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La Roulotte: 60 YearsOld, Still Young at HeartLucky is the child who gets a car on her or his16 th birthday. La Roulotte got one for its 60 thbirthday! A new van actually … to once again takeprops, costumes, and even a stage to Montréalparks through the summer. On the moving marqueethis year was Peter Pan, directed by Félix Beaulieu-Duchesneau with the talent of actors, designers andproduction professionals from the Conservatoire d’artdramatique de Montréal and the National Theatre Schoolof Canada.The grandfather of children’s theatre in Québec, La Roulotteis a summertime tradition that just grows stronger with theyears. Attendance continues to rise and in 2012, over 22,000came to fall under the spell of the travelling show owed to thegenius of Paul Buissonneau. Since its creation, La Roulottehas given a million children their first taste of theatre andseveral of our great actors an early career-boost with theopportunity to perform in this much-loved tour of the city.Once Upon a Time in the West…Cégep André-Laurendeau has taken a central place in the cultural heart of theLasalle borough with the opening of its Théâtre Desjardins. A major expansionto the former Salle Jean-Grimaldi, led by Architectes FABG, has broughtThéâtre Desjardins into the present day. Some 30,000 spectators now comethrough its doors per year for diverse cultural programming presented incooperation with the Cégep and the Accès culture network.Everything is new: the glass lobby, the bar, a renovated ticket office, dressingrooms, the seats, and upgraded sound and stage equipment … even thestage curtain!26