Théâtre

The European Community as it was imagined and conceived was a step forward for the territory development and well-being of its inhabitants. A project whereby Europe could open itself up to the world. Today, however, Europe closes on itself, erecting walls. This fortress becomes impossible to enter unless you belong to a rich country. How many asylum seekers are confined in the open air jails of Libya before even getting to Europe? How many die in dangerous boats crossing the Mediterranean? And when the would-be migrants arrive on Italian’s shores their hell is far from over. Fabrice Murgia also famous for his work LIFE:RESET/ Chronique d’une ville épuisée, confirms the originality of his debut. Le Chagrin des ogres will take us to Africa to see how Europe looks from there. Meeting immigrants and hearing their dreams and disappointments, Murgia uses these stories as the inspiration for the development of this new project as unique as its predecessors. In Exils, classed somewhere between a documentary and an imagination, reality and virtual reality, actors and marionettes tell how the destiny of an exile stranded at Lampedusa intertwines with that of a police officer charged with the expulsion of new refugees.