Show: "U Giru... Around the world in 80 days!" with Marie-Ange Paoletti and the Quintette Improbable
Saturday 27 September at the Sollacaro library at 5pm.
Adapted by Serge Lodi from the work of Jules Verne
Directed by Paul Grenier
For all audiences
Description :
Adapting Jules Verne's novel for a one and a half hour show is no easy task.
The richness of the text, the many characters, the precisely described landscapes and the various means of locomotion used are all pitfalls to be overcome...
Serge Lodi has succeeded in this challenge, proposing an adaptation that is faithful to the main characters and the major stages of the novel.
His tone is deliberately contemporary, even zany.
The narrator becomes Phileas Fogg, the musicians are transformed into the protagonists of the plot, and unexpected anachronistic characters appear during the performance, adding a theatrical dimension and a jubilant spirit to the show.
The music follows this world tour, with pieces from Europe, Asia and America.
It underlines the plot, but also allows itself a few humorous winks. The sounds of the Corsican language add to the vitality of the action.
The projection of Charlotte Raffalli's drawings as a backdrop adds a comic strip feel that the writer would not have denied.
Finally, Paul Grenier's energetic staging adds a sustained rhythm that means time flies and you leave the show with the impression of having seen a curious mix of musical tale, play and comic strip.
Admission free
Saturday 27 September at the Sollacaro library at 5pm.
Adapted by Serge Lodi from the work of Jules Verne
Directed by Paul Grenier
For all audiences
Description :
Adapting Jules Verne's novel for a one and a half hour show is no easy task.
The richness of the text, the many characters, the precisely described landscapes and the various means of locomotion used are all pitfalls to be overcome...
Serge Lodi has succeeded in this challenge, proposing an adaptation that is faithful to the main characters and the major stages of the novel.
His tone is deliberately contemporary, even zany.
The narrator becomes Phileas Fogg, the musicians are transformed into the protagonists of the plot, and unexpected anachronistic characters appear during the performance, adding a theatrical dimension and a jubilant spirit to the show.
The music follows this world tour, with pieces from Europe, Asia and America.
It underlines the plot, but also allows itself a few humorous winks. The sounds of the Corsican language add to the vitality of the action.
The projection of Charlotte Raffalli's drawings as a backdrop adds a comic strip feel that the writer would not have denied.
Finally, Paul Grenier's energetic staging adds a sustained rhythm that means time flies and you leave the show with the impression of having seen a curious mix of musical tale, play and comic strip.
Admission free
