Published on 30.05.2022
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Nighthonia review
This show is utopian. On the stage of Au dresseur de chapeau, everyone has their place, a voice, a chance to tell stories, play and sing. The handicap is as if outdated. And it is an extraordinary pleasure to see the ten actor-dancers of L’Au de l’Astre, the company that emerged from the Ateliers de la Glâne, in such self-sacrifice. The company’s latest creation was performed Friday and Saturday at Nuithonie, in front of packed houses. Friday evening, the public overwhelmed by the emotional charge of the show even ended up applauding standing.
What is behind such a scenic miracle? Where every actor seems so right, so out of place, so happy to be there? It all starts in an old dusty gambling den – moreover the decor is large and neat with its weathered walls, its aged appearance, the choice of accessories. The three musicians (the trio of Little Singers with a hangover) are dozing on threadbare armchairs or on the counter, they seem to o