The first dog on the moon

Bestiary

Contemporary musical stories

Perhaps you've heard of Laika, the dog sent to space by the soviets in 1957?

How did she get there? What did she think was happening? How did she feel, rocketing her way to the moon? Experience her journey from the inside. Squeeze into that cramped cabin and share the thrills, chills, and sheer terror of that canine hero as played by Sophie Nélisse.

Narrated by Sophie Nélisse
Recorded in December 2020 at Théâtre Paradoxe in Montreal

Patrick Mathieu


Composition

Sophie Nélisse


narration

Jim Burke


Original text

Julien Proulx


Animator


Musicians

Antoine Bareil

First violin
Quatuor Voxpopuli

Uliana Drugova

Second violin
Quatuor Voxpopuli

Amina Myriam Tébini

Viola
Quatuor Voxpopuli

Ioav Bronchti

Cello
Quatuor Voxpopuli

David Gélinas

Double bass
OSD

Ariane Brisson

Flute
OSD

Antonin Cuerrier

Clarinet
OSD

Mary Chalk

Bassoon
OSD

Corine Chartré-Lefebvre

Horn
OSD

Frédéric Gagnon

Trumpet
OSD

Sébastien Côté

Trombone
OSD

Catherine Varvaro

Timpani
OSD

Vincent Séguin

Percussion
OSD

Robin Best

Harp
OSD


Production team

Julien Proulx

Artistic Director
OSD

Patrick Mathieu

Artistic Director
Voxpopuli

Philippe Bouvrette

Sound Engineer
Musicom

Éric Leboeuf

Sound design
Mixing

David Laurain

French translation

Studio Cinélume

Voice recording

Marie-Michelle Raby

Production Director