The work of art La Corriveau at the exhibition Aeria will be loaned to the Municipality of Saint-Vallier
News release
Quebec City, Quebec, June 6, 2023 – The National Battlefields Commission (NBC) has renewed its partnership for a tenth year with the theatrical performance Sur les traces de La Corrivaux. It has also announced that it will loan a sculpture of Marie-Joseph Corrivaux for an indefinite period. Made by Jérôme Trudelle, the work of art is part of the exhibition Aeria, which is being presented at the Plains of Abraham Museum until January 7, 2024. It will then be sent to the Marie-Joseph Corrivaux library in Saint-Vallier, where it can be viewed by the general public.
In 2013, the NBC started up an organized activity to commemorate the tragic 250th anniversary of the hanging of Marie-Joseph Corrivaux. The activity was then adapted at the request of Saint-Vallier residents, thus becoming the theatrical performance that has played ever since to sold-out audiences. With a cast composed largely of people from the municipality, it is an annual must-see that the NBC is still proud to be associated with. Some of the NBC staff have taken care of its staging and logistics or are part of its cast.
As the organization responsible for the Plains of Abraham, where Marie-Joseph Corrivaux was hanged, the NBC feels it is important to tell the true and tragic story of this woman who was found guilty of murdering her second husband. The theatrical performance is thus an opportunity to separate history from legend. The same aim is likewise achieved by the exhibition Aeria through its nuanced depiction of Marie-Joseph Corrivaux facing her soon-to-be orphaned children. The loaned sculpture, skilfully designed in cardboard via photogrammetry, strikingly evokes the memory of this person who has left her mark on history.
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“The National Battlefields Commission is very proud to take part in promoting the art and history of La Corrivaux by enabling the residents of the Municipality of Saint-Vallier to enjoy this magnificent sculpture. By giving a second life to the exhibition materials and works of art of Aeria, the Commission is helping promote those materials and artwork while getting actively involved in the community.”
Stéphane Roy, Director of Museum Affairs
Quick facts
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At the age of 27, Marie-Joseph Corrivaux was accused of murdering her second husband and stood trial at a British court martial. Condemned to death, she was hanged on April 18, 1763 on the Buttes-à-Nepveu—the area of the Plains of Abraham that includes the Martello Towers and the Joan of Arc Garden.
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In 2013, the NBC wrote the script and staged the play Sur les traces de La Corrivaux. The NBC has since been active in putting it on each year.
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Beginning in January 2024, and for an indefinite period, the NBC will loan Jérôme Trudelle’s sculpture of Marie-Joseph Corrivaux for free to the Marie-Joseph Corrivaux library in the Municipality of Saint-Vallier. It is currently on display at the exhibition Aeria in the Plains of Abraham Museum (835 Avenue Wilfrid-Laurier, Quebec City).
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The theatrical performance will be presented on Saturday, August 26, 2023 in Saint-Vallier’s former church building, which has been converted into a multi-use centre. There will be organized activities on the church square, beginning at 7:15 p.m. The performance will begin at 8 p.m., and tickets are $45 each (reserved seats). Not recommended for children younger than 13.
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For information about the theatrical performance and for booking: lacorrivaux.net or 581-849-2325
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For information about the exhibition Aeria: theplainsofabraham.ca, 418-649-6157, or information@ccbn-nbc.gc.ca.
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Contacts
Media enquiries:
Nathalie Allaire
Assistant Director of Communications
The National Battlefields Commission
nathalie.allaire@ccbn-nbc.gc.ca
418 648-4801
Information:
Plains of Abraham Museum
835 Avenue Wilfrid-Laurier, Québec (Québec) G1R 2L3
information@ccbn-nbc.gc.ca
418 649-6157
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