Enjoy the Magic Again!
Did this megaproduction take your breath away the first time you saw it? Will this be your first? The 2011 edition has just as much Ohs and Ahs in store than ever! This year, The Image Mill™ turns into The Image Mill 3D – 2011 Edition. This renewed version of the famous projection now benefits from stereoscopic techniques that add depth to the visuals. In 2011, in addition to stereoscopy that creates a 3D effect, more than 30 % of the content has been revamped. During 50 minutes, let the emotion overwhelm you!
The World’s Largest Projection Screen
The Bunge grain silo “projection screen” is over 600 meters wide and 30 meters tall—the equivalent of 25 IMAX screens! The architectural projection produced and performed, in Quebec City, by Robert Lepage and Ex Machina represents 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. The screen can even be seen from Lévis, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence!
Québec City History, an Extraordinary Retrospective
The Image Mill™ transports us through four centuries of Québec City history in four movements: waterways (recounting the days of Québec’s discovery and exploration), roadbuilding (the period in which the land was cleared, then developed), rail expansion (the years of industrialization and railway construction), and air travel (the era of balloons, airplanes, and communications). 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 silos are transformed—as if by magic—as one image after another appears!
This year, come early!
One hour prior to the Image Mill 3D – 2011 Édition, the Old Port presents the show BANQUET. With klemzer music as a background, a myriad of images depict love, hunger, joy, courage, and desire to transport you on a magical voyage!
Reserved Seating
The City of Québec will install a section with reserved seating on the Noah wharf located behind the Espace 400e pavilion. Tickets will be sold on Billetech starting on May 25, 2011 for $15 (taxes included plus service charges). Tickets can be purchased by phone or online using Billetech until 3 p.m. of the day of the presentation. After 6 p.m., any remaining tickets will be sold at the ticket office located near the Noah wharf.
Mobility-Impaired Persons
Ten free spaces will be reserved for mobility-impaired persons. To obtain these tickets, contact Billetech.
WHERE?
Vieux-Port de Québec on the wharves between the Old Port Market and rue Dalhousie, north of Quai Saint-André
WHEN?
Tuesday to Saturday, from June 28 to September 3, 2011
Preview on June 19
Supplementary dates on September 8 and 9
No performances on Sundays and Mondays, except on July 24, 25, 31 and August 1
Schedule:
June 28 to July 31, 2011: 10 p.m.
August 1st to 31, 2011: 9:30 p.m.
September 1st to 3, 2011: 9 p.m.
September 8 and 9, 2011: 9 p.m.
Duration:
About 50 minutes
Stereoscopic glasses distribution
Free glasses designed exclusively for The Image Mill 3D – 2011 Edition will be distributed inside the amplified area. Spectators should know that glasses designed for 3D or IMAX movies will not be compatible with the stereoscopic projection.
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 fm radio. Digital radios will also be sold on site, so The Image Mill 3D – 2011 Edition soundtrack can be heard simultaneously. You can also download the The Mill Frequency radio show in MP3 which contains thorough interviews with The Image Mill™ creators (in French).
When you visit Québec City this summer, be sure to put The Image Mill™ at the top of your “must-see list”!
Québec City Partners
