Following the warm reception for Rayahzone, the Thabet brothers return to the Festival with a pair of works dedicated to the delicate balancing act that is co-existence.
In Ali, two bodies test their boundaries on stage by combining poetic acrobatics with dance: it is an affirmation of life itself, an attempt at self-awareness through an understanding of the other. In Nous sommes pareils…, which takes its inspiration from a poem by René Char, an ensemble of Greek and Tunisian musicians marry the pain and agony expressed by the rebetiko tradition with the erotic melancholy of the folk songs of the Near East. Alongside them, three dancers mirror the rhythms and lyrics of the songs to get a taste of love’s harsh realities and impasses.
ALI
Conceived and performed by
Mathurin Bolze
Hèdi Thabet
Produced by Compagnie Mpta
With the support of La Brèche – PNC Basse Normandie, le Studio Lucien – Lyon et Les Nouvelles Subsistances – Lyon
NOUS SOMMES PAREILS…
Conceived by
Ali & Hèdi Thabet
Performed by
Artemis Stavridis Pentarvani, Ali & Hèdi Thabet
Conductor
Sofyann Ben Youssef
Musicians
Stefanos Filos
Giannis Niarchos
Nidhal Yahyaoui
Sound Design
Lighting Design
Ana Samoilovich
Produced by Ali, Hedi Thabet and Compagnie Mpta
Co-produced by Célestins – Théâtre de Lyon, Théâtre du Rond Point – Paris
With the support of Théâtre National – Bruxelles, de La Cascade – PNC Rhône-Alpes et du Bois de l’Aune –Communauté du Pays d’Aix
25€
20€ (Discount)
15€ (Students)
5€ (People with Movement Difficulties, Unemployed)
