WHY DO OLD PEOPLE, WHO HAVE NOTHING TO DO, CROSS AT RED LIGHTS?
In Itinere Collective Directed by Thylda Barès
One morning in a retirement home, a little old man dies. Another one is coming.
Routine.
The card games continue, as do the sports exercises and memory workshops. Today we celebrate the centenary anniversary.
Everyone is decrepit, pretending to project themselves, waiting to be brought to life.
But for a little old lady, this is no longer possible. Finished the commedia, she no longer wants to play. Nursing staff and comrades forcefully reconnect her on a daily basis.
Life is sacred as hell!
It doesn't matter, the little lady always wants to get it over with.
Between burlesque and drama, this show questions old age and the end of life.
With subtlety, the collective questions the taboos around little old people and seeks, through laughter and masked play, to talk about the intimate, and what makes us, children or old, autonomous beings capable of making choices.
Alternating distribution:
Victor Barrère (France)
Andrea Boeryd (Sweden)
Yejin Choi (South Korea)
Paul Colom (France)
Arthur Dumas (France)
Manon Dumonceaux (Belgium)
Julia Free (United States)
Olmo Hidalgo (Spain)
Clara Lloret (Spain)
Elizabeth Margereson (England)
Ulima Ortiz (Colombia)
Ruthy Scetbon (France)
Sencan Oytun Tokuç (Türkiye)
Staging:
Thylda Barès (Franco-Brazilian)
In Itinere Collective
Co-Production:
C3 le Cube - Coeur de Nacre Culture Center in Douvres-la-Délivrande
The Odyssey - Convention Stage of Périgueux
Victor Hugo Theater - Bagneux
Éclat(s) de Rue Festival - Caen
Le Silo - Essonne
With the support of:
The town of Merville-Franceville / The Department of Calvados / The Normandy Region / L'Étincelle - Théâtre de la ville de Rouen / Théâtre de Fontenay-le-Fleury / La Petite Pierre - Gers / Le CCOUAC - Meuse / Théâtre de l'Unité / Odia Normandie / La CFPPA of Calvados with the assistance of the CNSA / Culture Santé / Bretonneau Hospital (Paris) / EHPAD Topaze - Dozulé / EHPAD La Fontaine - Marly-le-Roi / Le Marche Pied
Scenography: Popito
Light Creation: Clémentine Pradier
Sound Creation: Nyls Barès
Musical Creation: Victor Barrere
This show received an Audience Award in 2021 at the Mimos Festival in Périgueux
