Frères

Points of view, ideologies and memories mingle in the black coffee of family history

Two brothers recount the journey of their grandfather and his brothers through Spain at war, from Franco's coup d'état to exile in France. It is a story told through the memories they were told and which they, in turn, want to pass on, to help them understand and remember. Sugar and coffee to talk about the Spanish War and the Retreat; the kitchen as a playground, everyday objects as protagonists, the dining table as a chessboard of our shared history.

Credits

• Original idea: Valentin Pasgrimaud and Arno Wögerbauer
• Collective writing and conception: Benjamin Ducasse, Éric de Sarria, Valentin Pasgrimaud and Arno Wögerbauer
• Direction: Compagnie les Maladroits et Éric de Sarria
• Assistant director: Benjamin Ducasse or David Lippe and Valentin Naulin
• Sound creation: Yann Antigny
• Lighting creation: Jessica Hemme
• Costumes: Tiphaine Pottier
• Light and sound technician (alternating): Azéline Cornut, Jessica Hemme and Gianni Morand
• Technician and tour logistics: Azéline Cornut
• Production manager: Elsa Posnic
• Administration manager: Pauline Bardin

About the company

Les Maladroits is a theater and object theater company created in 2008 by a collective of four actor-directors. They have created six shows broadcast in France and abroad: ‘Joueurs’ (2021), ‘Camarades’ (2018), ‘Frères’ (2016), ‘Marche’ (2014), ‘Les petites formes brèves relativement courtes’ (2013) and ‘Prises Multiples’ (2010). They conceive punctually art projects or territory, related to the theatrical creations. They like the crossover, the mixing of genres. They also love images, words, big and small stories, ask questions, constraints…

https://www.lesmaladroits.com