Pieuvre 1 + 2 & 3
Françoise Bloch
Zoo Théâtre
A long way from the usual conventions of theatre, Pieuvre 1 + 2 & 3 unfolds from a personal account, the start of an investigation within an intimate setting, with the audience guided as they wander through several areas of the stage.
Pieuvre 1 (Traces), starting from an anecdote – unless it is simply an event described as “tragic” –, probes the links between the personal, the historical and the political. In Pieuvre 2 (Fantômes), this same story is the source of a poetic reflection on the presence of the dead alongside the living, as well as on our need for stories, fiction and performance. Finally, in Pieuvre 3, the four actors/seekers taking part in the journey are seized by an apparently naïve question: can the theatre allow a dead person to respond to the questioning of the living?
The Pieuvre site draws its energy from a disappearance, and examines what is unsaid. At once rigorous and fun, humbly welcoming reflection, Pieuvre 1 + 2 unfolds as a solo, illustrated lecture, while Pieuvre 3 offers a collective exploration. These shapes are added together, and do not shy away from digressions.
Première
Coproduction Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles
Calendar
Information
Venue
Grande salle
Duration
3hr15 (with intermission)
Language
fr
Price
10€ > 24€
Cast
Original idea and artistic direction
Françoise Bloch
Technical support
Marc Defrise
Clément Demaria
Julien Courroye
Additional technical support
Lila Ramos Fernandez
General assistance
Cécile Lécuyer
Lighting design
Jean-Jacques Deneumoustier
Video creation support
Dimitri Petrovic
Scenographic perspective
Marie Szersnovicz
Costume perspective
Patty Eggerickx
assisted by
Coline Paquet
Photography
Céline Chariot
Project development
Julien Sigard
Executive production
Michel Van Slijpe
A creation by
Zoo Théâtre
Zoo Théâtre is supported by the
Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Artistic Creation Department
Pieuvre 1+2
Text and performance
Françoise Bloch
Assistant
Louise D’Ostuni
Outside eyes for the performances
Éléna Doratiotto
Anne-Sophie Sterck
Lighting
Michel Delvigne
Jean-Jacques Deneumoustier
Coproduction
Théâtre Les Tanneurs, Théâtre de Namur, and Théâtre Océan Nord
With residency support from
Théâtre des 13 vents – CDN Montpellier
With the support of
Théâtre du Tilleul, Théâtre des Doms, MoDul, and Le Bocal
Françoise Bloch thanks Michel Boermans for his contribution to the scenography, as well as Jérôme de Falloise, Didier de Neck, Jessica Delaunay, Elena Doratiotto, Nathalie Garraud, Marianne Hanse, David Murgia, Isabelle Nouzha, Conchita Paz, Benoit Piret, Isabelle Pousseur, Jules Puibaraud, Adeline Rosenstein, Raven Ruëll, Olivier Saccomano, Myriam Saduis, Yaël Steinmann, Anne-Sophie Sterck, and Michel Villée for their thoughtful and critical insights.
Pieuvre 3
Text
Françoise Bloch
David Murgia
Jules Puibaraud
Raven Ruëll
Damien Trapletti
Noémie Zurletti
With
Françoise Bloch
David Murgia
(alternating with)
Jules Puibaraud
Damien Trapletti
(alternating with)
Noémie Zurletti
Musician
Julien Courroye
Assistant
Laura Ughetto
Dramaturgical support for the workshops
Yaël Steinmann
Additional dramaturgy
Benoît Piret
Additional outside eye
Gabriel Sparti
Sound support
Philippe Kariger
Coproduction
Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Théâtre de Namur, Théâtre de Liège
With residency support from
Théâtre des 13 vents – CDN Montpellier
And with the support of
MoDul, taxshelter.be, ING, and the tax shelter of the Belgian federal government
Françoise Bloch thanks Jérôme de Falloise, Conchita Paz, and Raven Ruëll for their contribution to the research, as well as Didier de Neck, Jessica Delaunay, Nathalie Garraud, and Olivier Saccomano for their thoughtful and critical insights.
