Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II
Photograph Juliána Dubovská
An allegory of the world, a poetic and theatrical performance, Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde ignores the boundaries of space and time.
An artist of the infinitesimal, Ézéquiel Garcia-Romeu is a demiurge who reveals an extraordinary world, in a precarious equilibrium between the beauty and brutality of matter.
From the outset, the Théâtre de la Massue breaks the mold and invites us to construct a live territory in interaction with its audience.
On stage, a hazy, rugged landscape emerges, gradually populated by puppets with sculpted faces. Here and there, these little creatures are busy with strange and sometimes absurd tasks, meticulously participating in an ingenious little machine, immersed in a craft universe made of wood, salvaged objects and string. As the performance progresses, paths of hope emerge within this moving metaphor for the human condition.
Design and scenography: Ézéquiel Garcia-Romeu.
Dramaturgy and advising: Laurent Caillon
Puppets : Ézéquiel Garcia-Romeu, Martine Le Saout, Iroslav Petkov.
Stage management: Thierry Hett.
Sound design: Stéphane Morisse.
Original music composition: René Koering.
Acting and puppeteering: Thierry Hett, Alicia Malialin, Roxane Merten-Pallanca, Iroslav Petkov, Inbal Yomtovian.
Trainees: Ana Almeida, Odila Artru, Célia Hue.
Production :
- Théâtre de la Massue - Ézéquiel Garcia-Romeu company
Coproduction :
- Théâtre National de Nice, National Dramatic Centre Nice-Côte d’Azur – TNN
- New Generation Theatre, National Drama Centre of Lyon – TNG
- Théâtre-Sénart, National Stage (Lieusaint)
- LLa Carré, Scène Nationale (Château-Gontier sur Mayenne)
- National Puppet Theatre of Vidin (Bulgaria)
- Plovdiv, European Capital of Culture (Bulgaria)
- L'ExtraPôle (Marseille)
With the support of :
- Ministry of Culture – Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs PACA
- South Region – PACA
- Department of Alpes-Maritimes
- City of Nice
- French Institute
- Speedy dam
Thank you:
- La Gare franche (Marseille)
- Le Mouffetard (Paris)
- Université Côte d’Azur (Nice)
- La Chartreuse, National Centre for Performing Arts Writing
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - Figura Theaterfestival, Baden, Switzerland (18 June 2024)
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - Aranya Theater Festival, Qinhuangdao, China (26 June 2024)
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - Pop Up Puppets International Festival, Stockholm, Sweden (25 August 2024)
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - Festival LUTKE'24, Ljubljana, Slovenia (27 September 2024)
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - Festival Manca, Cannes (15 June 2021)
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - Festival off d'Avignon (4 July 2021)
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - GogolFest, Kherson, Ukraine (4 September 2021)
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - Parade-fest, Kharkiv, Ukraine (9 September 2021)
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - Festival En Ribambelle, Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée (Mucem), Marseille (5 October 2021)
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - Le Carré, Scène nationale de Château-Gontier (31 January 2019)
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - Festival Court Toujours, NEST Nord-Est Théâtre, Thionville (22 September 2019)
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - Plovdiv European Capital of Culture, Bulgaria (25 November 2019)
- Performances : Le Petit Théâtre du Bout du Monde - Opus II - National Palace of Culture (NDK), Sofia, Bulgaria (1 December 2019)
Full recording available on request.
