Rencontres: A Show Commemorating Quebec City’s 400th Birthday

Samuel de Champlain—embodied by Yves Jacques—welcomes us to La Place de l’Assemblée Nationale to celebrate Quebec City’s 400th birthday through more than ten impressionistic and musical tableaux.

Great artists from Quebec and the French-speaking nations of the world interpret some of the most beautiful songs of this land. These artists include : Marco Calliari, Robert Charlebois, Claude Dubois, Luce Dufault, Diane Dufresne, HSAO, Karkwa, Yves Lambert, Maurane, Ariane Moffatt, Lynda Thalie, Marie-Jo Thério, Annie Villeneuve, Florent Vollant and Bob Walsh.

Accompanied by 15 musicians, the singers share the stage with six back-up singers, 25 acrobats, several dancers and extras and an intergenerational choir.

Rencontres: A Show Commemorating Quebec City’s 400th Birthday took place on July 3rd, 4th and 5th 2008.

Starring:
 Yves Jacques
And
 Marco Calliari
 Robert Charlebois
 Claude Dubois
 Luce Dufault
 Diane Dufresne
 HSAO
 Karkwa
 Yves Lambert
 Maurane
 Ariane Moffatt
 Lynda Thalie
 Marie-Jo Thério
 Annie Villeneuve
 Florent Vollant
 Bob Walsh

Writer: Simon Fortin

Staging: Pierre Boileau

Director: Jocelyn Barnabé

Production Designer and Content Editor: Hugo Roberge

Delegate producer and Production Manager: Bernard Spickler

Producer: Luc Wiseman

Production: Avanti Ciné Vidéo

Available on DVD