Brazilian society is haunted by the sin of the father: Nelson Rodrigues' plays are about this type of devastating guilt found in all the different communities of the country. The original sin is paternal, residing in sexual gratification from a woman who is not the mother of his children, usually a prostitute. This reality is born out of the country's history of slavery.Herculano, a father and a widower, represents the master figure and the male. He could be the owner of a big coffee or sugar cane plantation, and also the owner of slaves over whom he has the power to decide if they live or die, and who is permitted to take his pleasure as he chooses. Alain Olivier, the director deals with this theme of criss-crossing desires and passions that are by nature, irrepressible. His play is illuminated by the sensation of being in another time, a strange impression that comes from a major foreign text. The entire universe is present, perfectly reconstructed in the close relationships between the characters. On stage, he creates, with a controlled geography, another planet that highlights the most sombre crudeness of human beings as well as the most serene joys.
Distribution
translation Angela Leite-Lopes
stage direction Alain Ollivier
Scenography : Patrick Bouchain
Lighting : Joël Hourbeigt
Costumes : Claire Risterucci Sound : Anita Praz
Assistant director : Pierre Hoden
Technical director : Martine Staerk
Cast : Renaud Bécard, Marc Berman, Marc Bodnar, Laurence Brandi, Arnaud Churin, Christine Culerier, Mathias Jung, Miloud Khetib, Isabelle Lafon, Marie-Philomène Nga, Lorena da Silva.
Production
Production : Studio-Théâtre de Vitry
Avec le concours de : l'Adami
Avec l'aide à la création : du Conseil général du Val-de-Marne
Avec le soutien du : département des Affaires internationales, du ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
Avec la participation artistique du : Jeune Théâtre national
Remerciements à : Louis-Charles Sirjacq, Teca Calazans, Angela Loureiro, Raphaël Hime
Le Studio-Théâtre de Vitry est subventionné par : le ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (DMDTS), le Conseil général du Val-de-Marne et la ville de Vitry-sur-Seine