Giguère’s work chose me, admits Thomas Hellman.
From the moment he leafed through a copy of Roland Giguère’s anthology L’âge de la parole, singer-songwriter Thomas Hellman was smitten. He was instantly captivated by the slightly surrealist imagery of the Quebec poet, who died a decade ago. Blending poetry and visual art, Roland Giguère created shimmering, wildly inventive imaginary worlds alive with desire.
How can I tell you
how easy the desert is
in a gazelle’s heart
how silence flees
amid the rush of wings
Thomas Hellman offers a sincere and humble tribute to Giguère and other poets and writers. In hushed silences and pregnant pauses given musical form, in lyrics set to spare, folk-inspired melodies, Hellman shares an intimate performance with poetry and literature at its beating heart.
What Roland called deliberate coincidences, Thomas describes as a community of words.
From the moment he leafed through a copy of Roland Giguère’s anthology L’âge de la parole, singer-songwriter Thomas Hellman was smitten. He was instantly captivated by the slightly surrealist imagery of the Quebec poet, who died a decade ago. Blending poetry and visual art, Roland Giguère created shimmering, wildly inventive imaginary worlds alive with desire.
How can I tell you
how easy the desert is
in a gazelle’s heart
how silence flees
amid the rush of wings
Thomas Hellman offers a sincere and humble tribute to Giguère and other poets and writers. In hushed silences and pregnant pauses given musical form, in lyrics set to spare, folk-inspired melodies, Hellman shares an intimate performance with poetry and literature at its beating heart.
What Roland called deliberate coincidences, Thomas describes as a community of words.
Cast and Creative Team for Thomas Hellman chante Roland Giguère at NAC Theatre
Texts: Roland Giguère and other authors
Music: Thomas Hellman
Voice, piano, guitar and banjo: Thomas Hellman
Doublebass and voice: Sage Reynolds
Piano, guitar and voice: Olaf Gundel
Directed by: Thomas Hellman and Brigitte Haentjens
Music: Thomas Hellman
Voice, piano, guitar and banjo: Thomas Hellman
Doublebass and voice: Sage Reynolds
Piano, guitar and voice: Olaf Gundel
Directed by: Thomas Hellman and Brigitte Haentjens
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