Quand j’étais un animal (Manuel de taxidermie)

Inspired by the rather peculiar subject of taxidermy, Quand j’étais un animal (Manuel de taxidermie) shows us two young women, including an actress living with an intellectual disability. Over the course of a dozen scenes – which take the form of a short (fictional) taxidermy manual – the show portrays two contemporary women examining their own desires, self-image, and bodies.

Premiered on January 13, 2004, at O Patro Vys in Montreal.

Photos : Julie Rousse

Devised by the company

Original concept/Director: Catherine Bourgeois
Dramaturg/Assistant Director: Amélie Dumoulin
Cast: Geneviève Morin-Dupont, Pascale St-Jean, and Gaëtan the mouse
Voice-over: Monelle Guertin
Original Music: Julie Rousse
Costumes: Julie Charland
Set Design Associate: Marie-Hélène Généreux
Graphic Design: Mivil
Publicist: Anne-Marie Grondin

Produced in collaboration with Les Muses: Center for the Performing Arts and O Patro Vys.