La Double Inconstance
The Double Inconstancy
by Marivaux
Directed by Anne Kessler
Richelieu
16 October 2015 - 14 February 2016
Richelieu
La Double Inconstance
2015-10-16 00:00:00 2016-02-14 00:00:00
Marivaux analyses the meanders and the vagaries of romantic feelings with the detachment of a doctor of human emotions, without passing judgement.
“It is with The Double Inconstancy that I discovered Marivaux, that I started to love him, and, loving him, that I understood that his language and his theatre goes far beyond words.” This encounter initially came through acting for Anne Kessler, who played the role of Silvia before directing Marivaux in 2014 in the Salle Richelieu.
It wasn’t until 1934 that The Double Inconstancy entered the repertoire. In this play, Marivaux analyses the meanders and the vagaries of romantic feelings with the detachment of a doctor of human emotions, without passing judgement and in a flowing and virtuoso language that is a delight for the actors. In her choice of staging, Anne Kessler, sociétaire of the Comédie-Française, explores the parallel between the progression of the plot and the creation of a theatre production. The play is performed as much its creative process is recounted in a hybrid space between the rehearsal room and the theatre stage. The sets and costumes recreate the dynamics of this experimental plot staged with manipulative cruelty by the Prince and Flaminia to lure Silvia away from Harlequin. The sincere love uniting these two young country people is subjected to a series of tests that pull them apart in order, perhaps, to bind them back together stronger than ever.
Duration
2:15 WITHOUT INTERMISSION
Venue
Creative team
Mise en scène : Anne Kessler
Dramaturgie : Guy Zilberstein
Scénographie : Jacques Gabel
Costumes : Renato Bianchi
Lumières : Arnaud Jung
Travail chorégraphique : Glysleïn Lefever
Réalisation sonore et vidéo : Nicolas Faguet
Maquillages : Véronique Nguyen
Coiffures : Cécile Gentilin
Assistant à la mise en scène : Gabriel Tur
Distribution
the company
The Comédie-Française Academy
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Penelope
Avril -
Vanessa
Bile-Audouard -
Theo
Comby Lemaitre -
Hugues
Duchêne -
Marianna
Granci -
Laurent
Robert
Gallery
La Double Inconstance 15/16
Florence Viala
La Double Inconstance 15/16
Adeline d’Hermy and Stéphane Varupenne
La Double Inconstance 15/16
Catherine Salviat
