In this contemporary and zany tale, the choreographers deconstruct and revisit fairy tales to better tell us about the unusual today. Princesses, ogresses and red chaperones cohabit and metamorphose, probing the dark side of our humanity. A strange and surreal fable interpreted by nine dancers, circus artists and musicians.
From 10 years old
9 performers
Running time: 1 h 15 min
Choreography and scenography Christian and François Ben Aïm
Performance François Ben Aïm, Christian Ben Aïm, Paolo Locci, Grégoire Puren, Pierre-Emmanuel Sorignet, Gill Viandier, Bruno Ferrier (percussions and voice), Mathilde Sternat or Lili Gautier (cello)
Musical composition Jean-Baptiste Sabiani, except The Saint Matthew Passion by Jean-Sébastien Bach
Lighting design and direction Laurent Patissier
Costume design Dulcie Best
Video creation Mélusine Thiry
Stage Manager Christophe Velay
Sound engineer François Galland
Set construction Olivier Crochet assisted by Sylvie Chancelades-Weidmann, Stéphane Bardin, Francisco Galan and Kitar Saida
Film interpreter Eva Defouloy-Mosoni, Jean Ben Aïm, Christian Ben Aïm
Creative team Johan Bichot, Peggy Grelat-Dupont, Waldemar Kretchkowsky
Artistic dossier on request: tournees@cfbenaim.com
L'Ogresse des archives et son chien - The choreography is inspired by the world of fairy tales, its symbols and its characters. In this contemporary tale, big bad wolves, princesses,…
A good dose of fantasy to better talk about our fears, our fantasies, the violence of a world in which we build our own characters. Thus, we may come across…
Production CFB 451
Coproductions Théâtre de La Madeleine – scène conventionnée Troyes / Espace Gérard Philipe – Saint-André-les-Vergers / Théâtre Paul Eluard – scène conventionnée de Bezons / Espace 1789 – Saint-Ouen / Théâtre Paul Eluard – Choisy-le-Roi / Scène Nationale de Mâcon / Accueil studio CCN de Roubaix Nord Pas de Calais – Carolyn Carlson / Accueil studio CCN de Biarritz-Thierry Malandain / Accueil studio CCN de Créteil et du Val-de-Marne – Cie Kafig, Mourad Merzouki / Atelier de Paris – Carolyn Carlson and CDC Paris Réseau center de développement chorégraphique (Atelier de Paris-Carolyn Carlson, L’Etoile du nord, Micadanses-ADDP, studio Le regard du Cygne-AMD XXe) / ARCADI – support for production and distribution in Île-de-France (2011-2012 and 2012-2013)
Support for creation ADAMI / Conseil Général du Val-de-Marne / CDC du Val-de-Marne for the diffusion in the 94 / Conseil Régional de Champagne-Ardenne – ORCCA within the framework of the residency at the Théâtre de La Madeleine in Troyes / Ville de Palaiseau
Residency at Hostellerie de Pontempeyrat – association Regards et Mouvements
Thanks to the technical teams of the Hostellerie de Pontempeyrat, of the Atelier de Paris-Carolyn Carlson, of the theater of La Madeleine and of the Espace Gérard Philipe, to the company Vertical Detour implanted in the psychiatric hospital of Ville-Evrard in Neuilly-sur-Marne (Seine-Saint-Denis), to the Académie Fratellini and the company Pseudonymo for their logistical support, to Jean Orny and to all those who brought their stone of small Thumb to this project
Special thanks to Odile Azagury who, with her generous extravagance, gave birth to the premises of this piece with the choreographic creation “Les Princesses”.
Some venues Le Trident, Scène Nationale de Cherbourg-Octeville (50) Centre des Bords de Marne, le Perreux sur Marne (94) Théâtre Georges Simenon, Rosny-sous-Bois (93) Théâtre des Salins, Martigues (13) Orly (94) THV, Saint Barthélémy d’Anjou (49) Théâtre Quartier Libre, Ancenis (44) L’Onyx, Saint-Herblain (44) Le Prisme, Elancourt, Saint Quentin en Yvelines (78) Espace Malraux, Chambéry (73) Maison du Théâtre et de la Danse, Epinay (93) Théâtre des Bergeries, Noisy-le-Sec (93) Théâtre à Châtillon (94) Théâtre d’Aurillac (15) Le Dôme Théâtre, Albertville (73) Théâtre Jacques Prévert, Aulnay-sous-bois (93) Espace Germinal, Fosses (13)
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