Gurshad Shaheman & Dany Boudreault
What if we entrusted a friend with the task of telling the story of our own lives? Iranian Gurshad Shaheman and Canadian Dany Boudreault hold up a mirror to each other, each investigating the other as they travel between Iran, Quebec, France, and Turkey. Two artists, three continents, two childhoods on opposite sides of the world, and a friendship to bridge the gaps. On stage, two concurrent stories can be listened to through headphones. Each spectator chooses their own trajectory and their own narrative thread. In this dual portrait, everyday gestures become metaphors for memories.
Text, direction and performance: Gurshad Shaheman and Dany Boudreault
Sound design: Lucien Gaudion
Set design: Mathieu Lorry-Dupuy
Lighting: Julie Basse assisted by Joëlle Leblanc
Dramaturgy: Youness Anzane, Maxime Carbonneau
Costumes: Bastien Poncelet
Stage manager / technical director: Pierre-Eric Vives
Assistant: Renaud Soublière
Dany Boudreault's interpreter in Turkey: Saeed Mirzaei
Transcription of testimonies: Khadija Fadhel
Administration: Emma Garzaro
Production management: Julie Kretzschmar - Europe, Jérémie Boucher - Québec
A project by La Ligne d'Ombre (France) and La Messe Basse (Quebec)
Coproduction: Festival TransAmériques in Montreal, Maison de la Culture d'Amiens, CCAM Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, Théâtre Les Tanneurs in Brussels, Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels, Le Manège Scène nationale de Maubeuge, Le Quai CDN Angers Pays de la Loire, Théâtre de la Bastille in Paris, Festival d'Automne in Paris, Théâtre Prospero in Montreal.
Delegated production: Les Rencontres à l'échelle (Marseille), resident structure of Friche la Belle de Mai.
Supported by: Drac Hauts-de-France, Région Hauts-de-France, Conseil des Arts et des Lettres (Québec), Canada Council for the Arts, Cole Foundation, Conseil des Arts de Montréal, Spedidam.
Residency: Le Phénix, Scène Nationale Valenciennes
Thanks to: Jóni Ferreira Morgado, Marine Moulinard, Simon Fradet, aux élèves du groupe 48 en section jeu du TNS.