One artist was Comédie-Française star Guillaume Gallienne, a cast member of "Les Damnés," a politically charged play about the rise of Nazi Germany considered the centerpiece of the festival, according to Masse. In an entirely different vein, Points de non-retour (Quais de Seine), by Romanian-born Alexandra Badea, who is now a naturalized French citizen, is the second play in her trilogy entitled Points de non-retour. What is it like to be uprooted? Dale Meinert. "After a shocking tarring-and-feathering scene, it was chillingly beautiful to see the wind lift the loose feathers off stage and high above our heads, where they hung for a moment before settling quietly and slowly on the audience," Pi said. Multiple-s was definitely one of those enchanted evenings under starry Provencal skies of Avignon legend. The political impact of the shows struck a resounding chord in the students. Discover more about international opportunities for Princeton students at "Learning Across Borders," a student showcase with posters, performances, videos, blogs and artwork, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Whitman and Butler colleges. Younes wants to return to his native Algeria, and Irene, who is pregnant, insists on raising their child in France with her French Algerian family, who do not know that the child’s father is an Arab. Name: Sean Lau. "You go see plays outdoors at night. The play begins as a group of men seated on the scaffolding yell, “We are all in the same boat!” at the top of their lungs, for fifteen minutes. One visitor was actor Matthieu Sampeur, who was appearing in "The Seagull" at Théâtre National de l’Odéon, directed by the German director Thomas Ostermeier. One player seems to complain that he can’t leave as long as the audience is still here. Photo: Laurent Philippe. My experience of this year’s festival was very different. Help | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Image Credits | Creative Commons (CC) license unless otherwise noted, Built with WordPress | On a stage within a stage, we watch a young couple making love. It taught me to take my time and to really understand what I was saying.". Kirill Serebrennikov’s Outside. H Αρχαία Αίγυπτος έγινε έμπνευση για εντυπωσιακά παιχνίδια! Thirty-four year-old Matthieu Sampeur, who plays Pelléas, seems to think so. This becomes the key to her search for the truth. As Nora slowly unravels the mystery of her reasons for being in the hospital, the young couple realizes that they cannot be together for personal and political reasons. Outside, the city is growing before our eyes. In both Paris and Avignon, guest speakers included well-established and early career artists, including actors and directors. A man stands up in a box. Keiss and Poésy have spoken of their Aeneid as not only a tale of migration but also a story about métissage. "Matthieu gave us invaluable advice on the rehearsal and production process and how to work on roles and prepare performances that feel true," Masse said. His is not a political social theatre, as it might appear to be. Barely any light filters through the dense forest. Beijing’s Meng Jinghui’s adaptation of Lao She’s Teahouse, a much admired Chinese masterpiece written in 1956, was equally huge and equally prolific, but it lacked coherence. Meanwhile, Troy is burning, and Aeneas and his kinsmen must leave their home and begin an arduous journey in search of asylum. That evening the students saw the production. Απέναντι στην πανδημία είμαστε «Ενωμένοι για ό,τι αξίζει». Outside by Kirill Serebrennikov, Russian filmmaker and theatre director of the Gogol Centre in Moscow, was a much anticipated event at the festival. It was important that this was the first time they were invited to the festival in seventeen years, and Teahouse was a much-awaited event. Through dance, music, startling and beautiful images, and quotes from Hang’s poetry, the play proceeds as a series of fantasies that introduce us to the world of uninhibited sex, in a scene of an imaginary meeting between Ren Hang and Robert Mapplethorpe at a famous night club in Berlin, where black-leathered bodies enjoy explicit S & M movements, to a recreation of Hang’s photographs of naked bodies, performed by the members of the Gogol Center in a series of fascinating and beautiful poses of their naked bodies holding bouquets of exotic flowers and plants in endless combinations. As the show opens, ten rows of mattresses greet the audience. As the show begins, we are treated to a very loud rock concert played to the hilt by a smiling guitarist. Daroles’ comedic retelling of Jean Racine’s seventeenth-century classic tragedy about the Queen of Athens’ illicit passion for her step-son, had the audience laughing non-stop for one and one half hours. The theme of the seventy-third Avignon festival was Odysseys, from classical references to contemporary interpretations, from Kevin Keiss and Maëlle Poésy’s free adaptation of Virgil’s Aeneid, focusing on Aeneas’ exile and wanderings, to Jean-Pierre Vincent’s five-hour Oresteia, performed in its entirety by his students from Strasbourg’s Ecole Supérieure d’Art Dramatique. And now I am the premiere dancer.”. We follow these characters as their lives evolve and secrets are revealed. Clearly these “ordinary people” are anything but ordinary. Students continued their morning language class and afternoon seminars, often working on their scenes in the garden at Le Complot, the house where they stayed. Phyllis Zatlin, www.EuropeanStages.org Photo: courtesy Avignon Festival. Another pushes him down, but he pops up again and again like a puppet who will not stay down. That invites us to reflect on ourselves,” to quote Serebrennikov. (Photo by Florent Masse, Department of French and Italian). Golaud kills his brother in a fit of jealousy, and Mélisande dies as she gives birth to Pelléas’ child. He first introduced himself and shared his views on avoiding wars and working to heal our democracies. The mattresses eventually serve performers when they climb and fall off the imposing white wall, which plays an important role in the show. Soon Pelléas, his half brother, returns home. Christopher Balme Sean Lau's age based on the most recent birthday & biography records. Is she a refugee fleeing from country and family unable to speak of the terrible things she has known on her journey? As if to prevent him from giving into despair, Ren Hang, played by Yang Ge, enters the room conjured by the Escapee. As one can imagine, this was met with laughter. Before the show begins, stagehands climb up ropes to add new images to complete the urban scene. Photo: courtesy of Avignon Festival. Mornings began with a French language class at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris — an international campus in the south of Paris, where the students lived — taught by Macs Smith, a Ph.D. student in French and Italian. For my evening, it was Eneko Landaburu, a former official of the European Commission and distinguished member of the Board of Directors of Notre Europe–Jacques Delors Institute. They comment on and decide his destiny. Prince Golaud discovers her weeping next to a pond while he is hunting in the forest. "This experience is something that's going to mark them — in terms of the culture, all the theater they saw, all the art they were exposed to. Jennifer Parker-Starbuck Photo: courtesy of Avignon Festival. In one especially memorable moment, a young Chinese dancer tells her horrific tale of a childhood of abuse as she twists her supple body through the bars of the barricade in a fascinating solo that exemplified how these “ordinary people” have refused to be victims of their repressive societies. During the first week of the course, designated the Fish Benoist Family Global Seminar, she got her first assignment, in a studio in the Paris National Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts: Script in hand, she began rehearsing the role of Mariane in a scene from Molière's comedy "Tartuffe" — in French. The audience laughs as stagehands race around trying to catch them. The seminar also prepared the students for the French Theater Festival of L’Avant-Scène, Princeton French Theater Workshop, which Masse founded 15 years ago. REVUE DE PRESSE THOMAS OSTERMEIER La Mouette 26.02 – 13.03.2016 REVUE DE PRESSE - SOMMAIRE La Mouette Presse écrite • 27.07.2015 Les Trois coups Lorène de Bonnay Ostermeier questionne l’homme sur la scène du monde • 03.09.2015 Le Temps Alexandre Demidoff Thomas Ostermeier, les mille et une vies d’un démon du théâtre • 21.01.2016 Le Temps M.-P. Genecand En … There are just four characters: Nora, a documentary film maker; a nameless therapist; Younes, a young Algerian Arab man living in Paris; and Irene, his girlfriend, who comes from a French Algerian family, formerly settled in Algeria but forced to leave after the Algerian war. Inactive grottoes exhale a smell of death, we’re told that there are poor peasants hovering around the castle who are dying of hunger, and there is a threat of an uprising. Rehearsals took place at his center in Moscow, and daily follow-ups via USB keys allowed this world premiere to take place. Matthieu Sampeur. In contrast, Ordinary People, by well-known Chinese choreographer Wen Hui from Beijing and Jana Svobodová, a noted theatre director from Prague, was a much more accessible example of new work from abroad. Each one has written a text which they express through dance, music and performance. We first meet Nora lying on a hospital bed stage front. Donovan Thibodeaux. They quietly smoke a cigarette and look out the window. The students gather outside the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (National Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts) in Paris, where they spent each afternoon training in the same manner as professional actors at the conservatory. A third character, a ballet dancer from the Bolshoi Ballet seems to provide a contrast to the choices made by the two dissidents to remain free to practice their art despite the state in which they live. Vladimir Tuma stands in front of a tall column telling his story of growing up in Prague under the communists. They are caught in a Catch-22 situation. Instead, there are numerous players from different countries, speaking a variety of languages, joined on the stage by a chorus of some sixty singers of all ages. As for the European Union, he addressed his regret that the current European Union is an exclusively economic union that has neglected culture. Kevin Keiss’s Sous d’autres cieux, adapted from Virgil, directed by Maëlle Poésy. True to Maeterlinck’s play, Mélisande and Pelléas fall in love. In the end, the wheel slowly begins to turn, and one of the performers jumps on board, seemingly to throw papers and piles of books and other detritus of civilization off the wheel. It made me want to make work that fell under that second category, shows that people would leave buzzing with excitement, as we so often did in our six weeks," he said. It is a theatre searching to find love and beauty in a hostile world. Nancy Huston’s Multiple-s, conception and choreography by Salia Sanou. On a set composed of a metal barricade for crowd control, cardboard boxes of different sizes, musical instruments, and a very large screen in the back, they keep us entertained with a lively rock concert and various comedic numbers which actually prove to be quite serious. A loud knocking at the door interrupts the Escapee’s reverie. “My ass grew and grew. Through his exchanges with each artist, he asks himself: Who are you? When all is said and done, Teahouse depicts a world of turmoil and confusion, which seems appropriate given the overall subject. For a grand finale, Schwartz leads the entire cast in a stirring rendition of the Beatles song “Hey Jude,” with emphasis on the words “Make it better.” The people – “warrior poets for an audience of poet-citizens” (Festival program) – have spoken. This seemed unnecessary, but hopefully the next scene of a large group of people from many different social backgrounds gathered at the Wag Lifa’s teahouse to talk about their lives and families and sip tea would enlighten us as to the through-line of this epic piece. Marvin Carlson, Director of Publications Where else but at the Avignon Festival can nature intervene to set the tone of a show? Multiple-s – a polyphonic show by choreographer Salia Sanou from Ouagadougou, with captivating poetic texts read by their author, French-Canadian writer Nancy Huston, as well as a stunning solo by Germaine Acogny from Senegal and playful moments at the piano with musician David Babin, aka Babx, also from Burkina Faso – was especially successful in its exploration of alterity. The show begins with filmed images of a young woman frantically running through a forest. Who is Mélisande? In Part 2, you can read about Princeton's first journalism course abroad, in which students honed their on-the-ground reporting skills as they experienced firsthand the refugee crisis in Greece. ", Benjamin Diamond, a member of the Class of 2019, rehearses a scene in French in the garden of Le Complot, the house where the students stayed while attending the Avignon Theater Festival. These included former French president François Hollande among other distinguished guests. (Photo by Selina Pi, Class of 2019). The front wall of the house is open so that we can follow the intimate lives of this family on the verge of destruction. taking real chances with his life, yet surviving…. Inside, a man named the Escapee inhabits a claustrophobic room with a single window, placed on a wooden platform that is moved to make room for what little action there is as the play opens. "The French value textual work above psychological realism or any Western methods that I had been aware of before this summer. Smartphones και wearables, σε εκπτώσεις Black Friday νωρίτερα και για μεγαλύτερο χρονικό διάστημα από την HONOR το μεγαλύτερο νεανικό brand τεχνολογίας, Το οινοποιείο ΚΕΧΡΗΣ δημιουργεί το πρόγραμμα Εταιρικής Κοινωνικής Ευθύνης «Ενωμένοι για ό,τι αξίζει», για την εξυπηρέτηση των άμεσων υγειονομικών αναγκών της χώρας. New York NY 10016, European Stages is a publication of the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center ©2019. Other majors represented by the students include neuroscience, computer science, English, comparative literature and anthropology; in addition to Jaimes-Lukes, four also are pursuing a certificate in theater. He is not allowed to travel outside of Moscow, but he managed to create a magnificent play from a distance. It opened up so much," he said. 14, no. Individual witnesses speak their stories as the young people in the group climb up the wall, hanging off it, falling down and pushing it around to change the scene. The Graduate Center CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue Photo: Christophe Raynaud de Lage. Age: 38 years old Wiki & Biography Sean Lau's wiki, also information about relatives, siblings, achievements and names of parents is currently under review. Magda Romańska Phèdre! She falls in love with Aeneas, who shares her feelings. Masse said these intensive afternoons of theater worked the students in the same manner as professional actors who train in Paris. Alexandra Badea’s Points de non-retour (Quais de Seine). He is constantly interrupted by a loud noise so that we do not get the whole picture. "I knew the theater component would make me a more well-rounded and outgoing individual," she said. While most performances will be in French, three productions will include English supertitles and one will be presented in English. This summer, 15 Princeton undergraduates immersed themselves in the rich tradition of French theater in the first PIIRS Global Seminar to be held in France: "French Theater Today: Practice and Performance in Paris and at the Avignon Theater Festival," taught by Florent Masse, senior lecturer in French and Italian (center, arms crossed). “We’ve all come from a starting point, and we have now become multiple selves,” he concludes. This very unpleasant visit has become a regular occurrence in his life in which there is no contact with other people. Κορωνοϊός - Δείτε στο protothema.gr: Κρούσματα και θάνατοι σε όλο τον κόσμο - Τα σχολεία που είναι κλειστά λόγω κρουσμάτων, 38 νέοι θάνατοι από κορωνοϊό σήμερα στη χώρα, Moderna: «Η παράταση στις διαπραγματεύσεις με την ΕΕ θα καθυστερήσει τις παραδόσεις», Τέσσερις πολιτείες των ΗΠΑ άρχισαν να παίρνουν το εμβόλιο της Pfizer. This summer, Selina Pi, an operations research and financial engineering major who also is pursuing certificates in global health and health policy and finance, purposely spent six weeks out of her academic comfort zone — 3,600 miles from home. L’Avant-Scène offers students an original combination of linguistic and dramatic training, offered exclusively in French, with student performances throughout the academic year. Θραύσματα του κειμένου θα ακουστούν ηχογραφημένα στα γαλλικά από ηθοποιούς που ανήκουν στην πρωτοπορία της σύγχρονης γαλλικής σκηνής: Valerie Dreville, Matthieu Sampeur, Cedric Eeckhout, Melodie Richard, Francois Loriquet, Farida Rahouadj,Yasmine Hadj Ali. Finally Dido, Queen of Carthage, welcomes them and offers them a home. Laurent Guadé’s Nous, l’Europe, Banquet des peuples,, directed by Roland Auzet. The festival runs Sept. 22 through Oct. 6, at venues across campus. To tell this tragic tale, Duclos, her excellent cast, her team of musicians, and her sound, light, and video designers, created a magical set bathed in an atmosphere of foreboding and impending catastrophe. Jinghui’s unrestrained three hours, played out against a staggeringly huge metal four-ton wheel and other set pieces of scaffolding that seemed unnecessarily overwhelming, was disappointing. Outside was inspired by the work of the young Chinese photographer and poet Ren Hang, who committed suicide at the age of thirty in 2017. What is the nature of the Other? "Matthieu gave us invaluable advice on the rehearsal and production process and how to work on roles and prepare performances that feel true," Masse said. Γι’ αυτό, όσο δύσκολες κι αν είναι οι συνθήκες, όσο κι αν έχει αλλάξει η καθημερινότητά μας, επιμένουμε. Allen Kuharsky The two dissidents had planned to meet to work on Serebrennikov’s play. The actors throw buckets of fake blood at each other, they threaten to shoot each other or themselves, strobe lighting prevails, and tribute is paid to Western avant-garde companies such as the Living Theatre along with references to Coca-Cola, the Internet, Michael Jackson, Brecht, and others. It was fascinating to watch him jump from one spoke to the next. Led by Aeneas, they cross Libya, Greece, the coast of Epirus (1178th day), Etna (2,187th day), and many more places, constantly arriving, leaving, arriving and leaving again, encountering strange and different languages as they go forward. Nous, l’Europe, Banquet des peuples, by Laurent Gaudé, directed by Roland Auzet, is a “magnificent pamphlet against the European myth,” to quote critic Gilles Costaz, as well as a call for a new generation to strongly voice their concerns about the future of Europe. In this case, the element of surprise. Laurence Senelick Γιατί ο αθλητισμός οφείλει να αποτελεί μέρος της πραγματικότητάς μας και ακόμα περισσότερο σήμερα που είναι μια καλή διέξοδος για όλους μας. They search him, turning him upside down as if to shake some secret out of him. Philippa Wehle is Professor Emerita of French Language and Culture and Drama Studies at Purchase College, State University of New York. "I had to understand each word in the French texts before I could even begin working with a scene partner," said Gravitte, a member of the Class of 2017 who credits Smith and Masse for helping him with the language and the rhythm of speech. The festival features French theater but also draws an international coterie of directors from throughout Europe and — with the festival's focus this year on the Middle East — Syria and Iran, among others, Masse said. Pi, a member of the Class of 2019, enrolled in the PIIRS (Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies) Global Seminar "French Theater Today: Practice and Performance in Paris and at the Avignon Theater Festival." Jaimes-Lukes found the master class with Gallienne inspiring. Ostermeier came and spoke to the class when they were in Avignon. There were many confusing stories to try to sort out, at least confusing to those of us who had trouble following the many references that were presented to us at a dizzying pace. The King’s castle is a two-story house in the middle of a lawn made of crushed stone. Wearing their everyday clothes, they create a panorama of reds, yellows, blues, whites and greens that adds a colorful background to the banquet as they move about the stage. europeanstages@gc.cuny.edu, Frank Hentschker, Executive Director Serebrennikov’s strong connection with Hang’s thematic material – identity, sexuality and the individual’s place in society – is paramount to an understanding of his theatre. (Sarah Pan, Class of 2019). Photo: courtesy Avignon Festival. 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