Planning your summer holidays in Quebec city ?
Best Western Hotel Aristocrate is located at the door of Quebec city and give you the opportunity to fully enjoy your holiday.
Book directly through our reservation service (418-653-2841 ou 1-866-875-4851) and benefit of our promotional rate – 10% off our regular rate.
Enjoy your stay at our 4 star hotel and take advantage the following amenities:
- Free parking
- Free high speed internet
- Free local calls
- Deluxe rooms with balcony
- Outdoor pool (summer season)
- Shuttle service available to Old Québec (in season)
Drop by or visit our website for more city and hotel info:
http://www.hotelaristocrate.com/en/welcome/
The Image Mills
June 22 to September 2010
Quebec Old-Port
You will be able to see The Image Mill from June 22nd to September 4th 2010 (Tuesday to Saturday), and on September 5th & 6th.
The projection lasts about 40 minutes.
The Image Mill time schedule :
June & July: 10 p.m.
August: 9:30 p.m.
September: 9 p.m.
The Image Mill is an architectural projection produced and performed, in Quebec City, by Robert Lepage and Ex Machina. Representing the largest projection ever done, it requires the use of fine technology to project a huge quantity of images and films on the grain silos of the Quebec Harbour, an oversized screen, 600 feet wide by 30 meters high! In the hands of the creators, this huge mass of concrete is in constant transformation, which gives us the strange impression of it being alive and talking to us. Leaving the usual clichés behind, we discover the fascinating history of Quebec City with its upheavals, its controversies, and its great political and popular moments.
The Image Mill was created as part of the festivities surrounding the 400th anniversary of Quebec City. Following the success of the 2008 edition, the work has been extended for another five years. There will be three phases of creation over these years; in 2009, 2011 and 2013, during which 20% of the content will be redesigned, improved or enhanced with new material.
“Because of its geographical location, urban planning and its history, Quebec City is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Extremely photogenic, it was first mapped and then drawn, engraved, painted, photographed and filmed. We have invented a mill that transforms, animates, presents and celebrates the 400 years of images of Quebec City. The images are almost all taken from archives that carry us as far as when Samuel de Champlain first drew Quebec City.” Robert Lepage
Where to see and listen to The Image Mill
To experience and appreciate the work at its best and in all its dimensions, people are encouraged to position themselves on the docks, between the Old Port Market, Dalhousie Street, and Quay Saint-André Street.
The Mill frequency: 97,5 FM
Those who want to watch the mega project from outside this area should tune in to 97,5 FM on their personal walkman to hear The Image Mill soundtrack simultaneously. You can also download the The Mill Frequency radio show in MP3 which contains thorough interviews with The Image Mill creators (in french).
Cirque du Soleil presents Totem in Québec city
Source: Cirque du Soleil
