Absalon, absalon!
But what is this Deep South? This feeling of condemnation that we all carry within us?
Absalon, Absalon! chronicles the rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen, a boy born into poverty who becomes a man hungry for social recognition. But in a Mississippi plagued by slavery and the genocide of Native Americans, dreams of glory are doomed to failure.
Séverine Chavrier, current director of the Comédie de Genève and known at the TNC for her outstanding Ils nous ont oubliés, confronts the universe of William Faulkner with a free adaptation of the monumental Absalon, Absalon! An epic narrative in four voices that recalls Greek tragedies and with a staging that combines theatrical play, video, live music and dance.
Authorship
William Faulkner
Adaptation and direction
Séverine Chavrier
With
Pierre Artières-Glissant, Daphné Biiga Nwanak, Jérôme de Falloise, Alban Guyon, Adèle Joulin, Jimy Lapert, Armel Malonga, Annie Mercier, Hendrickx Ntela, Laurent Papot, Kevin Bah «Ordinateur»
With the participation of
Maric Barbereau / Remo Longo
Translation and revision
René-Noël Raimbault
François Pitavy
Dramaturgy and assistant directors
Marie Fortuit
Marion Platevoet
Baudouin Woehl
Set design and attrezzo
Louise Sari
Costumes
Clément Vachelard
Ligthing
Germain Fourvel
Music
Armel Malonga
Sound
Séverine Chavrier
Simon d'Anselme de Puisaye
Video
Quentin Vigier
Projections
Claire Willemann
Diversity Advisor
Noémi Michel
Bird Educator
Tristan Plot
Set design assistant
Tess du Pasquier
Costume assistant
Andréa Matweber
Dolls design
Chantal Sari
Production
Comédie de Genève, en coproducció amb Centre Dramatique National Orléans Centre-Val de Loire, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, Théâtre de la Cité, Centre Dramatique National Toulouse Occitanie, Bonlieu Scène Nationale d’Annecy, Théâtre de Liège, DC&J Création, Festival d’Avignon
With the support of
Fondation Ernst Göhner (Zoug), Tax Shelter du Gouvernement fédéral de Belgique, Inver Tax Shelter
Acknowledgements
Caroline Bonnafous, Romuald Liteau-Lego, Rachel de Dardel, Judith Zagury, i l’equip del Centre dramatique national Orléans Centre-Val de Loire
With the support of
Fondation Ernst Göhner (Zoug), Tax Shelter du Gouvernement fédéral de Belgique, Inver Tax Shelter
Technical and management equipment of the TNC
Prices
From €17 to €34General information
Theatre5 h 15 min
+ 16 years
Show in French with Catalan subtitles
Schedules
Wednesday at 6 p.m.Thursday at 6 p.m.