Et mon coeur a vu à foison

Et mon coeur a vu à foison is a play brimming with Gothic exuberance, exaggerated and excessive: a “monstrous” play. Constructed like a polyptych, the play unfolds a procession of bodies seized by frenzy. Bodies that reveal their stupidity and weakness, bodies that spread out in their insolent presence, exhausted bodies, bodies in trance that strangely find unprecedented physical inventions.

The iconography of the triumphs of death, medieval tapestries, great scenes of demonic possession and miraculous healings, the iconography of the hospitals of Charenton and La Salpêtrière, horror and possession films from Zulawski to Argento, and ethnic ritual trance dances served as our creative material.

Robin Leduc’s musical composition work involved exploring medieval forms – ballads, rondeaux, songs – as well as polyphony and trance rhythms. How can music be created that appears simple when the chord shifts and rhythmic transformations are finely crafted in detail?

Lighting designer Valérie Sigward has constructed a suspended luminous object, like a falling star, which sculpts and illuminates the space. The halo is a luminous disc used to represent deceased characters.

Corine Petitpierre has created a visual universe that oscillates between simplicity and profusion, between tribal adornment and theatrical costume. The costumes accompany, emphasize, and form an integral part of the dramaturgy.

Source: CCN de Caen en Normandie