Gahugu Gato
(Petit Pays)
Gaël Faye
Dida Nibagwire
Frédéric Fisbach
(Petit Pays)
Dida Nibagwire
Frédéric Fisbach
A performance that showcases the full power and beauty of Kinyarwanda, a language all too rarely heard on our stages. A hit with audiences and critics alike at the last Avignon Festival.
Adapted from Gaël Faye’s wonderful novel Petit pays, Gahugu Gato chooses to perform the text in its original language so as to anchor it in the reality of Rwanda today. Rwandan director, producer and actress Dida Nibagwire and Frédéric Fisbach, a leading figure in French theatre, have opted for a pared-down production, inspired by the codes of trestle theatre. Minimal sets, a small cast, and a show designed to travel easily from village to village and be performed outdoors.
Gahugu Gato combines acting, singing and dancing performed by brilliant Rwandan and Burundian artists. The music, a rich blend of poetry and intensity, accompanies the choral narrative of a past that is still raw. The performances coincide with the commemoration of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, art here offering a luminous space of memory in which to recount and reconstruct.
The stories discussed refer to acts of violence.
Copresentation Théâtre des Martyrs
Calendar
Information
Venue
Grande salle
Duration
1hr45
Language
rw, fr, surtitling fr, en
Kids
14+
Price
10€ > 35€
Cast
Based on the novel
Petit pays by Gaël Faye, published by Éditions Grasset et Fasquelle
Directed by
Frédéric Fisbach
Dida Nibagwire
In collaboration with
Gaël Faye
Translation
Emmanuel Munyarukumbunzi
Based on the French adaptation by
Samuel Gallet
Starring
Frédéric Fisbach
Olivier Hakizimana
Léon Mandali
Carine Maniraguha
Natacha Muziramakenga
Dida Nibagwire
Norbert Regero
Michael Sengazi
Philipe Mirasano
Composition and on-stage music
Jean-Patient Akayezu
Kaya Byinshii
Samuel Kamanzi
Costumes
ASANTII
HOUSE OF TAYO
Moshions
Surtitles
Dida Nibagwire
Lighting and stage management
Eloé Level
Sound engineering
Foucault de Malet
With the artistic participation of
Jeune Théâtre National
Production
L’Ensemble Atopique II and L’Espace
Co-production
Mixt, terrain d'arts en Loire-Atlantique, Solstice, Pôle international de production et de diffusion (Pays de la Loire, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Västra Götalandsregionen, Sweden)
With the support of
The Institut Français and the CITF – Commission internationale du Théâtre Francophone
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