Boréale: The Birth of the Auroras

A production blending shadow puppetry, live music, and video, loosely adapted from Thierry Guenez’s children’s book *La Naissance des aurores* (The Birth of the Auroras).

A coming-of-age tale that is as evocative as it is imaginative, this show by the Minibox company creates a unique artistic language centered on the unlikely meeting of a young female bear and a small dog; both are fascinated by mysterious lights whose secrets they long to uncover. Lost in the far North—amidst a landscape swept by snow and wind—the two new friends must summon courage, solidarity, and determination to traverse this wild, sometimes hostile wilderness. These essential survival values ​​are conveyed to an audience captivated by the show’s rich musical landscape, dreamlike scenes, abundance of colorful, shifting imagery,

And enchanting illusions that inspire a sense of wonder—and prompt reflection, afterwards, on death, friendship, and the perils of climate change.