Tragédie démocratie

"What are you doing after the citizens' assembly? – I'm going to see Sophocles' latest play, it's supposed to be wonderful." This 2500-year-old dialogue, found on a pottery shard, plunges us into the time of the first Greek tragedies as much as into that of Athenian democracy.

In 1896, Madeleine, a mysterious patient who would spend her life on tiptoes, claimed to levitate. Facing her, a fascinated doctor attempts to unravel the enigma through hypnosis and bring her back to reason. Inspired by a dark chapter in medical history, Valentine Losseau creates a fascinating work centered on the poignant destiny of so-called hysterical women, torn between incomprehension and resistance. In a prodigious stage setting, bodies seem to float. Carried by Leïla Ka's choreography, this theatre of realities becomes a dizzying sensory journey. "A madness that you discover with wide eyes, pinching your neighbour who, himself, remains speechless. " Libération "Valentine Losseau invents dizzying worlds. She has elevated illusion to the rank of art. " Le Nouvel Obs

Distribution

Concept, dramaturgy and artistic direction Valentine Losseau

Direction Valentine Losseau and Raphaël Navarro

Magic Valentine Losseau and Raphaël Navarro

With Leïla Ka (alternating), Delphine Lanson, David Murgia (alternating), Laurent Natrella and Yvain Juillard alternating, Florence Peyrard and the presence of Marco Bataille-Testu, Marine Bragard, Ayelén Cantini, Thierry Debroas, Théo Jourdainne and Jessica Williams

Text Yvain Juillard, Valentine Losseau, David Murgia

Additional text Mâkhi Xenakis

Choreography Leïla Ka

Body writing Leïla Ka, Delphine Lanson, Florence Peyrard

Set design Benjamin Gabrié

Lighting Valentine Losseau and Maureen Sizun Vom Dorp

Costumes Siegrid Petit-Imbert

General and stage management (creation) Mickaël Marchadier

General and stage management (tour) Marine Bragard

Lighting management Maureen Sizun Vom Dorp

Special management and cueing Camille Gateau

Sound management Clément Netzer

Shadow management and stage management Marco Bataille-Testu

Stage management Marine Bragard, Ayelén Cantini, Thierry Debroas, Théo Jourdainne, Jessica Williams

Accessory construction William Defresne

Technical direction consulting François Revol

Lighting consulting Pasc