Theater, music, books… Every fortnight Madame Figaro presents its cultural selection.
Marius The latest work by Joel Pommerat
The Pommerat theater is unique in that it opposes the Cartesian spirit, insisting on ambiguity with this refractory poet. For him, reality is not Manichean. The proof. His vision glasses are similar The reunification of the two Koreas , That’s it Louis, it’ll be fineOr Tales and legendses… This time it is the lesser-known side of his work that the festival puts in the spotlight, inviting him for the first time.Joel Pommerat worked for a decade with the long-term prisoners of the city of Arles Marius, his latest work, inspired by Pagnol’s work, explores the theme of escape.Directly from his long work in prison, Pagnol’s text, projected in present-day Marseille, asks important questions; How to succeed in life? Is love possible? Do you have to choose? The option of working with Pommerat is imbued with gravity.
MariusJoël Pommerat, November 29 to December 8, mc93.com
A photo book for Fnac’s 70th anniversary
Johan van der Keiken Estate of Johan van der Keiken. Netherlands Fotomuseum.
Fnac and photography are words that go very well together, and a beautiful 300-page book has been released to mark the brand’s 70th anniversary Sincerely, A Century of Photography: From Brassa to Martin Parr marking the bonds that unite the medium.From 1966, when it allowed budding photographers to buy a camera, Fnac transformed its stores into exhibition galleries, participating in the democratization of photography, enabling the creativity of the 1980s and 1990s to be highlighted by artists. : His collection is a true artistic heritage. 1800 photographs act as beacons of society, witnesses of the world. its social movements, its landscapes, its personalities… Under the direction of Jeu de Paume director Quentin Bajac, 250 images signed by the most important photographers of the 20th century were selected: André Kertész, Berenice Abbott, Man Ray, Henri Clark, Inge Morath. , Robert Capa, Philip Halsman, William Klein, etc…
Sincerely, A Century of Photography from Brassa to Martin Parr, 300 pages, €45, gallimard.fr
Living forces Simone de Beauvoir’s vitality on the set
Simon Gosselin
The new creation of Animal Architecture, a structure dedicated to theater and performance, conceived by Camille Dagen and Emma Depoid, takes as its material the texts of Simone de Beauvoir. The Second Sex, Memoirs of a Neat Young Girl, The Power of Age And the power of things… On stage, seven actresses and actors comment on the vitality of Simone de Beauvoir, who wrote: Neither biographical nor hagiographic, the play shows a teenager on the run from her environment, her obligations to Sartre, the wars she went through, her founding contribution to feminism with her essay. second gender Demonstration of public utility.
From November 29 to December 20, theatre-odeon.eu
Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”. Malheur visited Castellucci again
Monica Rittershaus
Two years after it was created at the Ax Festival, this show, directed by the mad Romeo Castellucci and staged by the Finn Esa Pekka Salonen, is presented at La Villette.. Symphony No. 2 “Resurreaction” Composed by Gustav Mahler between 1888 and 1894, a kind of eschatological poem that reviews the human condition, its relentless finitude, and the difficulty of “the business of living,” to use Cesare Pavese’s title, Castellucci captures this haunting score to create an installation that unifies the white horse, the blankets and the rain, amplifying the music. astonishing and comforting at the same time.
November 28 to 30 at lavillette.com
Lafayette Codea novel that combines suspense and French history
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Fasten your seat belts. Lafayette CodeThe first historical detective novel by Frédéric Picard, editor-in-chief of Figaro.fr, offers a journey through space, time and even pixels thanks to the QR codes that contain its text. nowadays, the body of a young woman was found in one of the squares of the capital. Police, soldiers and artificial intelligence join forces and their deductive abilities to carry out the investigation. These make them revisit an entire section of French history through treasure hunts and coded messages, mixing Lafayette, Marie-Antoinette, and others.This hyper-paced and erudite text will delight lovers of history, puzzles, and Paris and the present are united.
Lafayette CodeBy Frédéric Picard, 270 pages, Mareuil editions.
Source: Le Figaro
