Théâtre National de Bretagne
Direction Arthur Nauzyciel

OPÉRETTE
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OPÉRETTE

WITOLD GOMBROWICZ / MADELEINE LOUARN & JEAN-FRANÇOIS AUGUSTE

Running time 2h30

 

Running time 2h30

 

Creation at TNB (2020) 
On tour seasons 2021/22 and 2022/23

At the heart of this performance is a meeting between young actors of the 10th class of the TNB Drama School and disabled performers from the group Catalyse. Directors Madeleine Louarn and Jean-François Auguste, collaborating with the composer David Neerman, kick theatre out of the rut of rationalism and normalcy. In Opérette, the characteristics and quirks of each person find new expression, creating space in which the performers can respect both the here and now of presence and the demands of fiction. The play itself is by one of the great Polish writers of the 20th century, Witold Gombrowicz, and it sparkles with humour, poetry and sarcasm. Explosive and carnivalesque, the song, dance, masks, costumes (made in the studios of TNB), laughter and frights of Opérette all converge on a philosophy that encourages everyone to be what they are and not what they are asked to be. 

This project between TNB students and the performers of Catalyse is part of a three-year training programme that forms a core component of the school’s curriculum. By allowing students to experiment with new modes of training emerging from the next generation of artists, and by giving them a long and in-depth experience of working with disabled artists, the project aims to have a lasting impact on their future careers.

Running time 2h30

 

CREDITS

Text
WITOLD GOMBROWICZ
Direction
MADELEINE LOUARN
JEAN-FRANÇOIS AUGUSTE 
Music
DAVID NEERMAN
Vocal work
VALÉRIE PHILIPPIN
Costumes
CLÉMENCE DELILLE 
Lighting
MICHEL BERTRAND
Set design
JEAN-FRANÇOIS AUGUSTE

 

With
TRISTAN CANTIN
MANON CARPENTIER
GUILLAUME DROUADAINE
CHRISTELLE PODEUR
JEAN-CLAUDE POULIQUEN
SYLVAIN ROBIC
and the actors from the 10th class of the TNB Drama School
HINDA ABDELAOUI
OLGA ABOLINA 
LOUIS ATLAN
LAURE BLATTER
AYMEN BOUCHOU
CLARA BRETHEAU
VALENTIN CLABAULT
MAXIME CROCHARD
AMÉLIE GRATIAS
ALICE KUDLAK

JULIEN LEWKOWICZ
ARTHUR RÉMI
RAPHAËLLE ROUSSEAU
SALOMÉ SCOTTO
MERWANE TAJOUITI
MAXIME THÉBAULT
LUCAS VAN POUCKE
LALOU WYSOCKA

 

Production: Théâtre National de Bretagne. With the support of the insertion device of the TNB Drama School. Coproduction: Centre National pour la Création Adaptée. In partnership with ESAT Genêts d’Or / Atelier Catalyse and SE/cW (Morlaix). With the artistic participation of Jeune théâtre national. Thanks to TNS. With the support of Fondation BPGO and Crédit Agricole 29. Price « Coup de cœur Solidaire » of Fondation SNCF.