It’s strange, a theater without an audience. A deserted room, a desperately empty stage, corridors that seem to lead nowhere … The atmosphere, melancholy, solitary, does not seem conducive to creation.
And yet … As you listen, you begin to feel the pulsating life, somewhere in the dark passageways of a dozing theater.
Once upstairs, in the foyer converted into a rehearsal room, the actors are at work, concentrated.
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The troupe of the Orleans company L’Idée du nord, led by Benoît Giros, is refining a new play, Jubiler, written by Denis Lachaud. The director, Pierre Notte, directs the two actors, corrects their attitudes, checks the smallest details. There is still work to be done, but when you leave this creative residency, everything will be ready.
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“The play tells the story of two people in their 50s, who try not to repeat the same mistakes as their relationship begins. The text tries to see how the idea of the couple evolves ”, describes the artistic director of the company, Benoît Giros.
For him as for the whole troop, this residence is essential.
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“It’s huge, it’s more than a luxury. Here, the show becomes concrete. We can test the lights, the costumes. It’s very precious, ”he exclaims enthusiastically.
Even if he admits that, for now, he does not know what future the play is promised to.
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“It’s very strange to rehearse for shows that, in the end, don’t happen right away. It’s a very different dynamic. This is a very dark time for all of us. Fortunately, intermittent status saves lives. “
“Intermittent status saves lives”
The Theater received a prefectural authorization to organize a performance open to a handful of programmers, scheduled for Thursday, January 14.
A date that could give a future to a company which, like all players in the cultural sector, is sorely lacking in prospects …
Remi Bonnet
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