Secret summer. A successful author and director, a man of theater and cinema plays his play Love story At the Avignon festival.
Madame Figaro: What will your summer be like?
Alexis Michalik. To: Love story ! I am performing the piece in Avignon to open a new venue, La Scala Provence. Then I will present the film adaptation of the play at the Angouleme Francophone Film Festival. Between the two, I will travel a bit and land at my house on the Cote d’Azur near Marseille.
The craziest summer ever.
2005: my first Avignon festival where I discovered this jungle of shows and meetings. Crazy.
And the worst summer?
The latest: a trip with three friends in the Baltic States. It rained non-stop for eight days. Depressing, especially since everyone already had worries. But it is memories like these that make friendships.
A sea bath or a length in the pool?
Sea bathing in the Mediterranean, but I recently joined the fraternity of pool designers with my home in the south. You need bac + 10 to keep the water turquoise.
Cool pink or refreshing cocktail?
I don’t drink alcohol or sugar, so I prefer iced tea or homemade infusion.
Signature dish.
Stuffed zucchini.
Lounge chair or futa?
Futan on the cobblestone.
Sandals or a bracelet?
Team sneakers! They were useful to me during my summers in Avignon.
I’m past the age of TikTok
Alexis Michalik
Sand castle or abs-glutes?
I prefer windsurfing.
A reading break is in order?
At any time, on the beach. I’m catching up on what I missed during the year.
The most beautiful holiday love story.
I hope he hasn’t arrived yet. Maybe this year? Otherwise, Count of Monte Cristo,by Alexandre Dumas, discovered as a teenager. a crucial meeting in my life because it greatly inspired my playThe bearer of history.
Your favorite beach talk?
We have a tradition of psycho-paddling with my friends. We go in pairs, hang them from the buoy and count them.
Instagram or TikTok?
I’m past the age of TikTok.
Fruit sorbet or Nutella-chantilly waffle?
If I ate sugar, vanilla-chocolate ice cream. Sorbet is ersatz. Nothing interesting like a meatless burger.
The perfect aperitif playlist.
Jam Radio.
Dinner under the stars…
A big table of friends, William Shakespeare, if I could raise the dead, and Mel Brooks, who I’d love to talk to about his incredible career.
Love story, by Alexis Michalik, until July 30 (cancelled July 18 and 25) at La Scala Provence in Avignon. festival-avignon.com, festivaloffavignon.com
Source: Le Figaro
