La Symphonie du hanneton (1998)
It starts in one room: a young man in pajamas lies down and sleeps. He agitates, turns, returns. He is recovering, sits on his bed and a cloud of smoke is coming from his skull, he loses an arm, a leg. He enters a fantasy world where all objects come to life. The swallowed pillow passes his door, a reflection of the mirror emancipates, the portrait of the table rebels and sings his dismay. Dishes and utensils are transformed into a fabulous bestiary where dragon and rhinos are fighting. Gags in cascade, anachronistic nose-feet in acrobatics, juggling on the trapeze, dancing lyric songs, James Thiérrée puts the reality upside down and takes us into a surreal and dreamlike symphony played by interpreters to staggering energy.
Director: Patrick Czaplinski
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James Thierrée as Le dormeur |
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Raphaëlle Boitel as L'araignée |
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Magnus Jakobsson as Le reflet |
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Uma Ysamat as La chanteuse |
| Directing | Patrick Czaplinski | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liliane Boitel | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victoria Thiérrée | Costume Design |
| Sound | Thomas Delot | Songs |
| Lighting | Jérôme Sabre | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Etienne Bousquet | Sets & Props Supervisor |
| Directing | James Thierrée | Stage Director |
