Un opéra de papier by Benignus, 从 (2022/2022), 導演是 Eve Ledig, Théatre Copeau, Saint-Etienne, France

This show was born from the desire to share existential questions with young children and very old people. What does it mean to live? To come to the world ? Where are we before we are born? Where do we go when we die? Meet people at both ends of life. Young age and old age. Towards the beginning and towards the end. Mix the smooth and the crumpled in a paper opera. Echoing these open questions on the infinite, a legend coming from ancient animist beliefs sings the enigma and the mystery of life, where birth and death are intimately linked. Two singing actresses and the musician composer form a vocal trio of three soloists. They invite us to explore the vibrant and dreamlike space of dreams. They take us to another dimension, one beyond, one below, where the tissue paper quivers at the slightest breath, at the slightest displacement of air. A paper opera is set to music and voice a bit like a secular oratorio. Essentially vocal musical writing (recitatives, ensembles, airs) with great attention always paid to understanding the text.