LA LETTRE

Pièce commune / Volksstück

  • Show
  • Theatre
  • Pièce commune
  • Itinérancy

Milo Rau

Switzerland – France / Created for the Festival d'Avignon 2025 / Production of Festival d'Avignon

Drawing from the family histories of young artists, Milo Rau explores the events that alter the course of a life, and creates a performance that doubles as a manifesto on what popular theatre can be today.

LA LETTRE, Milo Rau, 2025 © Chrsitophe Raynaud de Lage

Presentation

Poking fun at the premise that a young artist is shaped as much by their roles as by their family history, Milo Rau explores, in this scenic etude, the events that imperceptibly alter the course of our lives: generational conflicts, political history, love, and death. Lighthearted and full of humour, seeking to create theatre by creating a community, LA LETTRE is a manifesto on what popular theatre can be today. From the story of Joan of Arc to Chekhov’s The Seagull, the performance unfolds on multiple levels, in a constant back-and-forth between art and life. Even the dead return to the stage, with the help of recorded voices. 

انطلاقاً من القصص العائلية للفنانين الشباب، يستعرض ميلو راو الأحداث التي تسبب انحراف مسار حياةٍ ويقدّم أداء وبياناً فنياً لما قد يكون مسرحاً شعبياً في يومنا الحاضر. 

Distribution

With Arne De Tremerie, Olga Mouak

Direction Milo Rau
Text Milo Rau and the team
Dramaturgy and assistant direction Giacomo Bisordi
Scenography, sound, lighting, costumes, and props Milo Rau and Giacomo Bisordi
Assistant costumes and props Julie Louvain

Production

Production Festival d’Avignon 
Coproduction Éclat Centre national des arts de la rue et de l’espace public (Aurillac), Théâtre de la Manufacture Centre dramatique national Nancy Lorraine, Théâtre Silvia Monfort (Paris), Théâtre public de Montreuil Centre dramatique national, Théâtre du Champ au Roy Scène conventionnée d’intérêt national Art & Création (Guingamp), Le Canal Théâtre de Redon Agglomération Scène conventionnée d’intérêt national, CCAS Activités sociales de l’énergie, Scène 55 Scène conventionnée d’intérêt national Art & Création (Mougins), Théâtre Durance Scène nationale (Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban)
Acknowledgements Odéon Théâtre de l’Europe (Paris), Stéphane Braunschweig and the team of La Mouette, Les Plateaux Sauvages (Paris), Association Jean Vilar / Maison Jean Vilar (Avignon), La Commune Centre dramatique national d’Aubervilliers 

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