus
Martin Arnaud, Concepteur et Metteur en scène
Marilyn Kuentz, Productrice artistique et de contenus
Guillaume Duflot, Directeur de production senior
Alain Gaillard, Directeur technique
Anne Larra, Productrice live
Jean-Luc Favre, Premier assistant metteur en scène
Thaïs de Nanteuil, Coordinatrice de production et logistique
Bande son
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra
Ismail Zafer Haznedaroglu
Video-mapping
Les Vandales
Sound design
Yoan Corchia
Conception lumière et programmation
Bruno Corsini
Thiebaud Richard
Jérôme Deschamps
Chorégraphie de masse
Laura Guglielmetto
Cyril Journet
Giselle Motta
Emin Süleymanov
Antonio Barone
Casting et danseurs
Enana Group
Roger Titley’s Creatures
Marionnette : l’âne
Marionnettistes
James Thomson
Jungju Kim
Anahid Gholami Saba
Création des costumes
Caroline Denquin
Integral Qatar
Maître de cérémonie
Georges Elias Chalouhi
Topeuse
Laurence Pélissier
Cast et Stage managers
Eric Solari
Stéphane Lizouret
David Gervier
Alexandre Leclanche
Régisseurs bâche
Francesco Lombardi
Mattia Pasquali
Conception et productions pyrotechniques
Grand Final Fireworks
Projection design et media servers
Fosphor
Réseaux (network) et show control
Adrem
Creative Technology
Video-projection
Prestataire lumière
Es:me
Show control et réseaux
Adrem
OUT OF THE ORDINARY!
While the pandemic meant that travel and social contact were heavily restricted and filling a stadium to capacity was not something that could be taken for granted, the ambition to produce a grand and different opening ceremony remained strong.
In April 2021 we were contacted by Agence Publics Qatar and Katara Studios to form a working group whose goal would be to produce a ceremony that was out of the ordinary in terms of both form and content. This ceremony took place one year to the day before the 2022 WorldCup.
Different in content: a ceremony that carries a message to the Arab world, a message of unity and tolerance embodied by unifying characters that have travelled through time Joha, the wise fool, a folklore hero of the oral tradition, accompanied by his faithful companion, the Donkey, meets two deepfakes – famous actors from the 1970s. Their adventures lead the audience to ponder the need to better live together, to accept each other and to be nourished by our differences, which, all too often, can be a source of conflict in the region.
The appearance of the celebrated singer Fairuz, also rejuvenated in the form of a deepfake, concludes this musical and quasi-theatrical epic that is at odds with the classic format of sports ceremonies.
To end the ceremony with the same wish for unity, the national anthems of the 23 countries are reinterpreted in an original composition that is all about emotion.
Different in form: the format of the ceremony was one of a kind in the realm of integrated sports ceremonies, comprising 32 minutes of entertainment between the end of the players' warm-up and kick-off.
The ceremony made clever use of cutting-edge technology and content – deepfakes, TikTok, etc – that serve to update codes in order to connect with the younger generations.
With this ceremony that paves the way for the 2022 World Cup, Qatar has ramped up expectations to new heights.
In April 2021 we were contacted byAgence Publics Qatar and Katara Studios to form a working group whose goalwould be to produce a ceremony that was out of the ordinary in terms of bothform and content. This ceremony took place one year to the day before the 2022 WorldCup.
Les Larmes d’Eugénie
An opera by Mélanie Laurent
Libretto: Mélanie Laurent and Jocelyn Lagarrigue
Music: Jérôme Billy
Director: Mélanie Laurent
1st assistant: Morgan Perez
Singers and musicians
Eugénie: Elena Stikhina
Igor: Francesco Demuro
Sailors' Choir: Rémy Corbier, Stéphane Hézode, Jean-Baptiste Alcouffe
Limay children's choir, choral director: Viki Durivault
Pianist: Damien Lehman
Violinist: François Sochard
Choreographers
Eugénie: Stéphanie Troyak
Igor: Or Schraiber
Aerial choreography: Jeff Odet assisted by Yoann Benhamou
Aerial performers: Quentin Signori, Charlotte Michelon, Marion Verd
Cartier
Organizer
Mely Productions, Jacques Royer
Executive Producer
Les Petits Français
Scenography, artistic collaboration and, content production
Martin Arnaud: Scenography, artistic collaboration
Costumes
Dulcie Best assisted by Anne-MarieBaron
Light Design
Philippe Berthomé assistedby Yves Mangin
Video-mapping
Claudio Cavallari
Sound Design
Yoan Corchia
Pool and water effects
Crystal Group
MCI Genève
Local production and DMC
Dorier Group
Technicalservices
Nouvelle Comédie de Genève
Front of house, stage management and set construction
"At the time, the novel coronavirus was spreading around the world, leading to a series of cancellations and growing sadness and cultural frustration.
Eugenie and Igor, the two protagonists of the piece, were already written, composed and ready to love each other, but were desperately waiting to meet, tragically separated in their story, but also in life, which was taking a tragic turn… It seems their love will conquer all, and tonight, for the first time, they will finally save and love each other onstage, before your very eyes.
After a heart-rending, months-long absence of shows, we now know how essential it is to be moved, to travel, to escape.
More than ever, we need to dream – together."
It was with these words, on the evening of October 21,2021, that Mélanie launched the one and only performance of this aquatic opera of a new kind.
We worked with Mélanie and her team on the scenography and realization of her creation, devising the most beautiful of settings: a stage made entirely of water and equipped with a pit and special effects, a stage cage offering several projection surfaces, and a high-performance 3D flight system.
To round off our artistic collaboration, we also undertook the design and production of the 3D audio and video-mapping.
“Les Larmes d'Eugénie” (“Eugenis’s tears”) is an opera written by Mélanie Laurent in 2020 for the Haute Joaillerie Gala held at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Amaclio Productions
Producer
Les Petits Français
Concept, Show Design and Content Production
Martin Arnaud, Original concept and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Collaboration
Original music
Pierre Caillot, Composer
Video-mapping
François Simerey Studio: Designer of images and 3D modeling
Technical Services
Novelty
Filming and editing: Patrick Lefrère
Performer: Muriel Lamy
We are grateful to the Centre des Monuments Nationaux for their active cooperation both in developing and implementing the content.
As the concept had to comply with pandemic-related restrictions, we designed and staged an immersive show-itinerary, where visitors could stroll about alone or in small groups.
The keystone of this adventure was the embedded narration delivered via autonomous headsets, with the relevant sequences being activated according to the spectators’ positions as they walk around.
We wanted to give history a new lease of life to make it accessible to as broad a spectrum of people as possible. This was achieved by having a group of kids, young "pirates of the airwaves", chipping in along the way while the guide delivered his talk.
As night began to fall, the itinerary was transformed by projections, lighting and special effects that illustrated the narrative in real time.
Afresh, impetuous, and fantastic adventure that (re)visits codes and reconnects history with younger generations, using the best of technology to serve the show’s content.
While the COVID-19 pandemic was still rife, the medieval City of Carcassonne re-opened with a night-time show.
ERA Conseil
Associate producer, editorial creation, and artistic coordination
Le Bureau de Prod
Executive producer
A Bigger Splash
Content writing
Les Petits Français
Artistic direction, content production, and direction
Plateau Virtuel, Groupe Novelty
Virtual/XR studio
Polygon Soup
Creation of the virtual/XR environments
Cezame Music Agency
Music
Dassault Systèmes announced "Water for Life", the second act of "The Only Progress is Human", its initiative to raise awareness of the social and environmental challenges we face today, as well as to inspire the use of virtual worlds to envision sustainable innovations.
To present this second act, at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak, preventing gatherings, Dassault Systèmes chose to turn to the latest in filming technology: virtual/XR studio.
And so began a pioneering adventure, with ERA Conseils and Les Petits Français exploring the possibilities afforded by this budding new technology, an exciting journey, during the design and testing phases of which we discovered that the codes of XR production were closer to those associated with large-scale shows than traditional sets.
Armed with these familiar codes, we created an original concept in the form of a road story in which two men,Bernard Charlès and Mike Horn, wove together the real and the virtual.
This film, made in one day,highlights the mission of Dassault Systèmes, from concept to completion: tooffer companies and individuals collaborative virtual environments thatenable them to imagine more sustainable innovations.
With its new"Water for Life" campaign, Dassault Systèmes aims to empower industry to be smarter about its consumption of the world's most precious resource: water.
Eventica
Executive Producer
Les Petits Français
Design, Co-Production and Staging
Martin Arnaud, Artistic Director and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Producer
Eva Imbrosciano, Project Manager
Yves-Gabriel So, Graphic Designer
Gildas Bizeul, Graphic Designer
Jérôme Deschamps, Light Designer
Laurent Attias, Photographer
Franck Castel, Photographer
Zahia Tamazarit, Logistics Manager
Sonia Roux, Logisitcs Manager
Reza Messaoui, General Manager
Douglas Walter, Stage Manager
Lunis Messaoui, Stage Manager
Ambre Mandout, Props Manager
Design & Image production
François Simerey Studio
Magic Bird
Novelty,Technical provider
Nicolas Savigny
Thomas Menguy
Olivier Merle
CôtéJardin, Set décor
Benjamin Sebbah
Ubiqus,Translation
Romain Géli
Phileas Image, Live feed and filming
Sébastien Laugier
Grégoire Alibelli
Vivien Tacita
Théo Lambert
Jocelyn Lamber
Rémi Thevenard
The dinner was held in the heart of Paris – in the Pavilion Gabriel on the Champs Elysees.
Numerous terraces allowed organizers to experiment with lighting and outdoor décor: guests enjoyed making pictures with branded sculptures ofRussian dolls covered with colorful lighting. The entertaining program was focused on world famous Urals-born Russian entrepreneurs and scientists, such as Mendeleev, Diaghilev and Demidov in a performance which brought a number of famous Russian actors, musicians and singers from Russia to Paris for the event. The national character of Russia was also reflected in the menu:Russian-style drinks and dishes were designed to support the theme.
Straight after a crucial presentation in support of Ekaterinburg’s bid to host the World Expo in 2025 at the General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) held in Paris in June 2018, Eventica in collaboration with Les Petits Français was commissioned byEkaterinburg 2025 Bidding Committee to stage an impactful gala-dinner to entertain World Expo stakeholders and to create a memorable impression of Ekaterinburg’s bid.
This first edition of FILUSA was organized by the Municipality of Santiago in collaboration with the Corporation for the Development of Santiago, Cordesan, sponsored by Banco de Chile and produced by Icardi Producciones.
Les Petits Français
Concept, Artistic Direction, and Show Design
Artistic Direction and Show Design for the Gala Dinner of Banco de Chile
The festival took place over 3 consecutive days from 8.30 pm to 11.30 pm, illuminating emblematic building slocated in key points of the city. Video mapping, sound and light shows, dance and urban happenings were some of the resources used to create a multimedia experience never seen before.
The evening's festivities included the participation of renowned international artists, who developed urban art installations for the event. Among them, French Show designer Martin Arnaud, Founder, and Director of the company Les Petits Français, and Catalan choreographer Hansel Cereza, known as one of the founding team members of the company La Fura Dels Baus and choreographic Director of Cirque du Soleil.
The spectators went through 10 important areas of the municipality: Plaza de Armas, Parque Forestal, MuseoArte de Luz, Museo Bellas Artes, Cerro Santa Lucía, Basílica de la Merced, Museo de Santiago Casa Colorada and Municipal de Santiago.
In addition, the event included a multimedia show on the façade of the Banco de Chile's headquarters, as part of the celebration of its 125th anniversary.
Although in Chile it is the first Light International Festival, it is not new in the world and major capitals also have events of this magnitude: in Sydney it is known as "Vivid", in Moscow as "Circle of light", "Fête des Lumières" in Lyon, to name but a few. In Chile, this festival was born with its own identity, where once a year it seeks to show art in a different and unique way, inviting the community to enjoy the city in a massive nocturnal event, where all members of the family have a space.
Until the closing of this great cultural festival, the Mayor, Felipe Alessandri, spoke and stressed that "the neighbours of the municipality and the inhabitants of the metropolitan region in general were able to enjoy a world-renowned show, which highlighted heritage buildings and emblematic places in the municipality showing us the city from a totally new and unprecedented perspective.”
The objective of the organizers is to invite citizens to appreciate the art from a unique and different point of view, in addition to positioning FILUSA as one of the most important Light Festival in Latin America.
More than 350 000 people attended the first edition of FILUSA, Light International Festival in Santiago de Chile.
Mairie de Paris
Organizer
Les Petits Français
Concept, show Design and Executive Production
Martin Arnaud, Artistic Director, and Show Designer
Marilyn Kuentz, Producer
Rachel Gonidec, Project Manager
Manon Penel, Motion designer
Original soundtrack
Philippe Villar, Composer
Pierre Caillot, Composer
Pascal Lengagne, Composer
Video mapping
François Simerey Studio
Spectre Lab, Image design
Marc Vidal, Arsène, Philippe Granier
Children shooting
Manuel Cam Studio, Shooting Studio
Children: Joséphine, Betty, Eli, Pauline, Elina, Milo, Maël, Martin et Roman
Pyrotechnics
GROUPE F, Design, and pyrotechnics production
Christophe Berthonneau, Pyrotechnics Designer
Jeff Yelnik, Project Director
Technical Direction & Management
Alain Gaillard, Technical Director
Damien Masset – ICO EVENEMENTS, Site Manager
MAGNUM, Technical Provider
Jérôme Chupin, Director
Marc Beheuliere, Research department Director
Didier Viot/Steak, Works foreman
José Jorge, Video department Director
Richard Mahieu, Video works foreman
Fabrice Auchere, Operator
Ivan Feder, Sound engineer
Modulo PI, Mediaplayers
Adrem
Time code and Networks
Supervision
Giant screens
Hernan Poblete, CEO
Jérôme Bouvier, Marketing Director
Filming
Xavier Guinchard
BFM TV
Magnum
Paré à Viser Productions (Aerial Images)
Editing
Nostro.fr, Xavier Guinchard
We would like to thank all of the 22 City of Paris schools that participated in producing drawings in the show, and also the City's Plastic Arts teachers.
For the third edition of this event, the City of Paris called on Les Petits Français to design and produce the celebration to welcome in the new year by putting on a show featuring video mapping, light and pyrotechnics and accompanied by an original soundtrack.
This year, more than any other year, the City of Paris was determined not only to mark the occasion with those present at the event on the Champs-Elysées, but also to address its good wishes to each nation, while affirming its freedom to the ears and eyes of the world.
The majestic show consisted of eight segments, over the course of which the Place de l'Etoile greeted the world and the metamorphoses of the Arc de Triomphe took us on a journey into the present and future of a creatively vibrant City of Light.
600 000 spectators gathered on "the most beautiful avenue in the world" to see in the year 2017 under the gaze of an Arc de Triomphe decked out in the Olympic colors in a nod to Paris's candidacy to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2024.
MCI & Dorier Group - Executive Producer
Sophie Deletraz, Creative Director
Olivia Mergui
Emilie Dondelet
Antoine Painot
Timothy Biasio, Creative Designer
Augustin Perret, Production Manager
Les Petits Français, Concept & Show Design
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer, and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
François Simerey, Image Designer
Philippe Villar, Composer, and Musician
Sébastien Peronnet, Musician
Bastien Aubry, Musician
Sham Kerceley, Musician
Photos
Team Reporters
The formula was simple but effective: a stage equipped with a large screen, fresh and dynamic content, a corporate tone - but not overly so - talented musicians… and the magic happens when live and multimedia elements are woven together in perfect harmony.
For the occasion of the inauguration of its new head offices, MCI, a world leader in conference and event management, called on Les Petits Français to setup a festive and cordial "impromptu".
JBM, Executive Producer
Les Petits Français & JBM, Concept & Show Design, Direction & Content production
Production team
Benjamin Monié, Executive Producer
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Malcolm J. Mcinnes, Production Director
Anne Larra, Artistic Production Director
Charles Poirier, Technical Director
Kristina Voronina, Administration
Muhammad Waqas, Production Assistant
Artistic team
Martin Arnaud & Benjamin Monié, Show Design and Direction
Original soundtrack
Julien Monié, JBM Studio
Design & Image production
François Simerey Studio, SUPERBIEN
Lighting design & Programming
Martial Barrault
Stage design of the exhibition
Thierry Prieur
Photos
Toby Plummer
Thanks to an original production supported by a spectacular technical programme, spectators were invited to follow young Emiratis facing the challenges of their society.
The end was imbued with hope, featuring the disappearance of the more than 40-metre-wide screen to reveal a superb exhibition space showing the immediate solutions to the challenges posed by the children.
Rare are the opportunities to bring together the United Arab Emirates' heads of state and highest-ranking dignitaries for a presentation of the government's five-year plan with an emotional dimension…
Les Petits Français, Concept & Show Design, Executive Producer
Production team
Marilyn Kuentz, Producer
Anne Larra, Producer
Marine Daguet, Project Manager
Artistic team
Martin Arnaud, Show designer and Director
Design & Image production
François Simerey Studio: Set and Image Designer
Perrine Arnaud, Illustrator and graphic designer (sketches of the show, posters and app content)
Original soundtrack
Pierre Caillot, Philippe Villar, Pascal Lengagne, Fabien Langard
Lighting design & Programming
Bruno Corsini
Stage Managers
Rachel Gonidec
Christophe Bernard
Fréderic Margot
Roman Boiste
Frédéric Raynaud
Arnaud Perrel
Technical and logistics team
Antoine Bertrand, Technical Director
Damien Peltier, General Manager
Providers
Adventis, Set
Magnum, Video-projection, light, power distribution, audio, communications
Crystal Group, Special effects, and flames
Adrem, Technical development of the dedicated interactive app, Show control & Networks
Olips, Equipment and public security
Filming and editing
Philéas Images
2T Production
Photos
Laurent Attias
The concept we chose to create and implement consisted of an adventure made up of five interactive, participatory, contemplative, and festive areas using different and complementary techniques and media, the objective being to offer a totally diverse gamut of experiences.
A truly original work, all these installations were created and produced especially for the event and distributed over the whole esplanade from the Grande Arche to the Bassin Takis:
Water concert
A musical style, water effects, a range of colors: thanks to interactive terminals, participants activated the Agam fountain in the form of a concert allying water, sound, and light!
Urban vertigo
The "Bridge of Every Danger" opened up the ground of La Défense, uncovering the subterranean life "under the paving stones" of the business district, thanks to a system of projections of anamorphoses.
Shared moods
Reflections of their emotions, the participants express themselves through interactive tablets to set in motion a mysterious, multi-colored cloud in the middle of the esplanade in a visual and musical symphony.
Silence! We're dancing
Equipped with a cordless headset, the public took part in a silent disco at the foot of Bernar Venet's sculpture, in the heart of the Quartier Michelet.
Fire drums
Ready to play with fire and water, participants joined crazy conductor, Pierre Caillot. Using interactive drums, they trigger flames, water jets and geysers on the Bassin Takis in a splendid collective visual and musical choreography.
To ensure active participation from the public, we developed and produced a dedicated interactive app (iPhone and Android).
Each installation was the result of a complex production process, due to the fact that the technologies we used were especially developed for the event.
"Nuits Urbaines" was the first event of this type organised in Paris-La Défense.
From September 24th to 26th, 2015, as night began to fall, "Nuits Urbaines" brought to life Europe's foremost business quarter to "give it a new face" and make it a cultural hotspot, accessible to everyone.
Live ! by GL Events, Executive Producer
Les Petits Français, Concept & Show Design, Direction & Content Production
Production team
Emmanuel David, CEO
Séverine Colas, Co-Director of the International and Large Events Unit
Thierry Coutant, Co-Director of the International and Large Events Unit
Hervé Chaumont, Production Director, assisted by Virginie Arbid
Alicia Maurey, Project Director
Clément Duprat, Project Assistant
Christian Balende, Consultant
Artistic team
Martin Arnaud, Show designer and Director
Anne Larra, Artistic Producer
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Tadrina Hocking, 1st Assistant
Caroline Grisard, Show Caller
Jean François Branchereau, Production Coordinator
Design & Image production
SpectreLab: Marc Vidal, Jérôme Sérane, Philippe Granier
François Simerey Studio: François Simerey
Philéas Images: Jocelyn Mazeau
Original soundtrack
Pierre Caillot, Philippe Villar, Pascal Lengagne, Fabien Langard
Lighting design & Programming
Vincent Mongourdin
Costumes design & Production
Caroline Denquin, assisted by Flore Géran
Pyrotechnics Design and Production
Grand Final, Stéphane Bazoge and Pierre-Emmanuel Gelis
Stage Managers
Jean Marc Hennaut
Daniel Adami
Renaud Campana
Sebastien Jovys
Christophe Bernard
Fréderic Margot
Roman Boiste
Frédéric Raynaud
Patricia Vallet
Laetitia Bonetti
Nuria Nava Coll
Arnaud Perrel
Amanda Lavenant
Technical and logistics team
Charles Pavie, Technical Director
Boris Gueorguievsky, Logistics Director
Set
FL structures
Rigging
Scène-Concept, Jean Claude Blaser
CATS engineering, Thomas Loriaux
Video-projection
ETC Audiovisuel
Light, light, power distribution, communications
Dushow, GL Audiovisuel
Special effects, flames, LED screen submerged
Crystal Group
Show control
Adrem
Photos
Myli Bourigault
Pierre Le Tulzo
Fred Raynaud
In the middle of a 50-metre pool (7 850m2), a hovering cube, which undergoes constant metamorphoses throughout the ceremony in order to dramatically present the strength and modernity of African youth and the balance between sport and local culture.
On the heels of a gymnastic pre-show offered by the Chinese delegation, the ceremony, composed of 10 main scenes, represented a nation proud of its roots and confident in its future.
Almost 1 000 local performers in communion with a highly ambitious technical set-up (rigging, machinery, video mapping, special effects, pyrotechnics) made for a ceremony in which form and content converged perfectly.
Offering a total immersion in local culture, the ceremony revisited traditions and honored oral tradition, but was also anchored in modernity with a good dose of that particular brand of pride of Congolese young people.
Due to the sporting competitions taking place on the site of the ceremony, we were only able to "take possession" of the venue two days before the show. We therefore had to put in place a complex logic of rehearsals, separating the live elements from the technical, in order to bring the two together once on site, at the last minute.
To add to the challenge, which was already complicated by the Games schedule, a sandstorm blew up (something which the Congolese could not remember ever seeing happen there before) during our pre-show, two hours before the ceremony. Thanks to the incredible technical team and the determination of all participants, the show took place in optimum conditions, much to the spectators' surprise.
A unique and innovative 360° show, performed on the ground, but also in the air…
Live ! by GL Events, Executive Producer
Les Petits Français, Concept & Show Design, Direction & Content Production
Production team
Emmanuel David, CEO
Séverine Colas, Co-Director of the International and Large Events Unit
Thierry Coutant, Co-Director of the International and Large Events Unit
Marianne Colaneri, Production Director, assisted by Marhina Lucas
Alicia Maurey, Project Director
Clément Duprat, Project Assistant
Christian Balende, Consultant
Artistic team
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer and Director
Anne Larra, Artistic Producer
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Olivier Ferracci, Artistic Collaborator
Caroline Grisard, Show Caller
Sonia Roux, Production Assistant
Design & Image production
KISTUDIO: Gwenaël Vinson, Benjamin Le Talour
Original soundtrack
Pierre Caillot, Philippe Villar, Pascal Lengagne, Fabien Langard
Stage Manager
Sébastien Jovys
Lighting design & Programming
Alexandre Lebrun
Costume design & Production
Caroline Denquin, assisted by Aline Ehrsam
Technical and logistics team
Philippe Ribot, Technical Director
Nathalie Abitbol, Logistics Director
Laurent Laborde, Logistics Director
Sébastien Loze, General Manager
Technical Production
GL AUDIOVISUEL
Photos
Myli Bourigault
Pierre Le Tulzo
For this exceptional occasion, a gala dinner and show lasting over 3 hours was designed and directed in a structure that was specially installed for the event. The values of competition and the Olympic spirit were expressed through a combination of a unique technical program and high-level stage performances.
Heads of State, Africa's highest dignitaries and the continent's sporting élite came together on the evening of September 3rd, 2015, to celebrate the return of the African Games to Congolese soil, where they had been born 50 years earlier.
Mairie de Paris
Organizer
Comité des Champs-Elysées
Producer
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, artistic and Production
Martin Arnaud, Artistic Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Original soundtrack
Pascal Lengagne, Composer
Philippe Villar, Composer
Video mapping
François Simerey, Image designer and 3D modeling
Spectre Lab, Image designers
Marc Vidal
Arsène
Philippe Granier
Gilles Chapalain
Pierre-Alexandre Loy
Christophe Bertiaux, Image designer
Ugo Cassanello, 3D Coordinator
Jeff Couturier, 3D modeling
Light design
Antonio de Carvalho, Light designer
Pyrotechnics design and production
Fêtes&Feux
Jean-Éric Ougier, Artistic director
Pascal Ducos, Designer
Technicians
Emmanuel Celeyron
Adrien Teixeira
Yann Lisembard
Thomas Lisembard
Grégoire Brzezinski
Fabrice Gaignard
Simon Yorkston
Jeremy Brune
Technical direction and management
Damien Masset – Ico Evénements, Technical Director and Site Manager
Antoine Bertrand, Technical Director – Pre-Production
Magnum
Technical operations and production
Jérôme Chupin, Director
Christian Lescure, Operations Manager
Video team
Jose Alberto Da Silva Jorge
Richard Mahieu
Hadriana Ozanne
Francis Bouffart
Victor Gomez de Cedron
Benjamin Huille
Christophe Gillier
Mathieu Constantien
Fabrice Auchere
Light team
Jean-François Laczkowski
Bernard Delaporte
Christophe Hume
Enzo Radnai
Laurent Barats
Antoine Thiery
Didier Viot
William Tessier
Sébastien Meyer
Christophe Rigault
Sound team
Ivan Feder
Sylvain Pivaut
Edouard Dubus
Structures team
Eloïse Rude
Gery Demaret
Jean-Julien Svoboda
Rohanne Dimanche
Guillaume Esprit
Laurent Bregi
Jonas Koyanvale
Benoit Sort
Fréderic Reboul Salze
Arthur Babled
Photos
Xavier Guinchard
Serge Decoster
Henri Garat
Jean-Baptiste Gurliat
Show filming and editing
Xavier Guinchard – Nostro.fr
On this exceptional night, the Place de l'Etoile became the crossroads where the city's emblematic monuments entered into dialogue thanks to the metamorphoses of the Arc de Triomphe.
Under the aegis of the Mairie de Paris and organized by the Comité des Champs-Elysées, more than 600 000 spectators attended a majestic show designed and produced by Les Petits Français on the "most beautiful avenue in the world".
On this exceptional night, the Place de l'Etoile became the crossroads where the city's emblematic monuments entered into dialogue thanks to the metamorphoses of the Arc de Triomphe.
A dynamic, interconnected Paris is expressed in the evolution of transport towards soft modes.
Paris, timeless world capital of art and culture, creation, and innovation.
The Arc takes on a catastrophic allure, acting as a spokesperson for the climate challenge to which Paris is committed at COP21, to be held in November and December 2015.
The last moments of 2014 transformed the Arc de Triomphe into a work of digital art, with the architecture changing perspective, multiplying tenfold and beating time by the second to mark the transition to the new year.
2015 is written in gold letters on the pediment of the building, giving life to a pyrotechnic crescendo that sets the sky over the Place de l'Etoile ablaze in a powerful chromatic evolution from warm tones to pure white.
Paris welcomed the New Year and bid farewell to 2014 in grandiose fashion, under the impetus of Madame la Maire!
Les Petits Français, Concept & Design
Martin Arnaud, Designer
Marilyn Kuentz, Producer
Raphaël Daguet, Scenographer
Bruno Corsini et Laurence Duhamel, Lighting Designers
Julien Charuel - 3D TROISIEME AXE, 3D model of the building
Photos
Laurent Attias
Just off the Place de l'Étoile, a HQE building was constructed a few years ago: organised around a green patio and covered with roofing where beehives and wild grasses thrive year-round, SCOR's HQ is a magnificent site that offers a pleasant working environment.
After a series of tests and an in-depth study of the most suitable equipment, a detailed study was submitted in December 2014.
Ranked fourth in the world in its industry, SCOR is a French reinsurance group.
Les Petits Français were invited to come up with permanent "show" lighting taking into account a reasoned consumption and the cycles of the resident nature.
We Love Art
Artistic direction, coordination, and direction
Marie Sabot, Producer
Alexandre Jaillon, Producer
Nicolas Gazzola, Project Director
Sabri Tekaïa, Scenographer
Sarah Chayantz, Graphic Designer / 3D / Scenography
Julie Grandin, Graphic Designer / 3D / Scenography
Antoine Dujardin, Production Director
Arnaud Jourdier, Technical Director
Alexandra Guillemin, Project Manager
Jean-Benoît Fournier, Show Caller
Magali Mohr, Logistics Director
Les Petits Français
Artistic direction, coordination, and direction
Martin Arnaud, Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Superbien, Artistic Direction and Motion Design content
Tom Scalabre, Producer
Alexandra Grunbach, Project Manager
Vice, Video content
Benjamin Lassale, Vice’s CEO
Pascal Barneville, Production Director
Anne-Laure Planchais, Video Production Manager
Frédéric Travert, Postproduction Manager
Thibault Hollebecq, Production Assistant
All Access Design, Light Design and Programming
I Could Never Be a Dancer, Choreographies
Carine Charaire, Choreographer
Olivier Casamayou, Choreographer
Providers
ETC, Video management
Sart Rec, Soud design / Mashup YouTube
Dushow, Sound & Light
FL Structure, Screens and Stage motorization
PRG, Screens LED
Show filming
Thierry Garnier, Director
Photographies
Pascal Montary
Adrien Lachapelle
Special thanks
Tal
PV Nova
Agent Waxx
Rémi
Lilly Wood & The Prick
Robin Schulz
For this second edition of the Brandcast, Google once again offered a staggering, immersive show to the lucky 2 000 present at the Grande Halle de la Villette, staging a super-production that brought together the biggest brands, opinion leaders, “French YouTube superstars” and creatives of the web.
The dream team from the 2013 Brandcast was back in action to create another exceptional event, turning the B2B convention into an explosive show.
For this second edition of the Brandcast, Google once again offered a staggering, immersive show to the lucky 2 000 present at the Grande Halle de la Villette.
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction and executive Production
Martin Arnaud, Artistic Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Rachel Gonidec, Project Manager
Antoine Bertrand, Technical Director
Damien Peltier, General Site Manager
Laurent Laborne, Site Manager
Pyrotechnics design, logistic and safety
Grand Final
Original soundtrack
Pascal Lengagne, Philippe Villar and Pierre Caillot
Voice over
Barbara Schulz and Cyrille de Lasteyrie/”Vinvin”
Video mapping
Christophe Bertiaux
François Simerey
Claudio Cavallari
Base 80
Light design and programmning
Bruno Corsini, Light Designer & Operator
Illustration
Perrine Arnaud, Graphic Designer – roughs for the show
Philippe Laurent, L’Atelier 15, Graphic Designer – Posters
Providers
ETC London-Paris – Video projection
Adrem – Show control & Network
Magnum – Light, sound & power distribution
GM Événements – Structures
Olips – Safety & Hostesses
Philéas Images – Show filming & Editing
Sébastien Laugier, Producer
Darius Favreau, Cameraman
Jérôme Reveillaud, Cameraman
Oscar Boissière, Cameraman
Elamine Oumara, Editor
2T Productions – Show filming
Audrey Malabry, Project Manager
Barbara Lancia, Cameraman
Anthony Zambelli, Cameraman
Ousmane Ba, Cameraman
Spontaneous filming
Xavier Guinchard – www.nostro.fr
Photographers
Pascal Thiebaut
Martin Sylvos
Arnaud Perrel
Frédéric Lepla
Serge Decoster
Vincent Blot
The couple’s adventures, drawn from their reveries, their memories, or the comical situations they experience in the airport terminal, are the opportunity for an outlandish journey to the four corners of the world, with no constraints of time or place.
Monumental projections and spectacular pyrotechnics transported the 50 000 spectators present on the esplanade from Egypt to China, via the Silk Road, and on to Australia, Africa, New York, and Brazil…
The show in figures:
– A 10-minute pre-show, followed by an original show lasting over 40 minutes and made up of 13 sequences and a pyrotechnical grand finale
– 5 months from concept to completion
– 39 video projectors covering the whole of the Grande Arche
– 14 towers of light and sound equipment and over 120 sources
– 542 kg of active matter and more than 10 000 projectiles
– An artistic and technical team of more than 100 people
In April 2010, the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull caused a phenomenal paralysis of our air space. This unprecedented incident gave rise to the imaginary journey of a couple stuck in an airport, a show designed and produced by Les Petits Français.
ECA2
Executive Production
MMG/Come and Do
Production
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction, artistic and content production
Production team
Jean-Christophe Canizares
John Rbeiz
Abdulaziz Al Rebdi
Arnaud Richard
Benjamin Rudd
Ammar Al Zieter
Al Sadig Sultan
Rawad Taqlas
Saad Anis
Artistic team
Martin Arnaud
Marilyn Kuentz
Olivier Ferracci
Raphael Daguet
Anne Larra
Rachel Gonidec
Jean-François Branchereau
Nayef A. Alghamdi
Bénédicte Bonnisseau
Image and design production
Christophe Bertiaux
Kistudios
Youri Zeliviansky
Thomas Pineau
Yves Courbet
Original soundtrack
JBM
Julien Monie
Light design and operation
ACT Lighting Design
Koert Vermulen
Lukas Van Broeck
Jimmy Stas
Joost Potters
Pyrotechnics
Groupe F
François Montel
Jonas Bidault
Eric Fauroux
Casting and stage direction
Faisal Yamani
Moujib Amri
Costumes design and production
Siraj Sanad
Cast and Gate Managers
Sébastien Jovys
Frédéric Margot
Arnaud Perrel
Denis Brechet
Laurent Bourcier
Romane Boiste
Christophe Bernard
Balloons
L2B2
Jean-Luc Olime
Pitch cover and banners
ATC
Nicolas Muller
Denis Julia
Operations team
Hans Deuz
Martin Kligman
Jose Angel Yague-Sanz
Jacques Irrmann
Renaud Campana
Jacky Boileau
Laurent Laborne
Maelle Ferre
Sylvain Goulamhoussen
Eric Le Jeunne
Sultan Aldughiman
Bilal Al. Darabe
Marine Daguet
Benjamin Bodi
Light and sound
PRG
Laurent Boillot
Thomas Derieu
Mathieu Bruni
Video mapping
ETC
Nicolas Manichon
Patrick Lefevre
Guillaume Milza
Yan Kaimakis
Rigging
Unusual Rigging & Stage Technologies
Phil Dickinson
Peter Quinlan
Richard Willcox
Led
XL Video
Stefaan Vanbesien
Michael Dawes
Yosé Dutto
Jan Lehouk
Intercom
Lebras
Jean-Yves Gueret
Show control and network
Adrem
Bernard Hamon
Broadcast
Alamiya
Maria Lacombe
Marc Van Pelt
Sultan Al Muheisen
Chris Demeulemeester
Angel Martos
Mohammed Rizk
Remco Verhorst
Sultan Aldughiman
Bilal Al. Darabe
Marine Daguet
Benjamin Bodi
This original creation, which juxtaposed the Kingdom’s past, present and future, brought to the stage more than 1 500 local performers. With Les Petits Français’ team at the helm, a complete production – from show design to stage direction on site – was accomplished in under six months, drawing on the best of technology and the most talented of experts for an absolutely monumental result!
In Jeddah’s brand-new stadium, 85 000 spectators gathered around His Highness Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, to attend a show like no other the country had ever seen!
MCI Geneva
Ali Bin Ali Group
Executive production
Project Direction
Sophie Deletraz
Jean-Luc Favre
Suha Shatila
Corporate content
Suzanne Felay
Video content
Richard Riera
Jean Lafontaine
Jocelyne Gebrayel
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction, artistic and content production
Martin Arnaud, Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Rachel Gonidec, Project Manager
Original soundtrack
Eric Muller, Composer
Maurin Zahnd, Composer
Video mapping
Christophe Bertiaux, Image Designer
Les Vandales, Image Designers
Light design & programming
Bruno Corsini, Light Designer and Operator
Technical direction & production
Yann Poincelet, Technical Director
Fanny Moreau, Show Caller
Thanks to the original scenography, innovative content and fast pace, this corporate event, held in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, was elevated to the status of an immersive show and acclaimed by all of the participants.
The company Qatargas entrusted Les Petits Français, along with the MCIGroup and its partner Ali Bin Ali, with the task of producing a ceremony forthe launch of Laffan Refinery, a new kind of refinery with a moreenvironmentally friendly approach.
We Love Art
Executive production
Marie Sabot, Producer
Alexandre Jaillon, Producer
Les Petits Français
Show design, artistic direction and production
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Video Contents
Vice
Benjamin Lasalle, CEO
Clémentine Duzer, Video Producer
Anne-Laure Planchais, Video Production Coordinator
Frédéric Travert, Post Production Manager
Pascal Barneville/Bastien Ehouzan, Production Directors
Paul Karam, Production Assistant
Video Mapping
SUPERBIEN
Tom Scalabre, Producer
Amandine Le Roy, Project Manager
Manuel Creignou, Artistic Director
Edouard Granero, Artistic Director and Director for Live Feed
Charles Martiny, Cameraman
Basile Buisson, Roughman
Project & Production Team
We Love Art
Nicolas Gazzola, Project Manager
Anne Roblin, Production Director
Caroline Payen, Production Coordinator
Arnaud Drion, Technical Director
Alice Dupaigne, Logistics Director
Sarah Chayantz, Graphic Designer / 3D / Scenography
Julie Grandin, Graphic Designer / 3D / Scenography
Pierre-Guillaume Fumeau, Graphic Designer
Bruno Corsini, Light Designer / Photography Director
Jean-Claude Dumont, Lighting Operator
Yoan Corchia, Sound Engineer
Corinne Samama, Coach
Frédéric Arzul, General Manager
Jean-Benoît Fournier, Show Caller
Pascal Lengagne, Jingle Composer
Charlotte Cartron, Logistics Assistant
Jeanne Gourlet, Logistics Assistant
Valérie Robillon, VIP Coordinator
Jaime De Sousa, Transferts Coordinator
Ariane Coussieu, Coordinator
Stéphane Roblin, Site Manager
Jean-Yves Briere, Site Manager
Pierre Caccierella, Stage Coordinator
Rachel Gonidec, Stage Coordinator
Antoine Poyeton, Runner / Backstage Coordinator
Dorith Albagli, Make-up Woman / Hairdresser
Inès de St Remy, Make-up Woman / Hairdresser
Providers
ETC – Video Projection
Jaulin – Set
Le Monde du Décor – Central screen
Light Event – Light & Sound equipment
Halle Freyssinet
Valérie Bonansea, Sales Director
Cédric Benquet, Site General Manager
Tibure De Lumbée, Site Manager on day
Vincent Kerdreux, Site Manager on night
Photos
Valérie Archeno
Adrien Lachapelle
and entertainment.
An original content; an astute storytelling around the story of the making and developing of YouTube since its creation; custom made scenarios conceived and produced by the Vice team for each video. A massive video mapping that transforms the idea of scenography created by SUPERBIEN; a dynamic scenery and staging created and produced by Les Petits Français mixing speech, videos and live performance.
Grand Prix Strategies of events communication 2013 / We Love Art for Google – new technologies, “Youtube Brandcast” – October 2013
An interactive show, exclusive in France, that elevates the idea of B2B to a full-on performance that smoothly and creatively combines corporate speech, case studies and entertainment.
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction and executive production
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Show Producer
Rachel Gonidec, Project Manager
Technical and logistics production
Antoine Bertrand, Technical Director
Damien Peltier, Technical Manager
Laurent Laborne, Technical Manager
Contents and writing of original texts
Christophe Galfard, Scientific Adviser and Writter
Benoît Allemane, Voice-over
Delphine Liez, Voice-over
Original soundtrack
Pascal Lengagne, Composer
Philippe Villar, Composer and Sound Designer
Video mapping
Christophe Bertiaux/monoeil2b, Creative Director and Image Designer
François Simerey, Creative Director, and Image Designer
Giulia Lanzone, Image Designer
Fabrice Thumerel, Image Designer
Ugo Cassanello, Video Mapping Engineer
Light design and operation
Bruno Corsini, Light Designer, and Operator
Pyrotechnics design & production
Grand final
Pierre-Emmanuelle Gélis, Pyrotechnics Designer
Stéphane Bazoge, Pyrotechnics Director and Productor, Security Coordinator
Suppliers
Technique and Security
PRG Group – Projection, sound, light, and power distribution
Crystal Group – Water screen
Olips – Security of the public and technical equipment
Cabinet Raillard
ICE, Inspection Contrôle Evénementiel
Croix-Rouge
UCD – Barriers
Philéas Images – Show filming and Editing
Sébastien Laugier, Producer
Greg Alibelli, Cameraman
Darius Favreau, Cameraman
Manfred Becq de Fouquières, Cameraman
Jérôme Reveillaud, Cameraman
Jocelyn Mazeau, Cameraman
Oscar Boissière, Cameraman
Elamine Oumara, Editor
Spontaneous filming
Xavier Guinchard – www.nostro.fr
A fascinating theme: Space!
From the Big Bang to the appearance of life, then the conquest of space and encounters with mysterious extra-terrestrials, the show delved into our solar system, with the help of a large-scale scenographical programme.
Thanks to the technique of video-mapping, the façade of the Grande Arche was metamorphosed by projections that altered its appearance for the duration of this journey into space. The original soundtrack coupled with a voice-over made it possible to guide and transport spectators during the show. The water screen, 50 meters wide by 18 meters high, created an exceptional holographic projection surface to add another dimension to the piece. Last but not least, pyrotechnics lent precision and elegance to the sequences, while a rich and powerful grand finale took the audience’s breath away.
For almost 40 minutes, the Parvis de la Défense was became the stage for an exciting and playful space odyssey – taking some 50 000 spectators along for the ride. The team enlisted the expertise of Christophe Galfard, Doctor of Theoretical Physics, renowned for his ability to make science accessible to abroad audience.
A key figures:
- 15 minutes of pre-show
- 35 minutes of show
- 32 video projectors
- 12 structures for sound transmission and light equipment
- 1 water screen, 50 meters wide by 18 meters high
- 500 kg of active pyrotechnical material and almost 15 000 projectiles
On the initiative of Defacto, in charge of managing and promoting the business district of La Défense, the vast square of the Parvis de la Défense played host to a multimedia and pyrotechnical show created and produced by Les Petits Français.
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction and executive production
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Producer
Anne Larra, Artistic Producer
Miguel Negrete Cobos, Artistic Coordinator
Rachel Gonidec, Logistics Producer and Administrative Manager
Perrine Arnaud, Roughs and Storyboard
Giulia Lanzone, Graphic Designer
Technical and logistics production
Alain Gaillard, Technical Director
Clément Rabréaud, General Technical Coordinator
Martin Kligman, Flight Technical Manager
Jean-Pierre Ize, Show Caller
Lourdes Skipsey, Technical Producer
Mariana Campillo, Technical Co-Producer
Benito Mata, Technical Coordinator
Alejandra Lopez, Production Assistant
Fernando Corral, Production Assistant
Isabel Escobar, Logistics Coordinator
Contents, investigation, creation and writing of original texts
Carolina Peña Brunet, Contents Director
Martha Montero Patiño, Redactor
Video mapping
Christophe Bertiaux/Monoeil2b , CreativeDirector and Image Designer
François Simerey, Image Designer
Claudio Cavallari, Image Designer
Base80, Image Designer
Ugo Cassanello, Video Mapping Engineer
Original soundtrack
Philippe Villar, Composer and Sound Designer
Eliseo Santillan, Composer
Pascal Lengagne, Composer
Pierre Caillot, Composer
Yoan Corchia, Sound Engineer
Light
Bruno Corsini, Light Designer
Roberto Cruz Gonzalez, Light Coordinator
Choreography and stage direction
Saúl Badillo, Choreographer (dancers)
Tareke Ortiz Cisneros, Stage Direction Assistant
Jacob Isaac Morales Montaño, Choreography Assistant
Carlos Rivas Olvera, Choreographer (Chinesemats)
Costumes and props
Caroline Denquin, Costume Designer for the flight
Mauricio Ascencio, Costume Design Manager
Beatriz Flores, Costume and Prop Coordinator
María Antonieta Celis, Costume Designer
Omar Reyes, Costume Designer
Reynaldo Azpeitia, Costume Designer
Jeanette Silva, Costume Designer
Antonio Valle, Costume Designer
Rodrigo Sosa, Costume Designer
Makeup and hair
Raúl Muñoz, Makeup Artist and Hairdresser
Concepción Calderón, Makeup Artist and Hairdresser
Assistants:
Julissa Calderón Carmona, assistant
Adam Zoller Duplan, assistant
Oscar Muñoz Cruz, assistant
Virginia Acevedo Mondragón, assistant
Guadalupe Ramírez Dávila, assistant
Photos of the show
Gerardo Arriaga
Artists
Andrés Bustamante, Master of Ceremony
Roberto Jimenez, Prompter
Maricarmen Alavarado, Assistant
Dancers
Abraham Israel Alvarado González
Ailed Giovanna Martínez López
Alba Maya Sánchez
Alejandro Olvera Espinosa
Angeles Jocelyne López Méndez
Antonio de Jesús Nieto Pozo
Ayari Carrizosa Torres
Brenda Fonseca Cedillo
Carla Gómez Roel Alcántara
César Luna Gómez
Claudia Anaid Rueda Flores Prado
Diana Angélica López García
Diego Blanquet Mejía
Eduardo Maldonado Arellano
Eliseo Isaí López Cruz
Erika Méndez Ureña
Geovany Mora Escalante
Gilberto Recoder Domínguez
Iván González Galicia
Jonathan Alexander Castillo Murillo
Jorge Alejandro Hernández Trejo
Jorge Luis Valdéz Luna
Juan Manuel Martínez Cuenca
Krystell Aguilera Pérez
Leticia Nayeli Barajas Pérez
Luciano Martínez Anguiano
Luis Antonio Gómez Islas
Maria Meneses
María Carolina Laris Barros
María Fernanda Méndez Chagoya
Nahúm Calixto Sánchez
Nashyeli Tapia Rosas
Omar Barrios Peña
Oscar Gerardo Lugo Ojeda
Ruth Valeriana González Ramírez
Thalía Valtierra Colín
Wilfrido Dávila Feres
Ximena Portela Auld
Zyria Fernández de Lara
Acrobat – flight
Willy Marsallon
Acrobats – chinese mats
César Antonio Abogado Muñoz
Christian Jiménez Vázquez
Fabián Eduardo Salazar Trejo
Jesús Alfredo Morales Camarillo
Miriam Moreno del Valle
Sergio Iván Chan Baños
Ulises Salazar Valle
Xóchiltl Coromoto González Arteaga
Actors
Carlos Alejandro Arce Herrera
Antonio Hernández Monroy
César Ríos Legaspi
Genaro Andrés Carreño Cruz
Jorge Luna González
José Ramón Berganza Orozco
Laura Hortensia de Ita Castillo
Mario Oscar Heras Leyva
Martha Claudia Moreno Melo
Montserrat Castro Centellas
Nicolás Ezequiel Mendoza
Silvia Carusillo
Musicians – tribu
Alejandro Nestor Mendez Rojas
Angel Agustin Pimentel Díaz
David Mendez Rojas
Ramiro Ramírez Duarte
Tenoch Ehekatl Mendez Carmona
Cast managers
Jorge Carlo Zapata Valdez
Gina Zapata Valdez
Nassibe Vargas Enríquez
Providers
Simply Professional – Technical Producer
Sound, Light, Projection, Systems
Sebastian Corkidi, General Director
Leopoldo Acosta Ramirez, Technical Director
ADP Espectáculos
Casting and Artists Coordination
Mayra Rocha, Casting Director
Israel Mancera, Casting Director
Nancy Verónica Pereyra Estrada
Rocío Gabriela Nájera Hernández
Mauricio Rangel Salgado
José Angel Avelar Domínguez
Ariel Iván López Rangel
Plataforma – Direction of portraits &Video Capture for Live Broadcast
Aldo Ballesteros, Executive Producer
Carlos Huerta, Director
Valeria Morales, Director Assistant
Carlos López-Aguirre, Producer
Matteo Blumer « El niño », ProductionAssistant
Interviews
Rodrigo López, Cameraman
Axel Rodil, Camera Assistant
Gerson Escudero, Soundman
Fernando Carrillo, Make-up
Comex event
Julian Fernandez, Director of Photography
Charly García, Camera
Rodrigo García, Camera
Isaac Ortiz, Camera
Diego Escalante « Kenka », Camera
Guinduri Arroyo, Camera / Documentary
Cristian Sanchez, Steadycam
Erick Gallegos « Fac », Camera Assistant
Luis Jacinto Barón « Chinto », Camera Assistant
Angel Martinez, Camera Assistant
Eduardo Perez « Chalo », Soundman
Gerardo Garnica, Staff Manager
Isai Santos « Paja », Assistant
Julio Galindo, Assistant
Total Show – Set and Chinese Mats
Victor Morales, Constructor
ETC Audiovisuel – Video mapping technologies
Nicolas Manichon, Video Mapping Manager
Patrick Lefèvre, Video Coordinator
Yan Kaimakis, Onlyview Programmer
Stage Technologies – Flight
Stephan Jon Wood, Flight Technician
Steven Webster Farquhar, Flight Technician
Alexander Philip Hitchcock, Flight Technician
Cris Lanzagorta, Flight Technician
Imbued with the spirit of perseverance, innovation and commitment that is the pride of Comex, a large-scale project specially designed for the ArenaCiudad de México was created, bringing with it a powerful message for the audience.
With the participation of 12 actors, including Andrés Bustamante, Antonio Monroi, Laura de Ita and Silvia Carusillo, as well as dancers and acrobats, the show offered an extraordinary account of the history of Comex, and at the same time celebrated the sensory capacity of humans, which enables us to dream and create.
A polyphonic odyssey, presented via an animated gallery of family photos of the founders, associates and employees, franchise holders and clients relating their experiences, memories and feelings, leading to reunions, sincere hugs, knowing looks, and overflowing with gratitude, pride, joy and affection.
Over 500 pieces of lighting equipment (LEDs, moving spotlights, laser beams, strobes etc), video mapping, special effects, flight, dance, singing… A highly technological show with a message full of promise.
To celebrate 60 years of existence, Comex, Mexico’s leading paint manufacturer, chose Les Petits Français to create and stage a powerful and moving show that would convey to the public the company’s journey, all the shared experiences and the satisfaction garnered over the last six decades, while evoking the vast scope of the group’s prospects for the future.
ECA2 France
Executive production
Jean-Christophe Canizarès, Executive Producer
Guillaume Duflot, Director of Operations
Les Petits Français
Direction and artistic production
Martin Arnaud, Creative Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Rachel Gonidec, Artistic Production Assistant
Alexandre Rennesson, First Assistant
Original texts
Benoît Allemane, Author of Original Texts
Sofia Romanova, Author of Original Texts
Irina Krutschkow, Russian Translation and Adaptation
Original soundtrack
Philippe Villar, Composer
Pascal Lengagne, Composer
Technics
Christophe Bertiaux/monoeil2b, Creative Director of Images
François Simerey, Fabrice Thumerel, Claudio Cavallari and Base80, Image Designers
Laurent Boillot and Stéphane Schlatter, Light and Video Directors
Frederic Fayard and Johan Chabal, Lighting Designers
Claude Lifante, Laser Designer
Jacques Irmann, Technical Director
Logistics
Julie Cugurno, Project Administration Director
Emmanuelle Charotte, International Sales Manager
Morgane Cochet, Administrative Manager
Patricia Vallet, Logistics Manager
Clément Rabréaud and Vladimir Polyukhov, Technical Coordinators
Jacky Boileau, Operations Coordinator
Laurent Laborne, Freight Coordinator
Photographies
Julien Panié, Photographer
The purpose of the show was to mark the official opening of the festival and to continue to run throughout the festival.
The show opened on September 28th to mark the Light Festival’s launch, which was attended by the mayor of Moscow. This original version was a 27-minute show and the production then ran for four more days, with six 24-minute showings every evening.
The general theme of the festival was the energy of light. With an original soundtrack and using innovative technologies, the scenography also included the appearance of a young girl. The theme was related to the origins of life and looked back over the milestones of our shared history. The objective of this celebration was to illustrate the necessity of light to life on earth.
As part of the second edition of the Circle of Light international festival in 2012 held in Moscow, the events agency ECA2 was asked to produce a show to take place on Red Square. Les Petits Français were in charge of the artistic direction and artistic production of this show.
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction and executive production
Martin Arnaud, Original Concept and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Rachel Gonidec, Project Manager
Christophe Bertiaux/monoeil2b, Image and3D-Model Designer
François Simerey, Image and 3D-Model Designer
Base 80, Image and 3D-Model Designer
Roger Rey, Light Designer
Philippe Villar, Composer and Sound Designer
Thibault Arnaud, Light and Sound Manager
Darius Favreau, Filming of the show
Coordination
Chatou’s Parish
Bruno Valentin, Spiritual Coordinator
Lan-Hsin Arnaud, Project Coordinator
Suppliers
ETC Audiovisuel – Video projection
Nicolas Manichon, Project Manager
Franck Denos, Video Operator
François Dubois, Video Operator
Pre-Vues – Light
Nicolas Savigny
On-Off – Sound
Guy Vergnol
Special thanks
The people of Chatou Parish
Chatou Town Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Kirady
Les Petits Français were entrusted with a mission of projecting images onto the monument’s façade, with the aim of bringing another dimension to the Nativity celebrations.
Every evening a 10-minute show took place at 15-minute intervals, as a concert was given inside the church (Christmas cantata).
Chatou Parish contacted Les Petits Français with a project to illuminate the recently renovated Notre Dame church, which stands near Chatou Bridge on the outskirts of the town. The event gave Chatou’s inhabitants the opportunity to rediscover part of their town’s heritage in a new light.
Les Petits Français
Concept and urban scenography
Martin Arnaud
Marilyn Kuentz
Urbanization, isabel la católica bridge, landscaping
EXP Architectes
Antoine Chassagnol, Architect
Maxime Vincens, Architect
Nicolas Moskwa, Architect
DAD Arquitectura
Sara Delgado Vázquez, Architect
Juan Carlos Delgado, Architect
Car park – DAD Arquitectura
Sara Delgado Vázquez
Juan Carlos Delgado
Pavilion – Cloud 9
Enric Ruiz Geli
Edouard Cabay
Project writing & works direction
Eduardo Sánchez Sánchez
Construction
Sacyr
José Miguel Novillo Almendros, Representative
Beatriz Díaz López andy Nuria Peláez, Construction Manager
Lights
Philips
Alberto Pérez Duque
Artistic collaboration
Rubén García
Fundación municipal de cultura (ValladolidCity Council)
Perrine Arnaud
Web / corporative image
Realce Comunicación
Exhibition set-up
Realce Comunicación
Video
Ilusamedia
Photos
Tafyr
EXP Architectes
Les Petits Français worked in partnership with a young firm of talented architects, EXP Architectes, in order to jointly propose an idea on there development of this city square, incorporating two key factors: an underground car park and one of the emblematic pavilions of the international exhibition, Expo Zaragoza 2008.
The aim of the urban scenography is to bring spatial unity to the city, while preserving Valladolid’s identity and that of its inhabitants. Not far from the city centre, Plaza del Milenio serves as a symbolic place as it borders the River Pisuerga and occupies a pivotal position between the historical centre and the rest of the city.
A meeting point, a hub, a haven, this concourse is well placed to unite people and foster exchange in a natural environment around a modern and ecological pavilion.
The idea is therefore to play on existing elements, to appropriate them so as to enrich and push the urban and natural limits, there by giving this innovative space a unique value.
The Valladolid municipality council asked Les Petits Français to design an innovative and spectacular project for the urban regeneration of a forgotten city square: the Plaza del Milenio.
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction, artistic and content production
Martin Arnaud, Original Concept, Creator and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Historical contents
Carolina Peña Brunet, Content Director
Lucía García Noriega y Nieto, Main Consultant and Historical Script
Stéphanie Robert, Historical Consultant
Eliseo Santillan, Music Consultant
Vanessa Rybicki, Contemporary Music Consultant
Itzia Fernández Escareño, Historical Movie Consultant
Michael Ramos Araizaga, Historical Movie Consultant
Tita Valencia, Document Investigator
Cristina Pantoja Delhumeau, Document Investigator
Lourdes Almeida, Historical Photos Investigation and Retouching
Investigation and writing of original texts
Lucía García Noriega y Nieto / Tita Valencia Andreina Aragoneses, Programme
Sylvanna Barona Gendrop, Website
Monumental images on buildings and “cinetuls”
Christophe Bertiaux, Mon Oeil De Bertiaux, Creative Director
Images designers
François Simerey
Ugo Cassanello
Base80
Claudio Cavallari
Alexandre Czetwertynski
Manuel Magalhaès
Benjamin Le Talour
Original video on “cinetuls” – direction and editing
Henri Poulain, Director
Nils Ruinet, Director of Photography and Cameraman
François Paturel, Director of Photography
Guillaume Talvas, Editor
Fabrice Thumerel, Graphic Designer on “Cinetuls”
Juliette Faysse, Camera Assistant
Florent Vitse Production, Assistant and Translator
Gregorio Rocha, Images of “Caudillos de laRevolución”
Hervé Jacquet, Production Director
Original soundtrack composers & soundengineers
Philippe Villar
Fabien Langard
Composers
Eliseo Santillán
Pascal Lengagne
Pierre Caillot
Yoan Corchia, Sound Engineer
Light design and operation
Corsini, Light Designer
Laurence Duhamel, Light Co-Designer
Roger Rey, Light Coordinator
Roberto Cruz Gonzalez, Light Coordinator Pyrotechnic Design and Coordination
Pierre-Emmanuel Gélis, Pyrotechnics Designer
Stéphane Bazoge, Co-designer and Pyrotechnics Coordinator
Choreography and stage direction
Saúl Badillo, Contemporary Choreographer
Carlos Antúnez, Traditional Choreographer
Tareke Ortiz, Direction Assistant
Jean-Pierre Ize, Second Direction Assistant
Costume, prop and make-up design
Eloise Kazan, Costume and Prop Designer
Paulina Campos Hierro, Prop Designer Assistant
Alejandra Rosales, Costume Designer Assistant
Raúl Muñoz Cruz, Make-up and Hair Designer
Concepción Calderón, Make-up and Hair Designer
Show photography
Laurent Attias
Huguette & Prosper, Show Photographer
Assistant
Gerardo Arriaga
Artistic production
Anne Larra, Artistic Production Director
Rachel Gonidec, Artistic Production Assistant and Cast Manager
Miguel Angel Negrete Cobos, Artistic Producer Mexico
Leila Maldonado Garibay, Artistic Production Assistant Mexico
Leslie Menahem, Cast Manager
Vanessa Rybicki, Cast Manager
Vanessa Aubac, Logistics Coordinator
Jessie Hundleby, English Translator
Stéphanie Robert, Spanish Translator
Technical production
Fanny Moreau, First Assistant / Show Caller
Alain Gaillard, Technical Director
Clément Rabréaud, General Coordinator
Erlend Levin, Render Farm Genius
Laurent Laborne, International Freight Coordinator
Voice-over
Adriana Pérez Cañedo
Alejandra Marín Aguilar
Ana Ofelia Murguía Díaz
Antonio Hernández Monroy
Erika Valero
Julio César Luna
Martha Mansur
Luis Ferrer
Vanesa Bauche
Artistic production
Mexico costume, prop and make-up production
Beatriz Flores, Costume Coordinator and Producer
Alejandro Duarte Núñez, Prop Manager
Mayra Juárez Vanegas
Juan Manuel Hernández
Costumes
Marina Meza
Tania Galindo
Lorena Percastre
Mauricio Ascencio
Rodrigo Sosa
Israel Romero
Katia Minués
Yahara Morgado
Reynaldo Azpeitia
Props
Felipe Núñez Leal
Carlos Moreno Irigoyen
Rosendo Madrid Pacheco
Joel Ramírez López
Luis García Pérez
Pedro Madrid Pacheco
Alberto Núñez Guadarrama
Marco Moreno Ángeles
Francis Brito Gutiérrez
Enrique Cervantes Castillo
Ernesto Núñez Leal
Israel Álvarez Mendieta
Diego Irigoyen Núñez
José Luis Medran
Enrique Domínguez Flores
Juan Uriel Alto Hernández
Alberto Núñez Leal
Noé Ayala Ibarra
Jesús Sánchez Ramírez
Christopher Calderón Cruz
Victor Ramírez García (Design and construction of “Centaur-horses” props)
Make-up and hairdressing
Adam Zoller Duplan
Edgar Jiménez Guerrero
Karina Rodríguez
Roberto Ortiz Ramos
Virginia Acevedo Mondragón
Sandra Leticia Arai Chávez
Oscar Muñoz Cruz
Elizabeth Irra Sánchez
José Manuel Jacobo Torrecilla
Julissa Calderón Carmona
Saín Pereyra Aguilar
Alberto Muñoz Calderón
Inés Mayo Ramos
Martha Barrera Mayo
Juan Cruz Santander
Marco Antonio Pérez Gómez
Marco Antonio García
Malinalli Contreras Ruiz
Backstage
Jorge Zapata Valdéz, Backstage Manager
Assistants
Berenice Wilchis Delgado
Francisco José Reynoso Arreola
Roque Aguirre
Cast managers
Maria Antonieta Moreno Lau
Sergio Galaviz
Andrea Teutli Wash
Francisco González Mendoza
Assistants
Daniel Aguiñon Armijo
César Morán Castro
Ángeles Moreno Torres
Jennifer Barajas Hernández
Mariguí Fabre Hurtado
Carlos Castillo Manzanares
Ivonne Pazmiño Hernández
Selene Chávez Villeda
Cecilia Fonseca Farfán
Italu Arauzo Hernández
Kaori Hayakawa Salas
Mónica Zamora Salcedo
Joaquín González Velarde
Vanessa Paulina Ávila Barrera
Gina Zapata
Casting
Xóchitl Martínez Ortega, Casting Director
Andrea Ceballos Alarcón, Casting Director
Yayo Morris Rosales, Casting Coordinator
Administration
Miguel Angel Amador González
Lucía Vértiz Olivares
Production
Miriam Manjarrés Ángeles
Valeria Márquez Alfaro
Iliana Silva Zabaleta
Yadira Díaz Ocampo
Jorge Montañez Rosales
Artists
Tribu
Agustín Pimentel Díaz, Stage Director
Alejandro Méndez Rojas, Music Director
Musicians
David Méndez Rojas
Ramiro Ramírez Duarte
Tenoch Méndez Carmona
Tatziu Méndez Carmona
Meztli Méndez Carmona
Jeadi Ramírez Paredes
Edgar Martínez Guinto
Pablo Méndez Rojas
Víctor Antonio García
Son de tradición
Alejandro Montaño
Alex Montaño
Alejandro García
Gilberto Chávez
Carlos Baraja
René De Gante
Enrique Hernández
Héctor Gómez
Kumaltik Dzaya Castillo Jiménez
Enrique Palacios Vega
Fredi Naranjo Vega
Juan Fco
Fridman Peisner
Omar Flores Durán
Tierra Del Sol De Cosoltepec, Oaxaca
Musicians
Sergio Espinosa Ramírez
Catalina Hernández Reyes
Rafael Prado Durán
Francisco Javier Vargas Luna
Gino Soriano Rosales
Helios Valdéz Altamirano
Juan Carlos Soriano Rosales
Octavio Reyes Rodríguez
Luis Alberto Vázquez Ramírez
Carlos Iván Castro Olvera
Antonio Sánchez Cruz
Manuel Espinosa Carrillo
Néstor Onofre Hernández
Ciriaco Soriano Espinosa
José Luis Soriano Salazar
Musicians’ costumes
Rita Carmona Díaz
Mayra Araceli Carmona Díaz
Carolina Paredes Jímenez
Gabriela Carmona Díaz
Singers
Zindu Cano Martínez, Singer
Mc Luka, Writer and Singer
2 Phase, Sound Engineer
Amalia Hernández Foundation
Amalia Norma López Hernández, General Director
Salvador López López, General Director Artistic
Coordinators
Marco Antonio Silva Martínez
Jade Quiñones García
José Villanueva González
Claudio Bonifax Meza
Laura Becerril Ortiz
Mariana Claverán Zaldívar
Carlos Jiménez Pichardo
Andrés Vázquez Vela
Berenice Vázquez Cervantes
Dancers
Abraham Hernández Hernández
Jesús Atzael
Simón Fuentes
Marlon Martínez Gómez
Alberto Salgado Román
Josué Vázquez Meléndez
Julio César Fuentes Benito
Jonathan Robellada Monzón
Jair González Gonzaga
Fernando Piña
Fernando Hernández Guerrero
Enrique Hernández Galván
Oswaldo Galán Sánchez
Alfonso Meraza
Alex Álvarez Aliaga
Ernesto Palacios Miranda
Javier Álvarez Del Angel
Sergio Nájera Aguilar
Kevin Hernández González
Roberto Carlos González
Julio César Cabrera Pérez
Enrique Acosta Licona
César Mejía López
Rafael Saucedo Benítez
Carlos Cabrera Soto
Miguel Angel Oliva Marfil
Ignacio Cruz Acosta
Agustín Lara Cortés
César Limón Rojas
Genaro Antonio Martínez Estrada
Abraham Bravo Ruiz
Mayra Elena Súarez Ruiz
Cinthia Hinojosa Paredes
Citlali Rodríguez Cervantes
Brenda Pérez Serrano
Anahy Landa León
Abril García Sánchez
Ana María Ortega Espinoza
Fabiola Guzmán
Ma. Alejandra Cuellar Hurtado
Alejandra García Alejandre
Mazarit López Pazrosa
María Zamora Mójica
Andrea Luna Amaya
Miriam Pérez Loredo
Cristian Ortíz García
Anahy Dorantes López
Iris Avilés Rodríguez
Areli Hernández Falcón
Dora Cano Prado
Isaura Arriola Guardado
Mónica Sánchez Villegas
Sara Vázquez Meléndez
Gabriela Vivanco Pérez
Gabriela Medina Júarez
Diana Ovalle Benito
Nora Maldonado
Rebeca Esquinca
Cecilia López Torres
Elena Preciado Gutiérrez
Ingrid Benítez Carrillo
Costume designers
José Barrios Gómez
Pedro Cedillo Jiménez
Jesús Zúñiga Gómez
Sound technicians
Armando Carrillo Landeros
Luis Antonio González Tecuatl
Light designer
Rafael Zúñiga Jaimes
Technicians
Juan González Ramírez
René Jaramillo Fabriz
Santiago Juárez Mendoza
Aldo Misael López Cedillo
Octavio Marín García
Jesús Vázquez Márquez
Contemporary dancers and actors
Francisco Aviña Rodríguez, Choreographer Assistant
Mario Alberto Frías Banda, Choreographer Assistant
Captains
María De Los Angeles Meneses
Erika Cecilia Méndez Ureña
Neisma Ávila Gallardo
Jacob Morales Montaño
Contemporary dancers
César López Del Río Reyes
Eduardo Maldonado Arellano
Mario Alfonso Bravo
Ernesto Palacios Miranda
Fernando Javier Zamora Montoya
Gerardo Jara Ampudia
Gilberto Rogel Ramírez
Irving Martínez González
Mizraim Arjona Casas
Víctor Raúl Durán Bustos
Gustavo Espinosa Trejo
Alan Escamilla Medrano
Alejandro Rodríguez Toussaint
Alexis Adrián Fuentes Rivera
Antonio de Jesús Nieto Pazo
Cuauhtémoc López Pérez
Israel Rogelio Ovando Toscano
Julio César Martínez Klemp
Ricardo Díaz Mendoza
Mario Jaramillo Mendoza
Jorge Luis Chávez Caballero
Enrique Ávila Acosta
Uriel Esquivel Olivera
Iván Israel Skinifill Valdés
Rafael Hernández González
José Juan Pérez Legorreta
Luis Peyrak Herrera Lieyanos
Luis Antonio Gómez Islas
Yuri Adrián Yaber Pérez
Adolfo Chávez Pérez
Alberto Alfonso
León Fernández
Alejandro Olvera Espinosa
Carlos Fernando Campos Jiménez
Oswaldo González Aguilar
Elroy Estrada Cuevas
Alejandro Carbajal Tello
Bruce Chang Durán
Luis Rodrigo Durán Bustos
Mauro López Perales
Atonatiuh Moisés Siurob Palomero
Rafael Echeverría Rosas
Armando Pérez Hernández
Israel Martínez Laramario
Antonio Mondragón Torre
Diego Monge García
Daniel Adame López
Tirso Vicente De La Cruz
Oscar Hernández Hernández
Geovany Mora Escalante
Oswaldo Valdés Hernández
Guillermo IV Obele Bustos
Johnathan Rodríguez Vela
Lucio Alberto Sosa Fonseca
Arturo Pineda Coronel
Benjamín Sánchez Islas
César Luna Gómez
Gabriel Martínez Rubio
Víctor Hernández
Victoria Ángel Cabrera Cuevas
César Landeros Martínez
Héctor Padilla Isunza
Omar Alejandro Barrios Peña
Ulises Martínez Martínez
Jorge Alberto Luna Ortega
Alberto Alejandro Palestina Ramírez
Luis Andrés De La Colina Jaimes
Manuel Martínez
Alejandro Huicochea Morales
Sebastián Fernández Zamora
Fernando Espinoza Corro
Jorge Díaz Mendoza
Oscar Gómez Ceballos
Bruno Benítez Monroy
Cristóbal Salcedo González
Eliseo Isai López Cruz
Emmanuel Torres Mejía
Luis Leopoldo Ramírez Terró
Esteban Vázquez Terres
Ezequiel Velázquez Cruz
Francisco Javier González Salgado
Oscar Michel Pérez Maldonado
Iván González Galicia
Iván Merino Lecuona
Jeríco Rodríguez Guerrero
Jesús Salvador Ureña Silva
Johan Álvarez Trejo
José Antonio Aceves Arguenta
Luis Eduardo Gutiérrez Araujo
Juan Francisco Morales Veram
Isael Quero Reyes
Nahum Calixto Sánchez
Omar Carrasco Félix
Alan Víctor Tena Pacheco
Alejandro Montoya Bernal
Salomón López Santiago
Erik Rosales Flores
José Antonio Lavalle Gurza
Ángel Mendoza Calva
Abraham Franco Velarde
Erika Cecilia Méndez Ureña
María De Los Ángeles Meneses
Neisma Gabriela Ávila Gallardo
Jazmín Cancio Lucio
Andrea Del Carmen Súarez Hurtado
Paulina Caballero Zamora
Rubí Amir Guerra Martínez
Tania Loaria Millánana
Patricia García Zambrano
Karen Aguirre Sánchez
Fernanda Patiño Cortés
Gabriela Roxana Steckiewicz
Cinthia Viridiana Lecuona Martínez
Eloisa Citlalli Caballero Acosta
Karla Iveth Gutiérrez Meza
Maria Antonieta Carrasco Martínez
Fernanda Sánchez Vidaña
Mary Helena Díaz Sandoval
Alba Maya Sánchez
Yaqui Valenzuela Scheltman
Maria Luisa Padilla Luna
Tsayamhall Esquivel Torres
Bárbara Foulkes
Elsa Leticia Montoya Cadena
Ana Belinda Isunza Escobar
Columba Zavala Arciniega
Ixchel Salazar González
Eva Aragón López
Sheila Gabriela Rojas Pérez
Stephanie Janaina Ochoa Bourgeois
Lucelen Carvajal Campos
Roxana Paola Castillo Troncoso
Verónica Nuemy Sánchez Cortéz
Citlali Ortiz Cuamatzi, Itzel Galindo Becerril
Cinthia Martínez Gómez
Ileana Carola Ortega Estrada
Karla Karina Flores Contreras
Norma Angélica Flores Meléndez
María Julieta De Piano
Mercedes Rebeca Rodríguez Chapman
Yamile Tanus Kerstupp
Jeanime Findeis
Krystell Aguilera Pérez
Liliana Sánchez Medina
María José Rocha Bustos
Adriana Barboza Sosa
Aranely Canela García
Sandra Arcos De Jesús
Yuridia Ortega Fragoso
Jazmín Rangel Evaristo
Jimena Espinosa Flores
Liliana Naranjo Chávez
América Basurto Ballesteros
Nallely Cuevas Tenorio
Patricia Itzel Gómez Caloca
Raquel Andrea González Martínez
Regina Ayala Chávez
Sonia Sánchez García
Yessica Basaldua Ramírez
Tania Ortiz Cornejo
Ilse Lazcano Núñez
Melba Lucia Chapela Mazarregos
Pamela Acosta Galván
Marysol Guzmán Salas
Ximena Valdéz Ballesteros
Naresha Ivette Gómez Fernández
Myriam Alejandra Ayala Santibañez
Azeneth Yetlanezi Marín Rangel
Fernanda Manzo Campero
Melissa Romero Fuentes
Nicoleta Gabriela Martínez Palomares
Imelda Castro Blanco
Laura Selene Beltrán Delgado
Ivonne Cruz Bravo
Michelle Karime Linares Tapia
Zayre Yennin Iarra Cano
Alejandra Barba Gottwald
Alejandra Carolina Moreno Rivera
Jenny Abril Ramírez Gutiérrez
Ariadna Gómez Lira
Jimena Cid Del Prado García De León
Cindee Ivonne Puente Escalante
Erika Del Carmen Sánchez Ruiz
Lizania Paola Moguel Rabadán
Lucero Veneranda Olvera Trujllo
María De Los Ángeles Ocampo L.
Actors
Luis Rosales Aguilar
César Ríos Legaspi
Adrián Aguirre Gómez
Víctor Navarro
Jorge Alberto Luna González
Zaira Concha Moreno
Perla Salas-Cruz
Bernardo Benítez Monroy
Aerial performers
Alejandra González Anaya, Artistic Director
Anabel Cantú, Producer
Esteban González Guzmán, Executive Producer
Alejandra Pérez Meza, Company Manager
Performers
Abril Romero Medrano
César Romero Medrano
Domenico Jiménez Contreras
Fernanda Parra Garnica
Ismael Romero Medrano
Jade Castilla González
Juan Carlos Falcón Álvarez
Luis Villanueva Rebollar
Miguel Angel Zúñiga Reyes
Nicolás Barmat Rejtman
Norma Flores Armenta
Paulette Parra Garnica
Paulina Fernández Sánchez
Samantha Escamilla Islas
Sergio Villegas Reyes
Verónica González Vargas
Riggers
Mikhail Shatin, Head Rigger
Miguel Angel Guzmán Tinoco
Gabriel Adolfo Cosme Tepetla
Oswaldo Guzmán Tinoco
Alfredo Siu Camarena
José De Jesús Concha Martínez
Gerardo Iván Hernández García
Alberto Rangel De Alba
Ricardo Gaona Rivera
RECORDING STUDIO
Suart Wiley, Director
Roberto Reynoso, Sound Engineer
Coordination and production for the filming ofthe show
Plataforma
Diego Alvarez, Executive Producer
Aldo Ballesteros Osorio, Executive Producer
Ferver Isita, Production Director
Carlos Lopez Aguirre, Production Coordinator
Miguel Gutierrez (Chimi), Production Assistantand Translator
Juan Pablo Falluca, Sound Engineer
Geronimo Dento, Aerial Photographer
Erick Gallegos, Load Manager
Gerardo Garnica, Staff coordinator
Arturo Labastida Carlos Alaford, Cameraman
Checo Pacheco, Cameraman
Vicente Bolaños, Transportation
Sergio Bringas, Safety
Jorge Muñiz, Crane
Celso Moreno, Backline
Mariano Diez Cano Dibro, Helicopter
Cactus Films, Camera Equipment
Coordination and production for the filming of“ode to the earth”
Terciopelo Films
Alberto Valladares, Executive Producer
Oswaldo Rivera, Producer Claudia Sánchez,Production Coordinator
Rodrigo Díaz, Production First Assistant
Miguel Gutiérrez, Translator
Jorge Muñiz, Crane Operator
Honorio A. Rosas, Crane Operator
Oscar Martínez, Staff Coordinator
Production assistants
Joel Rivera
Mariana San Esteban
José Luis Arteaga
Aero Servicios Guerrero
Maribel Bravo
Gerardo Madrigal
Executive production
Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento
Alejandro Soberón Kuri, General Producer
Maritza Tellez Girón Basabe, Director of Institutional Relations
Eduardo Martínez Garza, Business Operations Director
Gabriela Escandón Ornelas, Institutional Relations Coordinator
Liliana Bustos Institutional, Relations Assistant
Eduardo Mondragón Mora, Legal Director
Octavio Peraza Malarca, Administration and Finance Director Creatividad Y Espectáculos
Ruben Saldívar, General Director
Guadalupe Zendejas, Production Director
Mauricio Olivera, Business Director
Sigfrido Ortiz, Service Manager
Graciela Velázquez, Finance Director
Cecilia Abreu, Purchase Director
Alejandro Tellez, Administration Assistant
Javier Diaz “La Hormiga”, Production Manager
Verónica Moreno, Sponsorship Manager
Mariana Ortega, Production Assistant
Roberto López, Production Assistant
Omar Gómez, Production Assistant
Javier Vázquez, Production Assistant
Violeta Arellano, Risk Analyst
Mauricio Núñez, Production Manager
Neftalí Elías, Production Manager Technicaland Logistics Production
Lourdes Skipsey, Technical and Logistics Producer
Mariana Campillo, Technical and Logistics Co-Producer
Alejandra López, Production Assistant
Gabriela Nájera, Production Assistant
Horacio Calvo, Assistant
Maureen Manero, Maintenance and Dressing RoomSet-up
Víctor Vázquez, Stage Coordinator and Set-up
Andrea Escobar, Logistics and Transportation Coordinator
Isabel Escobar, Logistics and Transportation
Benito Mata, Site Coordinator
Eduardo Mendiola, Operations and Local Production
Antonio Mata, Local Production
Luis David Santos, Head Crew Chief
Vicente Sánchez, Crew Chief Portos
Arturo Valentín, Human Resources Coordinator
Saúl Rivero, Human Resources
Fernando Corral, Runner
Stage manager
Sergio Serrano
Marcos Juache
Alma Flores
Javier Olivares
Backstage crew
Antonio Serrano
Martín Gómez
Israel Tenorio
Erik Ramírez
Stage hands
Ricardo Santos
Victor Chavero
El Tex Tex
El Apa
El Tapita
Daniel López
Eduardo Daniel Méndez
José Alejandro Hernández
Aldo Mogollán
Oscar Hernández
Christian Lobatón
Mario Ordaz
Alfonso Sánchez
Miguel Vázquez
Héctor Manuel Becerra
Enrique Nieto
Gerardo Nieto
Marco Lunaever Mérida
Julio César Romero
Jesús Cuevas
Anastasio Valdéz
Sandro Cuevas
Oscar Sánchez
Rodolfo Medina
Edmundo Vázquez
Alejandro Chavarría
Omar Delgado
Javier Pérez
Erik B. Tequianes
Felipe Cruz, Daniel Cruz
Joseph Rojas
Javier Martínez
Oscar Flores
Christopher Alviso
Melesio Ortega
Edgar Cabrera
David Méndez
Miguel A. Vázquez
Omar Tellez
Héctor Ruiz
Edwin Muñoz
Gabriel Pérez
Christian N. Urbinas
David Burgos
Rubén Vázquez
Eduardo Pliego
José Luis Carrillo
Luis Ángel Resillas
Edgar Pérez
Víctor I. Ponce
Oscar Hernández
Fabián Jiménez
Julio César Romero
David Mejía
José Antonio Hernández
Jonathan Miguel
Benito Juárez
José Luis Ventura
Ernesto Flores
Galo Alcántara
Julio Lira
Alfredo Cuachallo
Ranulfo Gutiérrez
Diego Ojeda
Erik Benjamí
Héctor Ruiz
Gonzálo Domínguez
Edwin A. Landa
José Luis González
Marco Alvarado
Salvador Quetzalquen
Luis H. Valentino
Carlos Andrés Armenta
Mariano Mendoza
Rubén “Coraje”
Riggers
Modesto Perdomo, Head Rigger
Josué Gutiérrez, Ground Rigger
Israel Reyes
Gualberto Rosales
Fernando García
Ricardo Alvarado
Climbers
Ramón Ferrer
Luis Arturo Ortiz
Luis Antonio Ortiz
Luis Reyes
Marco A. Contreras
Electricians
Rey David Guzmán
Barnaby Sierra
Miguel Hernández
Show filming and editing
OLR prod
Henri Poulain, Director
Guillaume Talvas, Assistant and Editor
Nils Ruinet, Photography Director and Cameraman
Fabrice Thumerel, Graphic Designer
Hervé Jacquet, Production Director
Jean-Maurice di Battista, Post-Production Director
Sandylène Charléry, Edition Assistant
Léonard François, Special Effects
Jérôme Bigueur, Video Calibration
Yves Zarka, Audio Final Mix
Suppliers
ETC Audiovisuel – Video Projection
Philippe Gaborit, General Manager
Nicolas Manichon, Project Manager
Robin Darraux, Site Coordinator Only View
Programmers
Yan Kaimakis
Julien Cano
Benoît Thomas
Video technicians
François Dubois
Florian López
Francis Corbeil
Dominic Moreau
Nicholas Paquet
Pascal Rhainds
Benoit Soucy
Philippe Valade
Show control and network
Adrem
Bernard Hamon, General Manager
Ralph Augé
Thiebaud Richard
David Oliviero
Ewan Guichard
Flames
Groupe F
Jonas Bidault, Designer
Cyril García, Operator
Gilles Brau
Benjamin Egg
Dirk Steinhausen
Dominique Barbot
Surround sound
Dispatch
Yoan Corchia, Sound Engineer
Aquatique Show International
Mist
David Kobler, Operator
Air freight
Excess International
Philippe Ledain, General Manager
Aero Operaciones Aduanales S.A de C.V
Rossana Estrella
Jenny Estrella
Light
Luzmila
Bruno Santaguida, General Manager
Marisa Ricardez, Production
Lizet Escoto, Production Staff
Gabino Guillén
Eduardo Meléndez
Marcelino Esquivel
José Luis Mondragón
Javier Mondragón
Jesús Guillén
Marco Antonio Sánchez
Antonio Cruzerick Cruz
Federico Figueroa
Simply Professional
Sebastián Corkidi, General Manager
Leopoldo Acosta, Coordination Staff
Alberto Loredo
Alberto Díaz
Adrián Mejía
Eric Olguín
Juan Trejo
David Alfonso
Román López
Max Antonio
Octavio Barajas
Yuridia Gaspar
Víctor Felipe
Jesús Núñez
César Ramírez
Berenice López
Shot
Gabriel Elizarrarás Luna
Francisco Rafael Limón Martínez
Arturo Sosa y Sosa
Lux Pirotecnia, S.A. de C.V.
Jorge Márquez, Director
Marcos Ramos, Producer
Juan Ortega, General Coordinator
Staff
Israel Márquez
Omar Márquez
Fernando David Olvera
Jorge Alquicira
Marco I. Ramos
Alonso Cruz
Gustavo Ramos
José Ramos
Daniel Roy
Gabriel Dallaire
Frederick D. Pelletier
Philippe Girard
Bernard Lemay
Benoit L’Heureux
Mathieu Girard
Félix Pineda Gómez
Verónica Peralta
Norma Márquez
Diego Toledo
Roberto Morales
Tepees
Grupo Serna
Miguel Serna
Bernabé López
Walter Samayoa
Luis Sereno
Miguel Galicia
Juan Oropeza
Sofia Serna
Eduardo Ubaldo
Andamios y Pararrayos, S.A. de C.V.
Marco Antonio Guerrero
Rodolfo Castro
Jorge Palacios
Isaac Tovar
Special thanks
Comisión Nacional Organizadora de las Conmemoraciones del 2010
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes
Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Gobierno del Distrito Federal
Secretaría de Educación Pública
Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos delas Revoluciones de México
Filmoteca de La Universidad Nacional AutónomaDe México
Fundación Carmen Toscano
Gregorio Rocha/Archiva Films
Canal 6 de Julio
Fundación Televisa
Secretaría de Turismo de Baja California Sur
Secretaría de Turismo Chihuahua
Secretaría de Turismo Quintana Roo
Secretaría de Turismo Yucatán
Comisión Nacional de Áreas NaturalesProtegidas
Sistema Chiapaneco De Radio Televisión Y Cine
Fideicomiso de Grand Costa Maya
Marco Sánchez
María Nieto
Georgina Álvarez
Karina Montaño
Concepción Talamante
Benito Bermúdez
María Josué Navarro
Everardo Meléndez
Sonia Estrada
Rita Meraz
María Elena Rodarte
Concepción Pérez
Deborah Iturbe
Heidi Aguilar
Francisco J. Jiménez
Ruth Alvarado
Mónica Millán
Fernando Salazar
Alfredo Arellano
Paulina Valencia
Paola Morán
Nahún Calleros
Carlos Vaqueiro
Mónica Miguel
Tomás Peña Brunet
To define the concept of the show, they drew on the following aims:
– to celebrate the Mexican people and encourage them to continue building the society to which they aspire,
– to showcase its creative force through cultural and cutting-edge technological expressions that would make an impression on all Mexicans.
Like all projects carried out by Les Petits Français, this unique event was conceived and developed exclusively for the occasion.
Over 90 minutes, the show gave a poetic account of the most important moments in the history of Mexico, through music and dance, voices and illuminations, gigantic projections and highly esthetic images, accompanied by special effects that did not fail to surprise the spectators.
More than 12 000 m2 of moving images, 270° projections on Mexico City’s main square, the Zócalo, three “Time Machines” – towers that discreetly housed the lighting, projection, mist, flames and pyrotechnic effects equipments; a central stage, along with three stages at the feet of the “Time Machines”, where more than 300 artists performed, and 100 meters of catwalk joining the four stages, meant the throngs of spectators could be as close as possible to the performers.
More than 1,400 costumes and 600 props evoked the different periods in Mexico’s history; 55 video projectors (20 000 lumens) projected images onto the façades around the square; 12 high-resolution (18 000 lumens) video projectors for 12 tulle screens measuring 9 X 4.5 meters; more than 50 flame generators, as well as a circular pyrotechnic display brought the show to its climax and gave rise to lasting emotions. Faultless sound quality was achieved through the use of 16 Line Array systems, which enabled the original soundtrack to be transmitted from any point on the square according to show requirements.
This contributed to every spectator being able to enjoy a truly unforgettable experience.
With celebrations in 2010 to mark 200 years of independence and the Centenary of the Revolution, Mexico commemorated two major events in its history that have shaped the way Mexicans are today.
Les Petits Français produced a show as part of the celebrations of the Centenary of the Mexican Revolution.
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction, artistic and content production
Martin Arnaud, Original Concept and Creator
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Christophe Bertiaux/mon Oeil de Bertiaux, Monumotion video Creative Director
François Simerey, Video Design
Ugo Cassanello, Video Design
Olivier Scheffer, Video Design
Claudio Cavallari, Video Design
Guillaume Talvas, Video Editor
Perrine Arnaud, Storyboard
Philippe Villar, Composer and Sound Designer
Fabien Langard, Composer and Sound Designer
Pascal Lengagne, Composer
Pierre Caillot, Composer
Bruno Corsini, Light Design
Pierre-Emmanuel Gélis / Grand Final, Pyrotechnics Designer
Stéphane Bazoge / Grand Final, Pyrotechnics Designer
Carolina Peña Brunet, Content Coordinator
Anne Larra, Production Director
Rachel Gonidec, Artistic Production Assistant
Jean-Marc Hennaut, Technical Director
Clément Rabréaud, Technical Coordinator
Vanessa Aubac, Logistic Coordinator
Production
Icardi Producciones
Esteban Icardi, Executive Producer
Adriana Cibie, Contents and Business Director
Carmen Mc Intyre, Contents and Business Director
Ximena Ibarra, Administrative and Financial Director
Andrés García, Cultural Manager
Norberto Berrios, Production Manager
Alejandro Secchi, Production Assistant
José Cruces, Production Assistant
María Elisa Martínez, Second Production Assistant
Paula Ibarra, Production Assistant
Valentina Icardi, Production Assistant
Javiera Pacheco, Production Assistant
Marcela Pacheco, Production Assistant
Claudio Cicali, Logistics Coordinator
Nils Brahm, Pre-Production Manager
Andrés Pezoa, Production Photographer
Stage Hands :
Juan Pereira
Elit Moena
Julio Guzman
Diomenes Bravo
Diomenes Bravo
Víctor Soto
Marcelo Maturana
Enrique Bivanco
Jimmy Armijo
Jorge Castillo
Manuel Castillo
Germán Valenzuela, Logistics andTransportation
Cesar Soto, Logistics and TransportationAssistant
Emilie Chabbert, Production Assistant andTranslator
Interviews and Act I “Somos Chilenos” edition:
Juvenal Rodríguez Segall, Executive Producer and Director
Juan Pablo Seisdedos Diez, Director
Víctor Hugo Carrasco, Cameraman
Marcos Rodríguez, Cameraman
Patricia De La Cuadra, Post-Production Video
Ronny Figueroa, Post-Production Video
Jorge Rodríguez, Assistant
Mauricio Vergara, Transportation
Pre-show
Video “naturaleza chilena”
“Tesoros de Chile” by Roberto Mardones
Condorito Animation
Emu Films
Ricardo Amunategui, Executive Production
Alejandro Gonzalez, Animation Direction
Jose Miguel Prieto, Technical Production
Nicolas Ugarte, Authorizations and Licences
Andre Busquet, Animation Assistant
Victoria Amunategui, Paint
Joaquín Ulloa, Animation
Paul Badilla, Animation
Silvia Avalos, Technical Support
Cristóbal Montenegro, Set-up
Photography and Chilean images
Juan Domingo Marinello
Max Donoso
19th and 20th centuries images : construction and set-up imagination
Margarita Alvarado P.
Pedro Mege R.
Christian Báez A. Pehuén Editores
Suppliers
ETC AUDIOVISUEL – Video Projection
Yan Kaimakis, OnlyView Operator
Patrick Lefèvre, Video Technician
Nicolas Demarque, Video Technician
AQUATIQUE SHOW INTERNATIONAL – Water Effects
David Kobler, Water Effects Technician
LUZMILA – Light
Bruno Santaguida, Manager
Badillo Gabriel, Operator
Sánchez Jorge, Operator
ORBITA – Light
Gladys Hervia Diaz, Manager
Alicia Lawner Barrenechea, Manager
Wilfredo Venti, Manager
Special thanks
Gobierno de Chile
Grupo CGE
Comisión Bicentenario
TVN
El Mercurio
Metro
Radio UNO
Corporación Patrimonio Cultural de Chile
Embajada de Francia
Municipalidad de Santiago
Intendencia de Santiago
Archivo Nacional
Armada De Chile
Ejército de Chile
Biblioteca Nacional
Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes
CORFO
Corporación Fomento Cultural de Chile
Fundación Pablo Neruda
Juan Domingo Marinello
Dr. Juan Pablo González, Consejo de Fomento dela Música Nacional
Roberto Mardones, Tesoros de Chile
Museo Histórico Nacional
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Sociedad Chilena de Derechos de Autor
For six days, the façade of Palacio de la Moneda was the star of this show. An audiovisual narrative boasting cutting-edge technology recounted the country’s history from its beginnings. Fragments of poems by Pablo Neruda opened the show. Images on the façade of the palace and on water screens, smoke and pyrotechnic effects lit up the commemoration. The story revisited the pre-Hispanic period and paid tribute to the country’s ethnic groups before coming full circle back to today, offering the Chilean public an opportunity to look back over and relive key moments – those that have shaped their identity.
Images of the Viaducto del Malleco, the earthquake and the 33 miners, as well as of facets of popular culture, such as La Tirana Festival, Condorito and the music of Violeta Parra, brought spectators to tears, both of joy and sadness, and emphasized the qualities of strength, will and tenacity that typify the Chilean people.
Les Petits Français were asked by the President of theRepublic's Bicentenary Commission, with the support of CGE Group, to create amultimedia show to commemorate 200 years of independence in Chile, to beproduced by Icardi Producciones.
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, artistic and content production
Martin Arnaud, Concept, Design and Direction
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Production
Rachel Gonidec, Artistic Production Assistant
Jean-Paul Bernard, Set Designer
Raphaël Kaney Duverger, Choreographer
Guillaume Segouin, Choreographer’s Assistantand Stage Manager
Pierre Hiessler, Stage Manager
Arnaud Straebler, Stage Manager
Dulcie Best, Costume Designer
Anne-Marie Baron, Costume
Caroline Denquin, Costume
Magali Bouton, Dresser
François Blanquet, Dresser
Catherine Lourioux, Dresser
Dominique Cadoret, Hairdresser Manager
Jérôme Ventura, Hairdresser
Charlotte Berland, Hairdresser
Sarah Mescoff, Make-up Manager
Emilie Baudry, Make-up
Delphine Birarelli, Make-up
Sarah Pariset, Make-up
Bruno Corsini, Light Design
Laurence Duhamel, Light Design
Philippe Villar, Composer
Pierre Caillot, Composer
Pascal Lengagne, Composer
Fabien Langard, Composer
Pierre-Emmanuel Gélis, Pyrotechnics Design
Stéphane Bazoge, Pyrotechnics Co-Design
Les Evadés
Executive production
Jean-Marc Brajou, Executive Producer
Estelle Garnier, Strategic Manager
Laetitia Girardot, Strategic Manager
Bertrand Bossard, Direction
Agnès Antony, Project Director
Loraine Vitot, Project Assistant
Hervé Chaumont, Production Director
Charles Pavié, Technical Director
Antoine Bertrand, General Manager
Laetitia Long, Production Assistant
Damien Villiere, Set Designer
Thibaut Claudel, Graphic Designer
Sophie Rajzman, Director
Romuald Meigneux, Photographer
To mark the bicentenary of the Paris Bar, Les Petits Français were entrusted with the artistic direction of three choreographed scenes to be performed in the nave of Paris’ Grand Palais. The highly esthetic and symbolic performances, with Man as the central theme, were held in the daytime and at night.
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.
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, content and artistic production
Martin Arnaud, Conception and Direction
Marilyn Kuentz, Project Management and Artistic Coordination
Saul Badillo, First Assistant
Anne Larra, Artistic Production
Jean-Marc Hennaut, Stage Design
Pierre Caillot, Musical Adaptation and Direction
Philippe Desbois, Music Co-Direction
Fabien Langard, Sound Design
Christophe Bertiaux, Video Design
François Simerey, Video Images Production
Bruno Corsini, Light Design
Laurence Duhamel, Light Co-Design
Pepa Calvo, Adaptation of Dialogs (Spanish)
Moïra Smith, Adaptation of Dialogs (English)
Jessie Hundleby, Adaptation of Dialogs (English)
Perrine Arnaud, Storyboard
Monsieur QQ, Set and Prop Design
Dulcie Best, Costume Design
Anne-Marie Baron, Costume First Assistant
Caroline Denquin, Costume Assistant
Magali Bouton, Costume Assistant
Yan Kaimakis, Video Programming
It is a unique work and an original composition in that it combines theatre, dance, live music and projection techniques of a kind usually only seen in large-scale shows.
The play, set against the backdrop of modern India, recounts the epic story of two young lovers. An omnipresent narrator serves to establish a close relationship between the stage and the public by elucidating events as they unfold. Dramatic scenes alternate with lighter moments, mirroring the world of Bollywood, in which all feelings are heightened.
The extraordinary dynamism of the choreographies lends the show a furious pace.
The projection and modelling techniques used add a dimension of emotions not typical of the theatre, which is transformed throughout the show to the considerable surprise of the audience, as they are immersed in a cinematic universe.
Finally, the selected music reprises some of the great theme tunes composed by Bollywood’s musical geniuses. These pieces are performed live.
"Bollywoodland" is a complete show, inspiring a host of emotions in audiences.
The agency Les Petits Français wanted to adapt the concept of Bollywood – famous in the cinema – for the theatre, and came up with a dramatic love story awash with original effects.
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction, artistic and content production
Martin Arnaud, Concept, Show Design and Direction
Marilyn Kuentz, Project Management
Pascal Lengagne, Original Soundtrack
Philippe Villar, Sound Design
Christophe Bertiaux / Mon Oeil, Image Design and Production
Luis Morales, Image Production
Pepa Calvo, Script
Sébastien Laugier / Philéas Images, Photos
Max Court / Philéas Images, Edition
Grégoire Alibelli / Philéas Images, Camera
Jean-Marc Hennaut, Technical Direction
Stéphane Bazoge / Fêtes&Feux, Pyrotechnics Design
Pascal Ducos / Fêtes&Feux, Pyrotechnics Design
Project management, valladolid
Fernando Rubio Ballestero
Txema Viteri
Cast
Greta, Songs
Ana Otero, Lip synch Voice
Manu Carre, Lip synch Voice
Licas, Lip synch Voice
Urfirnis and CF Eventos
Spanish production
Jorge Gonzalez Blanco / Urfirnis, Production
Manolo casado / Urfirnis, Production Direction
Javier Burgueño / Urfirnis, Production Manager
Iñaki Fernandez / CF Eventos, Co-production
Bruno Balsategui / CF Eventos, Co-production
For this event, the City asked Les Petits Français to express the services rendered by the city hall to citizens…
The scenography devised intentionally split the show into two distinct parts, two acts.
A 14×9 meter travelling screen was fixed to the façade of the building.
With an original soundtrack and text, postcards representing 100 years unfurled before spectators’ eyes. The voices of actors known all over Spain were used to narrate the key moments in the city’s history.
As the last postcard appeared, linking past and present, Greta, a famous singer, took the floor, signalling a switch from the third person to a first person narrative… her figure standing out against the backdrop of the building’s clock tower… the screen vanishing into darkness…
The mode of expression in the second act was based on the notion that the services provided by the municipality are performed through its employees and staff. The idea was therefore to lend the building an organic expression, to have it breathe and move and to give it substance.
After its structure had been drawn, the building came to life to generate a mobile reinterpretation of the various services and some famous chapters in the history of this Casa Consistorial.
It was only fitting that Valladolid organise a suitably festive celebration to mark the centenary of its city hall... 100 years of local history closely related to 100 years of national history.
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction and artistic production
Martin Arnaud, Concept, show Design and direction
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Producer
Auditoire Agency
Executive production
Philippe Castanet, General Production
Chipie, Production Direction
Valentine Ventura, Artistic Coordination
Jean-Marc Hennaut, Technical Direction
Original soundtrack & sound design
Pierre Caillot
Pascal Lengagne
Fabien Langard
Philippe Villar
Costume design
Dulcie Best, Costume Design
Anne Marie Baron, Costume Designer Assistant
Olivier Fermier & Frédéric Lanjouere, Prop Design
Choreography
Beatrice Goetz
Pyrotechnic design
Pierre Emmanuel Gelis
Photography
David Lefranc
Casting
Dan Wiener
Annette König
Just a few minutes before the final between Germany and Spain…
In Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadion, 50 000 jubilant spectators await the Closing Ceremony with baited breath…
“Waltz of the Nations”
Tribute is paid to the 16 competing nations, represented by Waltzing Puppets on the field.
A three-part waltz of warriors, where the steps reinterpret the competition process on a field in the grips of the wild beat.
The lackeys – acting as masters of ceremony – uncover the ground step by step, enabling the winners to get to the final.
All around the field are 300 “supporters” encouraging the spectators to support their teams.
In May 2007 Martin Arnaud and the agency Auditoire won the international competition launched by UEFA to design, produce and stage the EURO 2008 opening and closing ceremonies.
Les Petits Français
Conception
Martin Arnaud, Concept, Show Design and Direction
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic production
Auditoire agency
Executive production
Philippe Castanet, General Production
Brigitte Le Noach, Production Direction
Valentine Ventura, Artistic Coordination
Jean-Marc Hennaut, Technical Direction
Original soundtrack and sound design
Pierre Caillot
Pascal Langagne
Fabien Langard
Philippe Villar
Costume design
Dulcie Best, Costume Design
Anne-Marie Baron, Costume Designer Assistant
Olivier Fermier & Frédéric Lanjouere, PropDesign
Choreography
Beatrice Goetz
Pyrotechnic design
Pierre Emmanuel Gelis
Photography
David Lefranc
Casting
Dan Wiener
Annette Konig
Expect emotions
In Saint Jakob Stadium, 40 000 spectators attended a festive ceremony, which revisited clichés about Switzerland and Austria with a dynamic and resolutely modern staging that humorously celebrated the two host countries.
600 performers played out the pixel art-inspired images the public expected, set around six key scenes.
The show unfolded in the centre of the field as well as in the stands, where performances by alphornists, percussionists and snow girls punctuated the ceremony.
The Rhine and the Danube rivers met at Lake Constance…
Cows in search of fresh edelweiss were chased about green pastures by shepherds, who were distracted by the attractive “milky girls”, oblivious to their attentions…
Mountains draped in a white mantle of snow so skiers could race down the slopes…
A stop-over in Vienna, where the lackeys didn’t take kindly to their traditional waltz being danced with a Saturday Night Fever flavour…
A homage to the players under mounting pressure in the locker rooms… A human clock counting down the minutes until kick-off…
The ceremony drew to a close with the spectacular sight of the EURO 2008 logo being formed on the ground in the stadium as the sky filled with a pyrotechnical countdown.
In May 2007, Martin Arnaud and the agency Auditoire won the international competition launched by UEFA to design, produce and stage the EURO 2008 opening and closing ceremonies.
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction artistic and content production
Martin Arnaud, Show Design and Direction
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Coordination, Project Management
Fabien Langard, Original Soundtrack, Sound Design
Alexandre Kolinka, Image Design
Luis Morales, Image Design
Unidos por El Tajín
Mexican Production
Salomón Bazbaz, Executive Production
Miguel Angel Negrete, General Production
Alexandra Ahuja, Production Direction
Soledad Ramos, Administrative Direction
Erick Parafàn Belmont, Technical Direction
Luis Martín Solís, Stage Direction
Tareke Ortíz, Children’s Choir
Jun Tiburcio, Poetry
Julio Valdez, Multimedia Production
Alberto Alarcón, Production
Juan Alberto López, Logistics
Alejandro Duarte, Set Construction
Andrea Teutli, Artistic Collaboration
El Tajín… The sacred city…
The sacred city of El Tajín is the physical and the spiritual capital of Totonacapan.
El Tajín means “Place of Thunder” in the Totonac language and was also one of the names of their god of thunder, lightning and rain.
The city was created in 300 BC but archaeologists think that this ceremonial and residential city only reached its peak between 800 and 1200 AD.
El Tajín is a pre-Columbian archaeological site located near the vanilla-producing village of Papantla, southeast of Poza Rica, Veracruz in Mexico. This place remains an outstanding example of the magnificence of Totonac civilization. Since 1992, it has been listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
Night show:
Date: each year, around March 21st
Length of show: 1 hr 15 min
By night, El Tajín offers an incredible and unforgettable experience. Spectators are split into small groups to enable them to see the archaeological site in a different light. The dances, songs, offerings and poems of Totonac tradition are illustrated through the projection of wide-format images, an original soundtrack and the lighting of the pyramids, as the mystery of this fascinating civilization unfold. In this way, spectators have the opportunity to admire famous monuments such as the pyramids of the Arroyo Group, Dios Tajín, the Pyramid of the Niches, and the traditional Juego de Pelota ball court from a new angle.
The sacred city of El Tajín is the physical and the spiritual capital of Totonacapan. "El Tajín" means “Place of Thunder” in the Totonac language and was also one of the names of their god of thunder, lightning and rain. Les Petits Français offers a nocturnal tour where, each night, the majesty of "El Tajín" is brought to life for over three hours.
Les Petits Français
Concepto, show design, y dirección
Martin Arnaud, Diseño y dirección
Marilyn Kuentz, Coordinación artística, dirección delproyecto
Fabien Langard, Música original, Sound design
CF Eventos (Bilbao)
Producción española
Producción ejecutiva
Ignacio Fernandez
Sara Gandara, Producción
Fotografías
David Herranz
Frank Gehry used titanium for the first time in the history of contemporary architecture in the design of the Museum.
To celebrate its tenth anniversary, the Museum acquired a masterpiece by Daniel Buren.
On this occasion, Les Petits Français designed a pyrotechnical show based upon an original soundtrack linking the chromatic characteristics of both works.
The seven-minute long “fire” relies on the moving city beat as its traddles the River Nervión.
Among the pyrotechnical products used a pure white (titanium), which launches the show, and warm red shades, ending the show with a nod to the new work inaugurated on that day.
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, and direction
Martin Arnaud, Show Design and Direction
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic Coordination and Project Management
Fabien Langard, Original Soundtrack and Sound Design
CF Eventos (Bilbao)
Spanish production
Executive production
Ignacio Fernandez
Sara Gandara, Production
Photos
David Herranz
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction, content and artistic production
Martin Arnaud, Concept, Show Design and direction
Christophe Bertiaux / Mon Oeil, Image design
Fabien Langard, Sound design
Pepa Calvo, Narration
Alain Gaillard, Technical direction
Laurent Laborde, Logistics
Nuria Nava Coll, Artistic coordination
Jean-Jacques Crance, Photos
Cast
Walter Haupt, Conductor
Lemberg Philharmonic Orchestra
Urfirnis
La Machine à faire du Bleu
Production
Jorge Gonzalez Blanco / Urfirnis, Production
Manolo casado / Urfirnis, Production Direction
Guillaume Pinte / La Machine à faire du Bleu, Co-Production
The first segment consisted of staging a dialogue, based on historical facts, between grandfather and grandson. The aim was to emphasize human values such as respect, harmony, caring and sharing.
The second part of the show also drew on these same values. A philharmonic orchestra and choir turned the speech into music, while wide-format projections, lighting, water and fire effects were used to express them in a pictorial way.
To highlight or acknowledge the importance of the city’s patron saint with an upbeat and emotionally charged show to appeal to any audience.
A show comprising a philharmonic orchestra, wide-format projections on an inflated structure, pyrotechnic effects, and the latest in light and sound technologies.
