2023-11-26 02:00:04
It’s a spectacle that already promises to be resounding in Châteauroux. Castelroussine choreographer Nadia Coulon brings back to life the story of Madeleine Riffaud, who inspired the show We called him Rainer, presented in 1996 on the main stage of Equinoxe. For this recreation, the show changes its title. It will be The Unpinned Rose. It will be presented on September 10, 2024, just following the Olympic and Paralympic Games, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Châteauroux. “The show tells in several scenes the story of the resistance fighter Madeleine Riffaud, who shot a German soldier, was arrested for it, tortured and sentenced to death three times. She narrowly escaped the platoon. Today she is 99 years old and she continues to rebel once morest injustices, all injustices“, explains Nadia Coulon.
Call for donations to complete the budget
Herself the daughter of a resistance fighter, the granddaughter of a deportee, she had retained the hope since 1996 of relaunching this show which, at the time, had enjoyed great success. “I remember the room, standing, singing the Partisan song with us. It was a lot of emotion” she whispers. For this new edition, the music will be redesigned, the decorations refreshed and the troupe completely renewed. 14 dancers, all amateurs and volunteers, began rehearsals in November. “I believe that this show still has a strong resonance, with national and international news. As Stéphane Hessel wrote, ‘Indigne yourself’. And there are still many reasons for indignation, especially as the witnesses of the Second World War disappear one by one“, insists Nadia Coulon.
The show will be presented free of charge at Equinox, national stage of Châteauroux, September 10, 2024. The ballet will be accompanied by an exhibition and conferences. To finance this project, estimated at 31,000 euros, Nadia Coulon is calling for donations. If the communities will participate widely, there is a lack “8 to 10,000 euros to complete the budget“. Sylvain Dpée, in charge of administrative monitoring of the project, explains: “We need help from companies or individuals, for example to pay for train tickets to bring dancers to rehearsals, pay for meals, rent a studio for music, in short, anything that will facilitate the creation of the show“. Donations can be sent to the association Made in Jazz.
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