Vimala Pons on stage alone, Dante’s Inferno in a revised ballet, a delicious series… Madame Figaro Cultural Week

drops of god an adaptation of the popular manga by Tadashi Agi

When Alexandre Léger, an oenological icon, dies in Tokyo, he leaves his daughter and his spiritual son with the amusing challenge of identifying his most worthy heir through a series of wine tests. Endangered? Editions of the priceless pantry, its wine guide, and the Japanese villa. Adapted from the popular manga by Tadashi Agi, Drops of God immerses the audience in an insightful and tasteful journey where difficult family secrets are re-emerged. Having met the French actress Fleur Geffrier who plays the girl, J-pop (Japanese pop) fans will recognize star singer Tomohisa Yamashita. Good luck!
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drops of god By Quoc Dang Tran, with Fleur Geffrier, Tomohisa Yamashita, Gustave Kervern, Stanley Weber… From April 21 on Apple TV+ and soon to be broadcast on France Télévisions..

Vimala Pons, alone in whimsical Cluedo

14 year old girl July, Law of the Jungle, How I Became a Superhero, Youssef Salem is successful… In recent years, the subtle madness and ingenuity of Vimala Pons has regularly graced our screens. But it is on the boards that the actress, director, author and circus performer spends most of her time carrying out protean projects, borrowing from music, theater, circus or even video. On April 22nd and 23rd, this complete artist resumes at the Center Pompidou Denver perimeter, a show she conceived in collaboration with her alter ego, Tsirihaka Harivel, but which she performs alone on stage. This quirky Cluedo takes us to Brighton’s thalassotherapy resort; seven characters testify in turn. All were present at the same hotel when the victim’s body was found in his room, but their accounts do not agree. Through this investigation, it is our relationship with lies, reality and our identity that questions this piece, also scheduled for June 1st and 2nd in Lyon as part of the Utopistes festival at the Maison de la danse.
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denver perimeter, until April 23 at the Pompidou Center in Paris. June 1st and 2nd at La Maison de la danse in Lyon.

The Dante Project, Journey to Heaven

British dancer and choreographer Wayne McGregor is interested in all performing arts, music, dance, film, video, painting… But also science and technology. He founded his company in 1992, and in 2008 he became the resident choreographer of the Royal Ballet of London. For a long time he wanted to adapt. Divine Comedy About Dante, a huge project he worked on and reworked. The first part presents a 3-act version in Los Angeles and London in 2021. A version that will be cut and entered the repertoire of the Paris Opera with house dancers. Less dark than Dante’s visions, Wayne McGregor takes us through Hell, which he calls Pilgrimage, Purgatory, which becomes a gentle monastery, and Paradise. But this journey to the end of Hell is dominated by Dante’s love for Beatrice, the sky brightens. Tacita Dean’s collections combine whimsy and poetry, and Dante’s frames seem to be symbolized by beautiful color projections that lend a subtle softness to Purgatory. In this ballet with neoclassical forms, Wayne McGregor slips beautiful flashes and lyricism that takes us to the seventh heaven.
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The Dante Project By Wayne McGregor May 3-31 at Palais Garnier, Paris.