Denis Mariotte
Prises / Reprises
Prises / Reprises © Evi Fylaktou ©
Production extrapole
Revival for Festival d’Automne à Paris in corealisation with Théâtre de la Cité internationale (Paris)
With the support of CCN de Rillieux-la-Pape for the loan of studio and GRÜ – Théâtre du Grütli (Genève – Suisse)
Partnership with France Inter
Premiered 19 of February 2011 at GRÜ – Théâtre du Grütli (Genève – Suisse)
In these pieces, Maguy Marin and Denis Mariotte emphasize the performers’ sheer presence on stage, who face the absurdity of the world. Ça quand même initiated from their concern about the living conditions of artists today.
The magnificent minimalism of the piece heralds Marin’s 2004 piece Umwelt. Denis Mariotte’s Prises / Reprises stages a man facing a world on the verge of chaos.
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