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Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

L'Avenir

Nature II
Magrit Coulon

12 > 23.11.2024
Theatre

Stricken with mal de vivre, a number of individuals end up within the walls of an ageing institution, L’Avenir. It welcomes the weary, the miserable, the depressed, all those who, one day, gave up, dreamed of disappearing for a while. At L’Avenir, between two cups of coffee served by an ageless steward, these people train to keep up with the world, to maintain the tempo, by integrating the rules of successful sociability. 
In this breathless place, this fragile community of lonely souls tries to relearn what it takes to engage in the business of life. Trained to become the protagonists of their own lives, to play their part in a society that wears them down, they are plagued by doubt: play the game, yes, but why?

After HOME: Morceaux de nature en ruine and Toutes les villes détruites se ressemblent, the Nature II company, under the impetus of Magrit Coulon, presents the final part of its trilogy of commonplaces. Somewhere between secret polyphony and a choreography for tired bodies, L’Avenir continues the search for a theatre of the ordinary: writing focused on bodies and detail, the time that passes and the time that doesn’t, attention paid to everyday life, which is both funny and sad at the same time.

Première
Création Studio Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

 

 

For exceptional circumstances, the performance on 23.11 has been cancelled. Ticket holders will be contacted directly by the box office for a refund.

Calendar

  • - 20:15
  • - 19:15
  • - 20:15
  • - 20:15
  • - 19:15
  • - 20:15
  • - 19:15

    Discussion after show

  • - 14:00

    Daytime performance and discussion after show

  • - 20:15
  • - 19:15

Information

Language

fr

Duration

1hr15

Venue

Studio

Price

€9 > €21

Cast

With
Raphaëlle Corbisier
Emmanuelle Gilles-Rousseau
Marianne Hansé
Romain Pigneul
Jules Puibaraud
Claire Rappin 

Writing
Bogdan Kikena
Magrit Coulon et collective 

Direction
Magrit Coulon

Dramaturgy
Bogdan Kikena

Polyphonic singing, collaboration in playing direction and writing
Lucile Charnier

Assistant director
Anne Prea

Scenography
Justine Bougerol

Costumes Kostuums Costumes
Solène Valentin

Sound design
Olmo Missaglia

Lighting design
Manon Vergotte

Outside view
Stéphane Olivier 

Collaboration in physical work
Natacha Nicora 

Stage Manager
Pierre Ottinger

Technics
Corentin Christiaens
David Defour
Arthur Demaret
Stéphanie Denoiseaux
Jeison Pardo Rojas

Set construction and costume design
Ateliers du Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

A performance by
Nature II

Production
Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

Coproduction
Théâtre de Liège, Comédie de Genève, maison de la culture de Tournai/maison de création, Théâtre de Lorient, MC93 - Scène nationale de Seine-Saint-Denis à Bobigny, Théâtre Antoine Vitez - Scène d’Ivry, La Coop asbl, Shelter Prod

With the help of
La Fédération Wallonie- Bruxelles, Service Général de la Création Artistique – Direction du Théâtre

With the support of
CENTQUATRE-Paris, Centre Culturel d’Uccle, MoDul, La Bellone, Le Corridor, le Bocal, et de Taxshelter.be, ING et du Taxshelter du gouvernement fédéral belge

© Margot Briand
Le Rideau de saison, Maak & Transmettre · photo : Lucile Dizier, 2024