Joris Mathieu & Nicolas Boudier, en compagnie de Haut et Court
€8–18 (LU card)
€9 (students)
residency Libre Usine
Joris Mathieu is back with an adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffmann’s tale, The Sandman. A fantastical journey, somewhere between a fairy tale and a visual experience, where childhood fears gradually shatter reality. The hero, Nathanaël, has never forgotten the story he was told as a child. That of a creature that would come at night to steal eyes. Now an adult, he hunts for signs of it, convinced that fiction has become real. The sense of time wavers and uncertainty sets in. What Nathanaël sees merges with what he imagines.
Concept(s): Joris Mathieu and Nicolas Boudier in collaboration with Haut et Court
Stage design and dramaturgy: Joris Mathieu and Nicolas Boudier
Direction and script: Joris Mathieu
Stage design (set design and lighting design): Nicolas Boudier
Music: Nicolas Thévenet
Video design: Siegfried Marque
Costume design: in progress
Performers: Philippe Chareyron, Vincent Hermano, Marion Talotti (in progress)
Production: Compagnie Haut et Court
Co-production: TNB – National Drama Centre, Rennes (pending), Théâtre Nouvelle Génération – National Drama Centre, Lyon, Bonlieu – National Theatre, Annecy
With residency support from: Le Lieu Unique – National Theatre, Nantes, Le Manège – National Theatre, Maubeuge