Between dreamlike fiction and factual reality, Sunday / Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature.
A family is about to spend their Sunday together, a family tradition. But the walls are shaking, strong winds and torrential rain rage outside and the storm has only just begun. Amidst this climatic chaos, the protagonists absurdly attempt to maintain a normal family life.
In doing so, Sunday / Dimanche observes the ingenuity and stubbornness of humans as they try to preserve their day-to-day habits, going to absurd extremes to keep up a sense of normalcy despite the chaos of an ecological collapse.
A family is about to spend their Sunday together, a family tradition. But the walls are shaking, strong winds and torrential rain rage outside and the storm has only just begun. Amidst this climatic chaos, the protagonists absurdly attempt to maintain a normal family life.
In doing so, Sunday / Dimanche observes the ingenuity and stubbornness of humans as they try to preserve their day-to-day habits, going to absurd extremes to keep up a sense of normalcy despite the chaos of an ecological collapse.
For Sunday / Dimanche Focus Company and Chaliwaté Company come together to write and create a surprising and touching performance. For a long time they have been following and appreciating each other’s work. It became clear that they had a similar approach to our art and it was obvious that they shared a common taste for unusual theatrical forms. As if they spoke the same visual, artisanal and poetic language.
Written and Directed by: Julie Tenret, Sicaire Durieux, Sandrine Heyraud
With: Julie Tenret, Sicaire Durieux, Sandrine Heyraud
Or: Thomas Dechaufour, Shantala Pčpe, Christine Heyraud or Julie Dacquin
Dramaturgy: Alana Osbourne
Lights: Guillaume Toussaint Fromentin
Sound: Brice Cannavo
Sound for Backup: Loďc le Foll
Scenography: Zoé Tenret
Stage Set Construction: Zoé Tenret, Bruno Mortaignie (LS Diffusion), Sébastien
Boucherit and Sebastien Munck
Puppets: Waw! Studios/Joachim Jannin and Jean-Raymond Brassinne
Puppet creators’ assistants: Emmanuel Chessa, Aurélie Deloche and Gaëlle
Marras
Video and photography: Tristan Galand
1st AC: Alexandre Cabanne
Key Grip: Hatuey Suarez
Underwater filming: Alexandra Brixy
Video Post-Production: Paul Jadoul
Sound (Video): Jeff Levillain (Studio Chocolat-noisette) et Roland Voglaire
(Boxon Studio)
General Stage Management: Léonard Clarys
Stage Management: Leonard Clarys with Isabelle Derr, Hugues Girard, Nicolas
Ghion, David Alonso Morillo, Baptiste Leclčre or Britte Van Meurs
