English
FrançaisDuration
60 minutes
Capacity
400 persons et +
Stage area
Public space or hall (theaters and non-dedicated venues)
Performing time
Day or night
Contact
Cécile Durot
Production et Tournées
+33 (06) 83 85 21 89
bistaki.cecile@gmail.com
Note of intent
Around a giant clothesline—that good old tancarville—using an object as mundane as a white sheet,
Le G. Bistaki unfurls a timeless, dreamlike, and zany fresco.Enveloping bodies and the stage space, the sheet is the protagonist of a crazy burlesque ballet, where absurdity and humor make everyday life dance. A personal accessory and so commonly universal, it stands here as a witness to our collective memory and our intimate rituals, in a dreamlike, funny, and surprising journey.
Carried, beaten, washed, neglected, stretched, folded—the sheet is transformed through manipulation into a flesh-like envelope, a costume, a headdress, an accessory, an opera set; it becomes rhythm, breath, a tool for work or juggling… With sustained, energetic rhythm, somewhere between grace and disorder, the four performers create a twisted, sublime space, like a waking dream.
G. Bistaki excels in the art of creating fiction, fantastical worlds outside of any rational space-time, and therein lies his strength. With this new creation, it continues its exploration of the world of bodies, objects, and spaces of representation.
Here, the focus of the work has directed research toward the white sheet. An object with multiple uses and qualities, it also has strong symbolic significance: it is the fabric that shelters our dreams and our privacy, protects neglected objects and sometimes our memories… The sheet, used in large numbers, is the fundamental discursive element of the show. The play area, defined under and around an oversized clothesline, transforms before your eyes and allows the scenography to evolve according to how it is manipulated. Artists use sheets as material to transform and repurpose, putting them at the service of a style that is funny, absurd, poetic, and surprisingly universal in what it reveals about our shared rituals.
Here, the focus of the work has directed research toward the white sheet. An object with multiple uses and qualities, it also has strong symbolic significance: it is the fabric that shelters our dreams and our privacy, protects neglected objects and sometimes our memories… The sheet, used in large numbers, is the fundamental discursive element of the show. The play area, defined under and around an oversized clothesline, transforms before your eyes and allows the scenography to evolve according to how it is manipulated. Artists use sheets as material to transform and repurpose, putting them at the service of a style that is funny, absurd, poetic, and surprisingly universal in what it reveals about our shared rituals.
Cast
Collective creation by and with
Florent Bergal, Sylvain Cousin, Jive Faury, François Juliot
Stage management
Rémi Bernard
Lighting design and management
Hugo Oudin
Artistic and human encounters
Joël Fesel, Arthur Kuggeleyn
Costume designer
Emmanuelle Grobet
Production and distribution
Cécile Durot
Production management
Marieke Lanoye
Production and partners
Production
Le G. Bistaki
Co-productions
Circuswerkplaats Dommelhof, Neerpelt – BE • Les Ateliers Frappaz, centre national des arts de la rue et de l’espace public, Villeurbanne • L’Usine, centre national des arts de la rue et de l’espace public, Toulouse métropole – Tournefeuille • La Verrerie, pôle national cirque Occitanie, Alès • La Maison des Jonglages, scène conventionnée jonglage(s), Bondy
Residency support and assistance
Ville de Detmold – DE • Ville de Bilbao – ES • Latitude 50, Marchin – BE • Konvent, Berga – ES • Le Rudeboy Crew, Mont Lozère et Goulet • Théâtre de La Commanderie – L’été de Vaour • Lîle, Vieillevigne
Grants
Ministère de la Culture – DRAC Occitanie • Conseil régional Occitanie • Conseil départemental de la Haute-Garonne • Fonds Transfabrik – fonds franco-allemand pour le spectacle vivant
G. Bistaki is accredited by the City of Toulouse and DRAC Occitanie.
Photo and video credits:
Top of page: Le G. Bistaki / Slideshow: Kalimba Mendès: 1, 2, 8, and teaser cover • Hervé Escario: 3, 4, 6, and 7 • Vincent Muteau: 5 / Teaser: Loran Chourrau
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