Job, the mythic character from the biblical “Book of Job”, frequently comes to mind when living in the Middle East. He who, upon his bed of ashes, curses the day he was born. He who has lost everything, yet disavows nothing. « Landscapes of our tears » displays the inner geography of Job, the jagged contours of his soul. The author, Matéi Visniec, depicts a broken man who, beyond his suffering, still believes that the human being is a miracle on earth.

Body in motion and masked body, puppets, projected images, manipulation of objects are the on-set tools used to write the visual poetry of this work. Roger Assaf gives his voice and interpretation to the Job of Visniec. Dominique Pifarely, violinist renowned in the improvisational Jazz scene, composes and interprets the music of this visual poem.

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Price: 14 USD

 

© Eric Deniaud 

Direction: Eric Deniaud

Text: Matéi Visniec

Music: Dominique Pifarély

Voice: Roger Assaf

With: Aurélien Zouki, Marielise Youssef Aad, Dana Mikhail, Dominique Pifarély

Sound creation: Christophe Hauser

Light design: Riccardo Clementi

Scénography, puppets and videos: Eric Deniaud

Assistant: Tamara Badreddine

Translation in lebanese arabic: Chrystèle Khodr and Roger Assaf

Artistic collaboration: Cécile Maudet / Lena Osseyran / Ahmad Khouja

Production manager: Virginie Crouail

Production: Archipels-cie Dominique Pifarely

Coproduction: Collectif Kahraba / ExtraMuros / TJP CDN d’Alsace / Le Tas de Sable d’’Amiens

In partnership with:  la NEF – Manufacture d’utopies, le Théâtre des 4 saisons à Gradignan, le Théâtre de la Licorne à Dunkerque

Supported by: la DRAC Ile-de-France, la DRAC Poitou-Charentes, l’ADAMI, la SPEDIDAM,  l’Institut Français de Beyrouth et l’ association Shams à Beyrouth.