Ithaca (Our Odyssey 1)
Inspired by Homer
Christiane Jatahy
After the success of What if They Went to Moscow? in 2017, Christiane Jatahy is back with a new work. Loosely based on the Odyssey, Ithaque (Notre Odyssée 1) is the first panel of a diptych the second half of which will be produced at Théâtre National in 2019.
Always ready to involve the public in the conception of the story, the Brazilian artist has created an unexpected device. The stage is divided bi-frontally so the spectators are separated into two groups, on one side Ithaca with Penelope and on the other side Calypso’s home with Ulysses creating two temporalities that overlap and meet. Between the two, a double opaque curtain, an undefined space, possibly a crossing…
Intertwined by images of migrants, of borders, and of the longing for the homecoming, Ithaque offers not only a parallel with the contemporary world, but also a true reflection on travel and exile, and especially a unique theatrical experience.
Calendar
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- 20:15
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+ Live music au Marché National - 22:30
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- 20:15
introduction - 19:45
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- 19:30
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Information
Language
FR, PT — Surtitles FR, EN
Duration
120’
Venue
Grande salle
Surrounding the show
introduction 13.11.2018 - 19:45 (15')
Sound level
category 2
Cast
Inspired by
Homère
Dramaturgy, scenography
Christiane Jatahy
Artistic collaboration, light, scenography
Thomas Walgrave
Collaboration on the scenography
Marcelo Lipiani
Artistic collaboration
Henrique Mariano
Sound design
Alex Fostier
Director of photography, framing
Paulo Camacho
Costumes
Siegrid Petit-Imbert, Géraldine Ingremeau
Video system
Julio Parente
Direction assistant, translation
Marcus Borja
Set design
Atelier de construction de l’Odéon-Théâtre l’Europe et l’équipe de l’Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe
With
Karim Bel Kacem, Julia Bernat, Cédric Eeckhout, Stella Rabello, Matthieu Sampeur, Isabel Teixeira
We wish to warmly thank for having shared a bit of their personal odysseys
Kais Razouk, Godrat Arai & Nazeeh Alsahuyny
Production
Odéon – Théâtre de l’Europe
Co-production
Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, São Luiz Teatro Municipal – Lisbonne, Onassis Cultural Center – Athènes, Ruhrtriennale – Allemagne, Comédie de Genève
With the support of
CENTQUATRE – Paris, WBI (Wallonie-Bruxelles International)
