Description

This show is a live multi-disciplinary adaptation of Kid Koala’s graphic novel of the same name. Fifteen people make up the live production,which involves an amazing team of puppeteers, technicians and musicians who bring the characters to life. Miniature sets have been built to recreate each scene from the book.Under the direction of Oscar-nominated production designer KK Barrett (Her​, Where the Wild Things Are​, Adaptation​, Being John Malkovich​), the performance is cinematically lit, filmed,and projected on a large screen.

Kid Koala, accompanied by the Afiara String Quartet, performs his original score on piano and turntable. All of the elements come together in real time. Equal parts cinema, theatre, musical concert –Audiences can watch as an amazing team of puppeteers bring the characters of Kid Koala’s graphic novel Nufonia Must Fall to life in miniature sets built to recreate each scene from the book.

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Credit

  • Creation Credits
  • Music by Kid Koala
  • Director K.K. Barrett
  • Producer Ryhna Thompson
  • Set Designer Benjamin Gerlis
  • Puppet Designers Clea Minaker, Patrick Martel, Félix Boisvert, Karina Bleau
  • Director of Photography AJ Korkidakis
  • String Arrangements and Musical Director Vid Cousins

  • Performance Credits
  • Puppeteers Patrick Martel, Tyson Houseman, Veronica Barron
  • Musical Performers Kid Koala, Valerie Li (violin), Marcus Takizawa (violin), Lana Tomlin (viola), David Campbell (cello)
  • Cinematographer AJ Korkidakis
  • Sound Engineer Rena Kozak
  • Stage Manager Nancy Belzile
  • Technical Director and Video Editor Guillaume Briand
  • Tour Manager Brian Neuman

  • Technical Crew Credits
  • Additional Set Designer Corinne Merrell
  • Assistant Set Designers Jeremy Gordoneer, Marie-Pier Fortier
  • Modelmakers Maude-Emelie Bourque, Dan Buller, Clara Gonzalez, Kyle Purves
  • Puppet Technical Designer Patrick Martel
  • Assistant Puppet Isabelle Chrétien, Jesse Orr, Christine Plouffe, Véronique Poirier

  • ANufonia Live Inc.
  • Production Adapted For the stage from Kid Koala’s book and soundtrack Nufonia Must Fall.
  • Co-commissioned by Luminato Festival, Adelaide Festival, The Banff Centre, Internationales Sommerfestival Hamburg, Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival Groningen, Roundhouse UK, and BAM
  • Management Envision Management & Production
Public Programming Partners
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec Ville de Québec Conseil des arts du Canada Canada

They Said...

« Nufonia Must Fall est l'un de ces événements spéciaux en direct qu'il faut voir pour le croire. En plus du miracle de l'orchestration en direct, c'était beau, drôle à mourir de rire et époustouflant ! Ces petites marionnettes m'ont fait pleurer. »

Mark Osborne, réalisateur, Le Petit Prince, Kung Fu Panda

« Le film, simple et tendre, pourrait se suffire à lui-même, mais le cœur de la production réside dans le fait d'assister à sa création. »

The Guardian

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