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Since February 18, 2008

A man confronts the shrinking of his world — somewhere between theatre, dance, and magic; between laughter and thrills.


Choreographic tragedy or the worrying strangeness of the ordinary


Press plays with the image of the modern man in its huge triviality and at the same time in its mysterious complexity. The body of this individual-product, this troubling dandy, is transformed by the standardised succession of his own automatisms, but also by the cogwheels of his narrow vital space.

Maybe by consent, he finds himself captive in a near to empty room. The mechanical changes of this physical and mental environment act upon his body, forcing him to perpetually adapt his position and his movement. He is then taken into an absurd and anguishing dead-end…


282
performances
Since February 15, 2008
17
Countries
France, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, UK, Australia, Belgium, Spain, Japan, Thailand, USA, Canada, Italy, Portugal, Korea

Who does what?

Conception, scenography, choreography and interpretation

Pierre Rigal



Constructor, lighting design, machinery

Frédéric Stoll



Original live music

Nihil Bordures



Collaboration

Mélanie Chartreux



Production manager

Sophie Schneider



COPRODUCTION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PRODUCTION

compagnie dernière minute and the Gate theatre London


COPRODUCTION

Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales of Seine-Saint-Denis ; Théâtre Garonne - Toulouse

with the support of DRAC Midi-Pyrénées, City of Toulouse, Région Midi-Pyrénées, Conseil général of the Haute-Garonne & of Culturesfrance / City of Toulouse convention

Duration

60 min

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