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France Programme organized under the Portugal-France 2022 Season

Phia Ménard / Cie Non Nova

L'après-midi d'un foehn Version 1

February

2022

Wed
23

Sinopse

What is the life expectancy of a plastic bag from crude oil polyethylene to the moment it is thrown away? For how long is it actually in use? Not long at all, compared to the length of time it will then stray across the planet, blown and buffeted by the wind. This is where its real life begins; its autonomous life. Little anonymous plastic bag amongst the world’s countless little plastic bags, on its way to a rot-proof eternity. Let’s hope there’s a strong wind to help it overcome any obstacles, to carry it across oceans and mountains, to encounter new possibilities and to try out different lives. What if we humans, so firmly anchored to the ground, what if we too could escape the pull of gravity and fly with the wind, free at last, carried along by the arbitrary waltz of the air? What if we were unconsciously feeding our thirst for the discovery of unknown territories, for fighting uncertain battles to make each one of our members part of us, autonomous and uncontrollable. Upright or upside down, free up those hands, be the object of all motion and movement. Just a sound and the air’s caress. This performance piece uses a simple turbine in order to create a vortex. The little plastic bag characters evolve in the air space, responding to the movement of the air which is in turn controlled by the protagonist. — Phia Ménard 


The company was founded in 1998 by Phia Ménard, with a desire to approach juggling from a different angle, through the scenic and dramaturgical structure of each piece. Non nova, sed nove (Not new things, but in a new way) is the company’s founding precept. The many multidisciplinary projects of the company have brought together artists, technicians, thinkers from various horizons with diverse experiences. It is not a collective but a professional team, with Phia Ménard in charge of the artistic direction. To date, the various projects by Compagnie Non Nova have been performed in Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Brunei, Burkino Faso, Burundi, Canada, Chilli, China, Colombia, CroaTa, Denmark, Equator, The Federation of Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, the Republic of Cape Verde, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thai-land, Togo, The United Arab Emirates, The United States, Uruguay, Yemen. 

© Jean-Luc Beaujault

© Jean-Luc Beaujault

© Jean-Luc Beaujault

© Jean-Luc Beaujault

© Jean-Luc Beaujault

Info sobre horário e bilhetes

Wed

23.02

09:45

11:15

14:30

Campo AlegreStage Auditorium

Aditional info

  • Price 2.50€ (children and school groups) / 7€ (adults)
    Duration 25min
    Age recommendation 6+

    Programme organized under the Portugal-France 2022 Season


Author's bio text

Ficha Técnica

  • Artistic director Phia Ménard 
    Assisted by Jean-Luc Beaujault 
    Performed alternately by Jean-Louis Ouvrard, Cecile Briand, Silvano Nogueira 
    Soundtrack composition Ivan Roussel using Claude Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faun 
    Stage manager Olivier Gicquiaud 
    Sound master alternately Olivier Gicquiaud, Ivan Roussel, Mateo Provost, David Leblanc 
    Puppets design
     Phia Ménard 
    Puppets manufacture Claire Rigaud 
    Co-director, administration and booking Claire Massonnet 
    Production assistant Constance Winckler
    Public Relations Justine Lasserrade

    Cie Non Nova is subsidised by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication –DRAC des Pays de la Loire, Nantes City Council, the Conseil Régional des Pays de la Loire, the Conseil Départemental de Loire-Atlantique, the Institut Français (France’s international cultural relations body) and the BNP Paribas Foundation.The company is based in Nantes. 

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