CréaSon

Discipline: Music
Homebase: Quebec
Regions Available: Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley &, Howe Sound, Vancouver Island Mid, Interior, Remote, Kootenays, Virtual
Languages: English, French
Themes: Climate Change and/or Environmentalism
Grant Eligibility: Eligible for 40% AIE

CréaSon is the brain child of Sylvain Grenier, a musician with boundless imagination for whom the vast choice of existing instruments was not enough. Out of hockey sticks, car wheels, cans, pans and golf equipment, he made "xylo-hockeys", "cans o' fun", "pans o' fun" and "golfuns" to create new sounds. CréaSon's environmentally focused approach to percussion instruments encourages children to explore their creativity and musicality through found objects and repurposed materials. Together we can save the planet!

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Download the teaching guide: https://irp.cdn-website.com/73baf0a6/files/uploaded/creasoneco-study.pdf

Performance(s)

Eco-Logical Show! (L'École-logique!)

School Year: 24-25
Discipline: Music
Offered Languages: English, French
Grade Suitability: K - 12
Duration: 60 mins.
Capacity: 400
Tech Requirements: A table (5-6 feet), electrical outlet
Available Formats: In Person

CréaSon's Eco-Logical Show Builds on young people's willingness to reinvent the world, CréaSon unites children of all ages in a big "environmusical" party! The audience will accompany the musicians throughout the show and volunteers will join the artists at the end to jam with them. They'll have the opportunity to bring on their recycled instruments! Available in French, English or bilingual! Together we can save the planet!

Workshop(s)

The Eco-Logical Workshop!

School Year: 24-25
Discipline: Music
Offered Languages: English, French
Grade Suitability: K - 9
Duration: 1 day
Capacity: 300
Tech Requirements: 2 tables
Available Formats: In Person, Virtual

Creative and participative. Students could work on the project to create musical prototypes and bring them to the Eco-Logical Show! Give your children the unique opportunity to meet the musicians-designers. 1-they could work on a musical instruments before our venue : We will help students to adjust their prototype and practice a musical part they will play the Eco-Logical Show! Ex.: Madagascar or Ecological. 2-Otherwise, we can build prototypes from the beginning. After the workshops, they will improvise during the Eco-Logical Show! They will benefit from the assistance and advice from the experts of reinvented percussion, providing a creative "environmusical" effort! CréaSon aims to promote young people's musical creativity and increase their self-esteem by promoting a unique performance and kid's persistence in school with their environmental beliefs: Save the planet! "All children are geniuses, all is to bring up" Charlie Chaplin

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Testimonials & Reviews

We loved the show! It was so dynamic and it involved the whole school - everyone was up and dancing! We had so much fun! It was amazing to see all the instruments that could be made out of every day items! Thanks again! Stacey Sveistrup (she/her) Directrice adjointe/Vice-Principal ÉCOLE DOUGLAS ANNEX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 7668 Borden Street, Vancouver BC V5P 3E1 e: [email protected]

In the Eco-Logical Show, musicians Sylvain Grenier and Alain Quirion have created the perfect combination of musical fun and environmental messages for young children. They have created a beautiful percussion orchestra out of recycled oil drums, buckets, tennis balls, and hockey sticks and paired it with an inspiring environmental message. Eco-Logical Show is pure inspired genius. Charles Justice, Prince Rupert

The students loved the performance! The performers were high energy and the show was interactive. Janice Sulatyeki, Teacher, Baythorn Public School

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