Fosse Illustration : ©️ Julia Lamoureux

Fosse

Christian Boltanski, Jean Kalman et Franck Krawczyk

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Following ‘Pleine Nuit’, which was conceived in 2016 during the Salle Favart’s renovation, the Opéra Comique is delighted to welcome back Christian Boltanski, Jean Kalman and Franck Krawczyk with this new performance which will be presented at the Centre Pompidou from 3rd November 2019 to 16th March 2020 as part of the retrospective exhibition dedicated to Christian Boltanski. The performance will take place level-1 at the Berger carpark, right below the Centre Pompidou.

Cast

Conception Christian Boltanski • Jean Kalman • Franck Krawczyk • Soprano Karen Vourc’h • Principal cello Sonia Wieder-Atherton • Choir accentus

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Since 2001, the three artists, who come from different backgrounds, have been working on a new form of performance based on the following three rules: the given space constitutes the foundation of the libretto, the performance has no beginning nor end (the public can come and go at any time) and, finally, the spectator is invited to roam about the stage space rather that sit before it.

Alike Dante or Orpheus, the viewer wanders around an unknown space, immersed in what goes on below the surface, under the stage, shifting one’s attention to what tends to be customarily hidden. Fosse, or the opera as a mise en abyme.

Created for a soprano, a principal cello, a choir, 12 cellos, 6 pianos, drums and electric guitares.

Distribution

Conception
Christian Boltanski
Conception
Jean Kalman
Conception
Franck Krawczyk
Musical assistant
Nicolas Worms
Scenography assistant
Elsa Ejchenrand
Artistic coordination
Joëlle Petrasek
Artistic coordination
Eve Delfiner
Soprano
Karen Vourc'h
Cello solo
Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Choir
accentus
Chief of choir
Christophe Grapperon

Cello

Hortense Airault, Aurélie Allexandre d’Albronn, Sary Khalife, Barbara Le Liepvre, Augustin D’oliveira, Wesley Sampaio, Polina Streltsova, Adèle Viret, Laurène Barbier-Combelles, Nicolas Menut, Camille Supéra et Solène Chevalier

Piano

Clément Darlu, Camille El Bacha, Gwendal Giguelay, Eve Risser, Jeanne Susin, Nicolas Worms

Guitare

Jean Galmiche

Percussions

Tancrède D. Kummer, Yuko Oshima

 

With the collaboration of

Murielle Bechame et la participation de la classe d'art dramatique du Conservatoire du 17ème arrondissement de la Ville de Paris.

Commission and production

Opéra Comique

Coproduction

Centre Pompidou

With the support of

Fonds de création lyrique
SACD
La culture avec la copie privée
En partenariat avec