Portraits de spectateurs, performance, December 2021, Théâtre de Cornouaille (Scène Nationale de Quimper)photo credit Loïc Thersiquel.
Portrait: composition on the spot of a typed text following some questions adapted to the context.
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Portraits of spectators
"What do you like to be called?How do you like to leave a performance?If you could become an artist for one night, who would you become?What really makes you come to the theatre?Be aware that you are part of an audience in the eyes of the artistic team.How do you feel about this "ephemeral collective" that, for a moment, comes together to enjoy the show?
Paulette
The lucky line
for compass needle
Paulette knows
that the shiny silks
are treasures.
Paulette
travels
from the velvet
velvet seat.
Paulette tells
to the abbeys
her drums -
of grace.
With a good long round horizon
for a line of sight,
she keeps the space in front
for an observatory.
Hadrien
To amaze the moment,
is what is at stake
with the unveiling of the show
Hadrian as if in a dream
think of the packed houses
living moments
established by the passion
of life.
On a wire, you must not fall /
that's
the presence on stage.
One time by one time
the moment hammers
its different face
with each blow.
Christine
An intrigue
in this hall.
Some mirrors.
A divided subject
two sculptures
of salt
observe
the rays
the life
in each form.
Christine of twists and turns
in reflections
teleports living art
into a semaphore.
Victoria
With a handful of joy
in each hand
Victoria emerges
from a show
sometimes being
smile /
For the smile
is like a dress
Victoria knows
that it adorns the soul;
that it is a dream,
like a scene -
it is a time
where bonds unite
and tongues are loosened
after the applause.
photo credit: Louise Hubinont