Dimanche
Focus & Chaliwaté — 2019
Between dreamlike fiction and factual reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature.
Between dreamlike fiction and factual reality, 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, 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. Meanwhile, three travelling wildlife reporters are doing their best to document the apocalypse. They film, with what little equipment they have, Earth's last living species: three wild animals on the brink of extinction.
Dimanche won the awards for "Best Show" and "Best Artistic and Technical Achievement" at the 2020 Maeterlinck Critics Awards. It was nominated for the 2025 Quebec Association of Theatre Critics Award in the "Best Foreign Show" category.
Written and directed by : Julie Tenret, Sicaire Durieux, Sandrine Heyraud With : Julie Tenret, Sicaire Durieux, Sandrine Heyraud or : Thomas Dechaufour, Shantala Pèpe, Christine Heyraud, Julie Dacquin, Sophie Leso ou Denis RobertPuppets created by : WAW! Studios / Joachim Jannin Puppet assistant creators : Jean-Raymond Brassinne, Emmanuel Chessa, Aurélie Deloche, Gaëlle Marras Scenography : Zoé Tenret Stage set construction : Zoé Tenret, Bruno Mortaignie (LS Diffusion), Sébastien Boucherit, Sébastien Munck Lights by : Guillaume Toussaint Fromentin Sound by : Brice Cannavo Dramaturgy : Alana Osbourne Video by : Tristan Galand 1st AC : Alexandre Cabanne Key grip : Hatuey Suarez Underwater filming : Alexandra Brixy TV news filming : Tom Gineyts Post-production videos : Paul Jadoul Video sound : Jeff Levillain (Studio Chocolat-noisette) et Roland Voglaire (Boxon Studio) Costumes : Fanny Boizard General stage management : Léonard Clarys Stage management : Léonard Clarys, Isabelle Derr, Hugues Girard, Nicolas Ghion, David Alonso Morillo, Baptiste Leclere, Britte van Meurs, Liane Van de Putte, Charlotte Persoons.
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