Le Kiosque: Why did the writings of Jean Giono seduce you?
Gael Faure : “Le Bruit du Blé was born out of my desire to get closer to the essentials. It had been a while since I had wanted to find a link with true nature, the texts, my music, simplicity and the peasant world. It was quite by chance that I discovered Giono in a small bookstore a few years ago. I came across the book “Regain”. This echoed in a completely improbable way at home since I had released, without having any idea of the existence of this book, an album also entitled “Regain”. Surprisingly the two answered each other and made sense. My father, a farmer, explained to me that the regrowth is the second growth of grass, which is particularly good for animals. Chance of poetry is also the anagram of seed, which I found very beautiful. I fell in love with Jean Giono’s writing, I like the way he depicts his environment, the way he understands souls and his way of highlighting the peasant world and simplicity. »
Le Kiosque: How was this show born?
Gael Faure : “After my Regain album, I didn’t want to leave mechanically for another album, and then go on tour again. I wanted to take the time, get out of the feeling of confinement and offer something new. I also wanted to get closer to people, farms and the farming world that saw me grow up. I wanted a fairly simple creation. With Nicolas (Martel), we started in halls, then quickly, we played a lot outdoors, on farms. We had this need for more humility, to play in front of small audiences who come especially to discover this show and listen with an attentive ear rather than being drowned in the mass of a big festival or not being just a name on a cultural program. It was also a way for me to bring culture to the farm and the countryside. When I was young, my parents didn’t have the time and didn’t necessarily feel concerned. Moreover, places of culture are sometimes impressive, excluding and totally out of step with reality. With this operation and this show, we offer ourselves a freedom that is priceless, we meet people, we exchange… This leaves room for surprise and poetry, because it goes through a branch of tree or the whistle of a bird at an unexpected moment in the show. There is also the idea of taking the time, of criss-crossing a region and getting out of the logic of a big tour where you are in Lille one evening and Marseille the next day. It is an ecological aberration. I like to say of this show that it is ecolonomic and permacultural. I like to do less, but better! »
Le Kiosque: How is Le Bruit du Blé presented?
Gael Faure : “We used passages from Jean Giono’s book “Que ma Joie Remain” which Nicolas plays and declaims. We did a job of selecting his passages so that they respond and resonate with my songs from the Regain album. It’s curious to see how much sense that can make and how these texts sublimate each other without having been created for each other. It’s a discussion between Giono’s texts and mine, between Nicolas and me. I think this show is timeless, speaks to people, and can be played for a long time. I also like this approach because I like the idea of creating intergenerational bridges with an older public who discovers Gael Faure through Giono and a younger public who discovers Giono through Gael Faure. »
Practical information : Le Bruit du Blé, as part of the Montreuil-Bellay theater festival, Friday September 1, 2023 at 4 p.m. at the Prieuré des Nobis in Montreuil-Bellay, fall back to La Closerie in case of rain. Information and reservations on on 06 15 02 20 88 or on [email protected].
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