Les Thébaïdes – Spiritualité du désert *Creation 2023
Las Huelgas Manuscript (14th century) / Sufi Chant / Creation 6 female singers and organetto Guest artist: Alia Sellami, vocals This programme bears the echo of thebaids in different places, religions, languages and eras. A tribute to feminine spirituality, it is the fruit gathered from our own deserts, where we share a taste for questioning, doubt and wonder. Symbolic of a chosen, intimate solitude, or a real, physical desert, these two spaces are consonant in their immensity. Medieval music, poetry [...]
Odd Birds
Two possible casting options: 5 singers and organetto. 5 singers and organetto, with Jean Boucault and Johnny Rasse – Les Chanteurs-Oiseaux (The Birdsong imitators). Works by Borlet, Solage, Guillaume de Machaut, Guillaume Dufay, Clément Janequin together with pieces of unknown origin from the 14th century Chantilly Codex. Angels, rare birds, and other more familiar warblers appear throughout the programme. The entire history of music is filled with their songs. A bird is a poet, a prophet, and a [...]
Mahaut, Girl of Wood
A NEW PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES 3 actress-singers, 1 musician and 1 stage manager. A musical tale for the stage with vocals, instruments, masks and puppets. Featuring works by Guillaume de Machaut and Moniot d’Arras, and pieces of unknown origin from the 13th century; with Caroline Marçot. Script by Anouch Paré. Director: Véronique Samakh. Lighting design: Simon Fritschi. Costumes: Maxence Rapetti. Scenography: Ludovic Meunier. For all audiences aged 6 and above. Running time 45-50 minutes. Mahaut, fille de bois, is [...]
Pray for peace
Gregorian chants, sacred polyphonies of the XIVth century, Persian improvisations
Constellations
Participative creation. Voices, instruments, circus, video, amateur and smartphone choruses.
The book of Alienor
An exceptional program between sacred and profane that pays tribute to two great female figures of history: Eleanor of Brittany and Eleanor of Aquitaine.