A monument of the American theater, Tony Kushner’s play, “Angels in America” will be performed in Limoges from December 16 to 18, 2021. A cover proposed by the new director of the Union Theater, Aurélie Van Den Daele. Immersion in the America of the 80s confronted with another pandemic at the time: AIDS.
From December 16 to 18, the Union Theater presents its stage cover of “Angels in America”, a landmark of American theater, written by Tony Kushner.
For nearly five hours, viewers will immerse themselves in 1980s America, “A melting pot where nothing has mixed up “, subjected to another pandemic than the coronavirus: AIDS.
On Monday, December 13, 2021, the director of the Union Theater and Academy, Aurelie Van Den Daele was a guest on the France 3 Limousin set.
“This piece presents a new take on what we are currently experiencing. Tony Kushner describes the arrival of this disease in America in the 80s and the fragments it will cause on populations..” Explain Aurélie Van Den Daele.
It is a great epic, a great fresco that is at the same time funny, very moving and very current.
On the program, 5 hours of show, an American meal and a reorganization of the theater for a guaranteed immersion. “After these months of loneliness, the idea was also to ask, how we could be together.“she confides.
The play “Angels in America” dates from 1991 and has been adapted many times by big names like the French filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin. For the director, Aurélie Van Den Daele, embarking on such a challenge is a way of presenting yourself to the public in Limoges, “we come with a whole team to say that we want to live adventures“.
Aurélie Van Den Daele staged this piece for the first time in 2015.
“I really wanted to talk about how the disease had influenced our contemporary societies […] Obviously, the pandemic we are experiencing makes us think differently about our relationships with others.“
Representations of “Angels in America“scheduled for December 16, 17 and 18, 2021, at the Union Theater in Limoges.
Reservation possible on site or via the online ticket office.
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