On an island ravaged by an ancient armed conflict, where the choir lives in makeshift tents, two conquerors driven by a prophecy set foot: General Odysseus, whose many tricks have earned him a reputation through twelve years of incessant warfare, and young Neoptolemos, son of Achilles, whose armour Odysseus stole and uses as a pawn. Their mission: to find Philoctetes, abandoned years before by the same Odysseus, in order to bring him back home and turn the tide of the war.
A revival of Sophocles' Philoctetes where, all the heroic figures having perished, all the gods having deserted the world, the survivors, left to their own devices, nevertheless find the strength to continue
Unpublished play in French language. To be published in autumn 2023 by L'Arche éditeur.
Born in South-East London, Kae Tempest began their career under the name Kate Tempest. The recipient of many awards and accolades (Sunday Times, 2013 Ted Hughes Award, Costa Book Award, BRIT Award, and named Next Generation Poet by the Poetry Book Society, a once-a-decade accolade), Kae Tempest is a poet of uncertainty who explores the torments of our modern societies. Their previous album The Book of Traps and Lessons, produced by Rick Rubin, was released in 2019. The Line is a Curve is their fifth album.
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WithLudmilla Dabo, Gabriel Dufay, Jean-Christophe Folly, Adrien Simion de la Comédie-Française, and students actors from Studio 7, 7e promotion de l’École du Nord : Poline Baranova Kiejman, Jade Crespy, Fantine Gelu, Ambre Germain-Cartron, Ilana Micouin-Onnis, Marie Moly, Chloé Monteiro, Miya Péchillon
With the voice of Julie Sicard from Comédie-Française
Original music Superpoze
Artistic advisor Guillaume Poix
Translation Gabriel Dufay and Oona Spengler
Director Cédric Aussir
Assistant director Justine Dibling
Production
Creation for France Culture