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his father suffering from an attack ofdysentery for nearly an hour, the director pushes us to the edge. But as unsettling as it might be, Castellucci’s latest creation is nonetheless marked by a tenderness that won’t fail to touch you. What we remember from this first part is the infinite love that ties the son to the father. As always, the director rewards the spectator for his patience, not to say his endurance, by proposing a second part where crudeness gives way to lyricism. Children throw grenades in the face of Jesus, whose imperturbable portrait is soon torn apart beneath our eyes, giving way at the spectacular end to a double inscription “You are my shepherd/ You are not my shepherd”. Solitude and the suffering of life are always at the heart of Castellucci’s work…
On tour in Europe from September 2011.
“On the Concept of the Face, Regarding the Son of God” by Romeo Castellucci: Lyrical!
Three years after his magnificent triptyque based on “The Divine Comedy” with its plethora of images as beautiful as they were terrible, Romeo Castellucci returns to Avignon with an extreme show. “On the Concept of the Face, Regarding the Son of God” numbers among the most disturbing and powerful of the 2011 festival. By showing a son fussing over
”Fase” by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker: Excellent!
This dance performance received a standing ovation, rarely seen at the Avignon Festival! An opus in 4 movements or 4 phases to a minimal, repetitive score by Steve Reich and played respectively on the piano, then spoken-sung, on the violin, then clapping. On stage, two dancers perform the choreography’s mechanical gestures in perfect resonance with the music.
On tour in Europe from 10 September 2011.
“Blood and Roses” by Guy Cassiers: Tremendous!
This play focuses on two historic characters: Joan of Arc, from the time of her arrival at the head of the army which heroically liberated Orléans, to her downfall tied to power games at the French court, and Gilles de Rais, her comrade in arms. It’s his perverse and sadistic side, unleashed at the death of Joan of Arc, which is explored in this play. The performances of the actors Katelijne Damen, Stefaan Degand, Abke Haring, who play, respectively, Joan, Gilles and the mother of the heir, are remarkable, as is the direction, which includes using cameras, thus allowing the spectators to enter into the characters’ intimacy.
On tour in France and Belgium from January 2012.
By Sonia Zarowsky and Ariane Hermelin - August 11, 2011
Each July, Avignon’s famous festival draws theatre lovers, including Sonia and Ariane. Here, they share with us “their” Avignon.
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