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François Tanguy – Théâtre du Radeau

France / Creation 2019

With the Théâtre du Radeau, the Festival d’Avignon welcomes one of the most unique artistic journeys of the past forty years – that of François Tanguy. 

Item, Théâtre du Radeau / François Tanguy © Jean-Pierre Estournet

Presentation

On stage, a forest of canvases and frames is bathed in lazy light. Over an hour and a half, this space will take shape, dissolve, and reassemble into living tableaux, set to the music of Bach, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, and Cage, carried by the words of Kafka and Goethe, Dostoevsky and Ovid. Words that are embodied by figures who appear and disappear, dressed in costumes that seem to have already lived many lives. They come and go as if perpetually standing on the threshold of the world. To speak of the Théâtre du Radeau is to speak of François Tanguy. Of one of the most singular artistic journeys of the past forty years. Of a fragile, ephemeral, and welcoming body of work, which embraces and leads us into a dreamlike journey where poetry and existence become one. 

The Festival d’Avignon is hosting the final two creations of the Théâtre du Radeau, offering an opportunity to reflect on the artistic vision of the company. 

يستضيف Festival d’Avignon مع فرقة Théâtre du Radeau، إحدى المغامرات الفنية الأكثر تميزاً في السنوات ال40 الماضية، تلك الخاصة بفرنسوا تانغي. 

Distribution

With Frode Bjørnstad, Laurence Chable, Martine Dupé, Erik Gerken, Vincent Joly
Direction and scenography François Tanguy
Sound Éric Goudard, François Tanguy
Lighting François Fauvel, Julienne Rochereau, François Tanguy
Technical management François Fauvel
Lighting management François Fauvel, Julienne Rochereau et Typhaine Steiner (alternating)
Sound management Éric Goudard, Landry Le Tenier, Emmanuel Six (alternating)
Production / Touring Geneviève de Vroeg-Bussière
International touring Arafat Sadallah
Accounting Agnès Bedet
Communication Martine Minette
Administration Marine Evrard

Production

Production Théâtre du Radeau (Le Mans)
Coproduction MC2 (Grenoble), T2G Théâtre de Gennevilliers, Festival d’Automne (Paris), TNS Théâtre national de Strasbourg, Centre dramatique national de Besançon Franche-Comté, Les Quinconces et L’Espal Scène nationale du Mans
Additional coproduction for the remount Théâtre Garonne (Toulouse), Festival d’Automne (Paris), Les Quinconces and L’Espal Scène nationale du Mans

Théâtre du Radeau is supported by the French Ministry of Culture – DRAC Pays de la Loire, the Sarthe Departmental Council, and the City of Le Mans. It also receives support from Le Mans Métropole. Like many other non-profit organisations in the region, it will lose the support of the Pays de la Loire Regional Council starting in 2025.

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