La vieille dame et le serpent
Nicolas Mouzet Tagawa
Proche Quartier
How do we inhabit the institution? And how does it inhabit us? How does a body enter the institution? Can it leave it? And what does it mean to enter and leave? What changes occur between entering and leaving?
Drawing on meetings with local associations, on a tale and on a reference treatise for scenographers, Nicolas Mouzet Tagawa weaves a dance between words and the craft machinery of the stage. A web takes shape among the curtains, pulleys, windlasses and social fabric. ‘Curtains that hide and reveal, neutralize and reveal the “dramatic” action. Humans who produce this action. Or not. Once again, something of the space in motion.’
Première
Corealisation Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles
Coproduction Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles
Calendar
Information
Language
fr, surtitling nl, en
Duration
1hr
Venue
Studio
Price
€9 > €21
Cast
Conception, direction, and scenography
Nicolas Mouzet Tagawa
With
Guillaume Papachristou
Claire Rappin
Bastien Montes
Assistant director
Esther Denis
Scenography collaboration
Esther Denis
Fred Op De Beek
Dramaturgy
Bogdan Kikena
Costumes and textile research
Sofie Durnez
Lighting design
Max Adams
Music composition
Tim Coenen
Claire Rappin
Choreographic practice and supervision
Natacha Nicora
Technical co-direction
Fred Op De Beek
Britt Roger Sas
Scenography intern
Chloé Evrard
Personal assistance for Guillaume Papachristou during rehearsals
Bastien Montes
Personal assistance for Guillaume Papachristou outside rehearsals
Boris Alessandri
Clément Papachristou
Damien Trapletti
First scenographic experimentations
Florence Dubru
Lucas Hamblenne
Thomas Linthoudt
Company development
Florence Bourgeon
Production and international distribution manager
Leïla Di Gregorio
Production
Proche Quartier
Delegated production
Atelier 210
Coproduction
Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Potlach, Coop, Shelter Prod
Residency Support
La Bellone, Paco, kunstencentrum BUDA, Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Les Bancs Publics / Friche la Belle de Mai
With the support of
Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, General Service for Artistic Creation – Theatre Department and the "Un Futur pour la culture 2023" grant, taxshelter.be, ING, and the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government, WBI, and WBTD, Solidarity Support: Persona
Acknowledgements
Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie and Théâtre de Namur
Performances in Brussels supported by
The Embassy of France in Belgium and the Institut français in Paris as part of IF Incontournable
