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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS ENT - The Summer That Sang Photos and portraits of artist, Marie-Ève ​​Fontaine and the crew as they rehearse for her upcoming, multi-dimensional, shadow-puppet show. Marie-Ève ​​Fontaine with director Pierre Robitaille during rehearsal. The show is presented to the audience manly through a window through the use of shadows, special effects and soundscape art to capture the audience into naturalist scenes. Marie-Ève ​​Fontaine’s new show at St. Boniface’s Theatre Cercle Moliere is inspired by the community’s most celebrated author, Gabrielle Roy. Fontaine’s Cet ete qui chantait (This summer that sang). It draws from Roy’s 1972 novel, written when Roy — a three-time winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award — was living in Petite-Riviere-Saint-Francois, an idyllic community in Quebec’s Charlevoix region. Reporter: Ben Waldman May 10th,, 2023