Michel Rivard Conjointe 2020: Michel Rivard, author, composer, and performer, is making a stop in the Eastern Townships of Quebec to give a series of performances in support of his theatrical Musical L’Origine de mes espèces, which he is developing. According to the artist, the work represents a kind of personal quest for identity. To begin with, I had the notion of tracing the history of the ill-fated marriage that had given birth to my parents.
The artist reveals that he was born as a result of a nighttime adventure that took place at the beginning of the 1950s. I knew what I was talking about, more or less. My parents had given me some indices, as he mentions, but this was a red herring for something else. Michel Rivard, now 68 years old and having sung an idyllic rendition of his family’s song throughout his long and illustrious career, has said that he would want to go a little farther back in his ancestry. ‘I was launched there-dedans with a great deal of excitement and some trepidation a healthy amount of trepidation and the idea of changing the form came first.
followed by the idea of re-creating the intimacy of my childhood,’ recalls one of the members of the band Beau Dommage. ‘The idea of changing the form came first, followed by the idea of re-creating the intimacy of my childhood,’ he continues. The work, which is based entirely on the artist’s childhood, is classified as autofiction, which means that some elements do not correspond to the artist’s actual life timeline, but everything that is shown there is true, according to the artist. Michel Rivard affirms that he wanted to maintain a certain amount of distance from the story he is telling and that he did not want the work to be seen as a lecture on his childhood.
About An incident in which he was Alone
During one of his performances, the artist relates an incident in which he was alone in the family car with his child when the accelerator was depressed. He recounts how his mother had rushed to the side of the road in order to save his life. This is one of the elements that he uses in conjunction with other tales, for example, in the course of his performance. According to M. Rivard, it is a little part of the process of the spectacle to connect a series of events that are not necessarily connected in the real world, but which are held together by the poetic fervor of the spectacle.
Despite the fact that these mementos may serve as a source of inspiration, the artist asserts that he is capable of effectively managing his emotions. I’m a comedian and a performer who puts on a show for others. During the writing process, I was able to let go of my emotions and was transported back to my childhood, which was quite therapeutic for me. It is the comedian and performer who is now at work, he explains. “But one day, the text was written; and there was a time when the songs were written, and there was a time when they were all put together.”
A number of audience members have approached the artist after her performances or via social media to express their gratitude for the experience that has brought this performance back to life for them. Michel Rivard affirms that he derives great gratification from being able to transmit and bring to life emotions in members of the audience who attend his performance. On Wednesday evening in Amqui, Thursday in Rimouski, Saturday in Baie-Comeau, and Sunday in Sept-Îles, Michel Rivard will be performing.
My children’s origins Michel Rivard, a singer-songwriter, is touring Eastern Quebec to promote his musical theatre project. The painting, according to the artist, portrays a search for one’s true identity. I began this endeavor with the intention of tracing the history of the couple who gave birth to my parents. During an interview, the artist claims that he was born in the early 1950s during a one-night stand.
Childhood Recollections
Because the work is an autofiction based entirely on the artist’s childhood memories, certain events may not occur in the sequence given, but the artist swears that everything he says is accurate. “Everything said there has been felt and experienced. According to Michael Rivard,”
Despite this, Michel Rivard argues that he intended to distance himself from what he started and that he didn’t want the piece to devolve into a debate over his adolescence. The artist recounts a day as a child when he was alone in the family car and accidentally engaged the shifter. He claims that his mother saved his life by leaping in front of the oncoming car. In the context of his curriculum, these anecdotes, for example, are connected together. It’s comparable to the show’s strategy of connecting together seemingly unrelated incidents that are actually bound together by the show’s artistic impulse, as Mr. Rivard explains.
Savor the pleasures of life
While the artist admits that reliving these memories is tough, he claims to be able to keep his emotions under order. I’m both an actor and an entertainer. I was able to let go of my emotions and immerse myself in my youth while writing, which was quite beneficial to me. He claims that the book and melodies have been written and that it is now up to the actor and interpreter to put them together. Many audience members meet the artist after the concert or express their thanks for the show’s influence on social media.
It Doesn’t Stop There, Though:
Rivard’s career as a writer and composer began in earnest in 1970, when he joined the theatre ensemble Quenouille Bleue. Théâtre Sainfoin recognized him as a member soon after it was founded in 1973. Rivard formed Beau Dommage (an old Québécois phrase meaning “totally” or “damn right”) with actors from Théâtre Sainfoin in 1974. Rivard penned and wrote the song Beau Dommage.
Rivard’s compositional prowess helped him ascend to popularity when Beau Dommage became a tremendously famous band. One of his most successful songs from this period is ‘La Complain du Phoque in Alaska.’ Despite the fact that Beau Dommage broke up in 1978, the band reunited in 1984 and 1994 for reunion concerts, both of which Rivard attended. Rivard’s first solo album, Méfiez-Vous du grand amour, was published in 1977, and it exemplifies his inventiveness.
As a symbol of his developing reputation, Michel opened for Maxime Le Forestier and accompanied him to Olympia in Paris in 1978. Despite the strange pairing, the friendship has endured. Rivard’s second album, De Longueuil à Berlin, was released in 1979, and it corresponded with the start of a series of Paris concerts for the musician.
The twenty-first century’s Decade
Rivard’s career as a stage and concert performer is still continuing strong. Bonsoir… was published in 2004 and Simple (a live concert album) was released in 2002. My name is Michel Rivard, and this is quadruple my most recent album. Rivard’s final performance was on August 5, 2007, at the Montreal Spectrum. He was the only performer at the venue who had played more than 100 gigs.
