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This year, the show will be based on the novel The invention of the sea by Laure Limongi (2025), a futuristic tale, somewhere between a story, an essay, and poetry, in which non-human and fantastical voices give us a sense of other ways of being alive and living in a threatened sea.

Synopsis

After a major global epidemic and our ecological devastation, half of the world's population has died.
Nature has reclaimed its place. Some humans, in order to survive, have reproduced like animals with crabs or sperm whales, giving birth to a whole new population.
The show invites you to discover their worlds, their rules, but also their visions of our world, an ancient world that is meaningless to them.

Statement of intent

The show was created from various texts about half-crab, half-human chimeras written by Laure Limongi.
Through this creation, the team explores a future where humans and nature live in harmony, while highlighting our past and present mistakes.
Viewers are immersed in a world where the violence of our society remains present, mixed with a profound sensuality that is sometimes burlesque.
The stage work seeks to translate the author's writing onto the stage without seeking a single meaning: the aim is to offer an experience that is unique to each individual.
The strangeness of these new creatures is reinforced by contemporary costumes, linked to their still very present human side, combined with movements, movements, and cries typical of the animal world.