Dimanche
Focus & Chaliwaté Companies (Belgium)
- Thu Feb 6 7:30PM
- Fri Feb 7 7:30PM
- Sat Feb 8 7:30PM
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In a world teetering on the edge, a family gathers for a seemingly ordinary Sunday. Yet little by little, everything around them crumbles under the devastating effects of natural disasters. Regardless, they cling to their day-to-day routines, convinced that an imminent collapse is only a distant possibility. Meanwhile, three wildlife reporters race against time to document Earth’s last remaining species on the brink of extinction, hoping to preserve a trace of the world slipping away before their eyes.
Between dreamlike fiction and stark reality, Dimanche paints a sharp yet tender portrait of humanity caught off guard by the uncontrollable forces of nature. It depicts the ingenuity and stubbornness of humans as they neglect the chaos of ecological catastrophe and go to absurd extremes to maintain their habits and keep up a sense of normalcy. Dimanche compels us to ask ourselves: how much longer can we turn a blind eye to the storm that’s already pounding at our door?
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Artist Bio
Focus & Chaliwaté Companies
The Companies Focus (created by Julie Tenret) and Chaliwaté (consisting of Sandrine Heyraud and Sicaire Durieux) gathered around the collective writing of Dimanche. For a long time, the two companies had been following and appreciating the work of the other. It became apparent that they had a similar approach, a shared taste for unusual, visual, artisanal and poetic forms of theatre. The three artists decided to pool their talents to create a new form of writing combining gestural theatre, object theatre, puppetry, acting and video. This project is a continuation of their respective research. Since 2016, they have worked meticulously to create a unique, visual and poetic language that draws its inspiration from everyday life, the intimate, the “infra-ordinary”, to tap into the universal.
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Venue
600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver
Showtimes
- February 6: 7:30PM
- February 7: 7:30PM
- February 8: 7:30PM
Post-show talkback: Feb 7
Content Advisory
Flashing lights
Tickets
Single Tickets: $25-$79
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Access
Deaf/hard-of-hearing friendly
Credits
Written and directed by Julie Tenret, Sicaire Durieux, Sandrine Heyraud With Julie Tenret, Sicaire Durieux, Sandrine Heyraud Or Thomas Dechaufour, Denis Robert, Shantala Pèpe, Christine Heyraud, Julie Dacquin or Sophie Leso Dramaturgy Alana Osbourne Scenography by Zoé Tenret Stage Set Construction Zoé Tenret, Bruno Mortaignie (LS Diffusion), Sébastien Boucherit and Sebastien Munck Puppets created by Waw ! Studios / Joachim Jannin et Jean-Raymond Brassinne Puppet assistant creators Emmanuel Chessa, Aurélie Deloche and Gaëlle Marras Lights by Guillaume Toussaint Fromentin Sound by Brice Cannavo Video by Tristan Galand 1st AC Alexandre Cabanne Key Grip Hatuey Suarez Underwater filming Alexandra Brixy TV news filming Tom Gineyts Post-production videos Paul Jadoul Video set construction Zoé Tenret and Sébastien Munck Video sound Jeff Levillain (Studio Chocolat-noisette) and Roland Voglaire (Boxon Studio) Costumes Fanny Boizard General Stage Management Léonard Clarys Stage Management Leonard Clarys, Isabelle Derr, Hugues Girard, Nicolas Ghion, David Alonso Morillo, Charlotte Persoons or Liane Van De Putte Tour Manager Chiara Christoffersen