L’Heure bleue
- By
- David Clavel
- Performed by
- Maël Besnard, David Clavel, Emmanuelle Devos, Valérie De Dietrich, Daniel Martin, Anne Suarez
Portraying the twists and turns of a family reunion, L’Heure bleue [The Blue Hour] depicts the burden of memories, silences and misunderstandings. At the heart of this tragedy of things left unsaid lies a formidable cast of actors and the […]
Hen
- Direction
- Johanny Bert
- Performed by
- Johanny Bert, Anthony Diaz avec les musiciens Guillaume Bongiraud, Cyrille Froger
From the imagination of director and puppeteer Johanny Bert, Hen offers audiences a joyful and provocative evening, cross-referencing 1930s Berlin cabarets and the contemporary queer scene. Hen has a wide range of facial and bodily expressions. Glamorous and virile, raw […]
La Dispute
- By
- Mohamed El Khatib
- Performed by
- en alternance Aaron, Amélie, Camille, Éloria, Ihsen, Imran, Maëlla, Malick, Solal, Swann
Schoolchildren whose parents have separated give their views on marital conflicts. They talk to us directly or through videos and what they say is often funny. A “fiction about reality” by Mohamed El Khatib, written by children, rather than for […]
I Silenti
- By
- Fabrizio Cassol, Tcha Limberger
- Direction
- Lisaboa Houbrechts
- Performed by
- le violoniste et chanteur Tcha Limberger, la danseuse Shantala Shivalingappa, les chanteurs Claron Mcfadden, Nicola Wemyss, Jonatan Alvarado, les instrumentistes Philippe Thuriot, Georgi Dobrev, Vilmos Csikos, Ezgi Elkirmis
Inspired by Monteverdi’s madrigals and the nomadic songs of Tcha Limberger, I Silenti paints a picture of love, war and exile. Directed by Lisaboa Houbrechts, the rising star of Flemish theatre, this journey takes audiences into the timeless depths of […]
Vilain !
- According to
- "Le Vilain Petit Canard" de Hans Christian Andersen
- Direction
- Alexis Armengol
- Performed by
- Nelly Pulicani, Romain Tiriakian, Shih Han Shaw
A young orphan is about to tell a tale that pursues her, that acts on her like a mirror, when she lets herself be caught up in her past. Show aimed at all audiences, Vilain! mixes the arts and speaks […]
Una costilla sobre la mesa : Madre
- By
- Angélica Liddell
- Performed by
- Angélica Liddell, Gumersindo Puche, Niño De Elche, Ichiro Sugae et une vingtaine de participants
For the first time in Lyon, Angélica Liddell presents Una costilla sobre la mesa: Madre (A rib on the table: Mother). A punch show in which the great Spanish artist displays all her exuberance. A singular artist if ever there […]
Surexpositions
- By
- Marion Aubert
- Direction
- Julien Rocha
- Performed by
- Margaux Desailly, Fabrice Gaillard, Johanna Nizard et Cédric Veschambre
Through winks to the life and filmography of Patrick Dewaere, four actors retrace the path of a man in movement, in search, in struggle. And draw a fictionalized vision of the untroubled beings that we are: on the border of […]
Electra in the Underworld
- By
- Simon Abkarian
- Performed by
- Simon Abkarian, Maral Abkarian, Chouchane Agoudjian, Anaïs Ancel, Maud Brethenoux, Laurent Clauwaert, Victor Fradet, Aurore Frémont, Christina Galstian Agoudjian, Rafaela Jirkovsky, Nathalie Le Boucher, Eliot Maurel, Olivier Mansard, Nedjma Merahi, Manon Pélissier, Annie Rumani, Catherine Schaub Abkarian, Suzana Thomaz, Frédérique Voruz et les musiciens Howlin’jaws (Djivan Abkarian, Lucas Humbert, Baptiste Léon)
Premiered in 2019 at the Théâtre du Soleil, this is a contemporary vision of the Electra myth that takes us deep into the underworld. A world in which music, song and dance uphold the tradition of a profoundly popular form […]
Monsieur x
- By
- Mathilda May
- Performed by
- Pierre Richard
Directed by Mathilda May, the unforgettable protagonist of the Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire [The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe] opens the doors to a mute world that sways to and forth between dreams and the absurd. […]
Thanks to the night
- By
- Raphaël Defour
- Performed by
- Pauline Laurendeau, Clara Lespine, Bérengère Sigoure, Cécilia Steiner, Lisa Torres
Rescheduled to 2021 following cancellation of the performances in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Five actresses question the archaic and contemporary figures of witches, in a poetic escapade combining writings, documentary, autofiction and song. The five actresses brought […]
And I and Silence
- By
- Naomi Wallace
- Direction
- René Loyon
- Performed by
- Olga Mouak, Morgane Real, Roxanne Roux, Alison Valence
Considered one of the great living authors of American theatre, Naomi Wallace takes an uncompromising look at her country’s shortcomings. Her play And I and Silence forcefully and beautifully denounces the brutality of social conditioning. “There is a singular tone […]
Outside
- By
- Kirill Serebrennikov
- Performed by
- Odin Lund Biron, Alexey Bychkov, Yang Ge, Gueorgui Koudrenko, Nikita Kukushkin, Julia Loboda, Daniil Orlov, Andrey Petrouchenkov, Andrey Poliakov, Evgeny Romantsov, Anastassia Radkova, Evgeny Sangadzhiev, Igor Sharoïko
Outside was one of the highlights of the 2019 Avignon Festival, in which Kirill Serebrennikov pays tribute to the Chinese photographer Ren Hang through theatre, music and dance. Considered one of the most gifted artists of his generation, Ren Hang […]
Nosztalgia express
- By
- Marc Lainé
- Performed by
- Alain Eloy, Émilie Franco, Thomas Gonzalez, Léopoldine Hummel, François Praud, François Sauveur, Olivier Werner et la participation de Farid Laroussi
Mixing different genres, registers and emotions, Nosztalgia Express juxtaposes intimate fiction with a broader historical narrative. Set in Paris and Budapest, this cavalcade of a play is filled with humour and twists. At dawn on November 4, 1956, Soviet tanks […]
Laterna magica
- By
- Ingmar Bergman
- Direction
- Dorian Rossel, Delphine Lanza
- Performed by
- Fabien Coquil, Delphine Lanza, Ilya Levin
Delphine Lanza and Dorian Rossel adapt Ingmar Bergman’s inner world to the stage, creating a captivating dive into the depths of the imagination. Bergman is one of the most celebrated names in cinema, an introspective filmmaker who, at the end […]
Colours of the Air
- By
- Igor Mendjisky
- Performed by
- Raphaèle Bouchard en alternance avec Alexandrine Serre, Pierre Hiessler, Igor Mendjisky, Hortense Monsaingeon, Thibault Perrenoud en alternance avec Léo-Antonin Lutinier, Juliette Poissonnier, Esther Van Den Driessche, Jean-Paul Wenzel, Yuriy Zavalnyouk
Author, director and actor Igor Mendjisky has created a fictional tale inspired by the incredible life of his father, a painter and formidable crook. A lively reflection on creation, emancipation, lies and heritage… A 35-year-old filmmaker named Ilia loses his […]
By Heart
- By
- William Shakespeare, Ray Bradbury, George Steiner, Joseph Brodsky
- Direction
- Tiago Rodrigues
- Performed by
- Tiago Rodrigues
In just a few years, Tiago Rodrigues has become one of the most prominent artists on the European scene. Combining poetry, confidences and politics, he invites audiences to share the actor’s process and erases the boundaries between reality, theatre and […]
Pourama Pourama
- By
- Gurshad Shaheman
- Performed by
- Gurshad Shaheman
Iranian-born artist Gurshad Shaheman invites us to an immersive and ambulatory experience in three parts. An overwhelming self-fictional spectacle: at the edge of theater, installation and performance. He was born in Iran, where he grew up with his father, during […]
Bâtir
- Direction
- Raphaël Patout
- Performed by
- Pierre-François Doireau, Josée Drevon, Damien Houssier, Elisabeth Hölzle, Pauline Huruguen
Rallying around an apprentice architect, a community of citizens launches into a new city project… Where the world of ideas converges with the practical world, the Lyon-based company La Chambre Noire invites us to reconsider, with humour, how we live […]
All my love
- By
- Laurent Mauvignier
- Direction
- Arnaud Meunier
- Performed by
- Anne Brochet, Romain Fauroux*, Ambre Febvre*, Philippe Torreton, Fred Ulysse
Arnaud Meunier stages All my love, by Laurent Mauvignier. A metaphysical thriller in which Anne Brochet and Philippe Torreton embody a couple facing an enigmatic reality… The world of Laurent Mauvignier gives life to characters who are trying to overcome […]
I’m leaving, but the State remains (episodes 1, 2 and 3)
- By
- Hugues Duchêne
- Performed by
- Pénélope Avril en alternance avec Juliette Damy, Vanessa Bile-Audouard, Théo Comby-Lemaître, Hugues Duchêne, Marianna Granci, Laurent Robert, Gabriel Tur en alternance avec Robin Goupil
The young members of the Royal Velours Company first met as student actors at the Comédie-Française. In this documented theatrical serial, they analyse the Macron years with deliberate impertinence. The stage is empty, except for a piano, a few chairs […]
Mars - 2037
- By
- Pierre Guillois
- Performed by
- Jean-Michel Fournereau, Magali Léger ou Marie Oppert, Charlotte Marquardt, Quentin Moriot, Élodie Pont, Pierre Samuel et les musiciens Matthieu Benigno (percussions), Nicolas Ducloux (clavier), Chloé Ducray ou Claire Galo-Place (harpe), Gabrielle Godart (clavier), Nicolas Crosse (contrebasse) (distribution en cours)
Two women, two men, a robot and a hen are on their way to the Red Planet to become its first settlers… A space musical “made in France”, Mars-2037 brings mankind’s greatest dream to life. 12 June 2037. After many […]
I’m leaving, but the State remains (episodes 4 and 5)
- By
- Hugues Duchêne
- Performed by
- Pénélope Avril en alternance avec Juliette Damy, Vanessa Bile-Audouard, Théo Comby-Lemaître, Hugues Duchêne, Marianna Granci, Laurent Robert, Gabriel Tur en alternance avec Robin Goupil
The young members of the Royal Velours Company first met as student actors at the Comédie-Française. In this documented theatrical serial, they analyse the Macron years with deliberate impertinence. The stage is empty, except for a piano, a few chairs […]
I’m leaving, but the State remains (full performance)
- By
- Hugues Duchêne
- Performed by
- Pénélope Avril en alternance avec Juliette Damy, Vanessa Bile-Audouard, Théo Comby-Lemaître, Hugues Duchêne, Marianna Granci, Laurent Robert, Gabriel Tur en alternance avec Robin Goupil
The young members of the Royal Velours Company first met as student actors at the Comédie-Française. In this documented theatrical serial, they analyse the Macron years with deliberate impertinence. The stage is empty, except for a piano, a few chairs […]
ROOM
- By
- James Thierrée
- Performed by
- James Thierrée, Ching-Ying Chien, Camille Constantin, Mathias Durand, Hélène Escriva, Steeve Eton, Noémie Ettlin, Damien Fleau, Maxime Fleau, Myrtille Hetzel, Nora Horvath, Magnus Jakobsson, Kwang Suk Park « Issue »
Purify, exalt, share … For his new creation, James Thierrée wishes to renew the relationship that unites him to the public. With an unbridled musical ensemble, he presents ROOM, a trip of drawers all in excess in his extraordinary universe. […]
Stallone
- By
- Emmanuèle Bernheim
- Direction
- Fabien Gorgeart, Clotilde Hesme, Pascal Sangla
- Performed by
- Clotilde Hesme, Pascal Sangla
The actress Clotilde Hesme, the musician Pascal Sangla and the filmmaker Fabien Gorgeart take on a short story by Emmanuèle Bernheim. The story of a young woman who, after watching a Sylvester Stallone film, decides to change her life. One […]