In residence at the Gare from August 25th to September 6th, Camille Banville, aka Mila, an artist from Pointe-à-la-Croix, is working on her latest project, Gossips Comestibles (working title). This residency represents an important step in her creative process because it allows her to test stagings and feed her inspiration. In this object theater piece, the artist manipulates plants, giving life to the inanimate, while challenging the audience on serious issues of current society with humor and derision: the agri-food industry, our relationship with the living, and North-South economic relations. Thus, food constantly delays mealtime by expressing its frustration and arguing about its condition, while the artist grows impatient to welcome her guests to a large, convivial table. The performance, in situ and migratory, moves from one place to another in the Station, exploring its nooks and crannies and gradually revealing different scenes.

Biography

Camille Banville studied theater at Concordia University where she obtained a BAC in 2017, then specialized in contemporary puppet theater at UQAM with a DESS Founding member of the collective "les Cabinettes", a show of miniature puppets in boxes and presented in public spaces, she participates in various tours including Vent du large, a co-production with the Théâtre de la Petite Marée this summer in Gaspésie. To finalize Gossips Comestibles, Mila leaves this fall for a residency in Brazil at the Goethe Institute in Salvador de Bahia.