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Cosmic Drama

Philippe Quesne

Cosmic Drama

A melancholic and flashy intergalactic space opera by Philippe Quesne. Suspended in mid-air, a curious meteorite-shuttle carries a small group of humans as they make their way through the immensity of space: humanity is now gravitational.

Full of neon yellow melancholy and superb aesthetics, Cosmic Drama is a Robinson Crusoe-esque adventure on the edges of humanity, filled with humour, malice and tenderness.


Could this kind of space ark preserve what remains of nature, art and human civilisation? Perhaps.

In his creative process, the visual artist and director Philippe Quesne begins by defining a specific stage space, a scenography, which then becomes the playing space. His plays have been set, for example, on a deserted island (Crash Park, 2018), in a mole’s den (La Nuit des taupes, 2016), in snowy forests (La Mélancolie des dragons, 2008) or in a cultural centre located in a swamp (Swamp Club, 2013). Cosmic Drama is set in a kind of meteorite-spacecraft. In this epic yet intimate space – the ideal setting for his theatre – Philippe Quesne follows the journey of a few survivors: a small group of sometimes strange, but always touching characters...

With a laconic sense of humour and a sharp insight into small human communities, he observes with tenderness the fragility of humanity and its ambivalent relationship with nature. Machinery, flights, special effects and video projections bring to life this melancholic science-fiction fable, between reverie and utopia.

Presentation by Eric Vautrin
 

From 18 to 22 January 2023
Durée:
1h40
Salle Charles Apothéloz

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Création à Vidy

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - 8:00pm
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Philippe Quesne

Director

Philippe Quesne

Philippe Quesne crée en 2003 le bien nommé Vivarium Studio. Le metteur en scène, plasticien et scénographe français conçoit en effet le théâtre comme un lieu d’habitat provisoire au sein d’un écosystème artificiel, imaginé pour observer une petite communauté humaine réinventer ses logiques et expérimenter d’autres façons d’évoluer, de cohabiter et de penser. À partir d’un titre et d’une scénographie, ses spectacles sont développés en collaboration avec les interprètes lors des répétitions, convoquant à l’envi le merveilleux et le microscopique, le quotidien et l'inattendu, l’humour et le tragique, le mensonge théâtral et la vérité de la nature. Parallèlement, il crée des performances ou des interventions dans l’espace public, expose ses installations et met en scène des opéras. À Lausanne, il a présenté La Mélancolie des dragons et Swamp Club à l’Arsenic, et à Vidy L’Après-midi des taupes et La Nuit des taupes en 2017, Crash park, la vie d’une île en 2019, Farm Fatale en 2022, avant d'y créer Fantasmagoria.

From the same artist
Afternoon of the Moles
Night of the Moles (Welcome to Caveland!)
Masterclass de Philippe Quesne
Crash Park, la vie d'une île
Farm Fatale
The Garden of Earthly Delights
Fantasmagoria
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Meet the artists
Thursday 19.01
at the end of the show

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Credits

Conception, mise en scène, scénographie
Philippe Quesne

Collaboration artistique
Elodie Dauguet

Vidéo
David Fortmann
Lukas Wiedmer

Lumière
Benjamin Hauser

Dramaturgie
Camille Louis
Angela Osthoff

Avec
Raphael Clamer
Jean-Charles Dumay
Annika Meier
Julian Anatol Schneider
Gala Othero Winter

Production
Theater Basel
Avec la Fondation d’entreprise Hermès dans le cadre de son programme New Settings

Diffusion
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Tour dates
29.08.2021 Theater Basel, Bâle (CH)
21.06 - 22.06.2022 Festivals - Mannheimer Sommer 2022 (DE)
20.10 - 22.10.2022 MC93 - Maison de la Culture de Seine-Saint-Denis - Festival d'Automne Paris, (CH)

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