La machine à affranchir

  • Vive le sujet !
  • Theatre

Nicole Genovese

France / Created in 2026

At the theatre, the word rope is taboo. Nicole Genovese challenges this superstition by bringing together actor Sébastien Chassagne and rope magician Quoc Tien Tran to ward off bad luck. 

Vive le sujet ! Tentatives, Série 1 – La machine à affranchir, Nicole Genovese © DR

Presentation

Since theatre and ropes don’t go well together, Nicole Genovese decided to dedicate a whole show to the idea. Fascinated by a postage meter she had built for her film La mémoire des grands chiens and that she claims to love like a person, she imagines a magic show with ropes that would turn superstition into a contemplative flop. 

니콜 제노베즈는 당혹스럽고도 기묘한 마술 공연을 통해 연극계의 미신들을 유쾌하게 비튼다. 

Distribution

With Sébastien Chassagne, Nicole Genovese, Quoc Tien Tran
Text Nicole Genovese
Magic design Quoc Tien Tran
Music Nicole Genovese, Sébastien Chassagne
Direction Claude Vanessa
Stage and sound management Émile Wacquiez
Production management Romain Courault, Claire Nollez

Production

Production Le Bureau des Écritures Contemporaines 
Coproduction SACD, Festival d’Avignon  

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