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How far will you go?
Youssouf Abi-ayad, a young director and actor from Strasbourg who has shown great promise in both film and theater, has taken over our new Pastille créative. As part of a research project for his new creation, he proposes to bring together amateur participants of all ages to explore the world of dance marathons in the 1920s-1930s in the United States, at the height of the Great Depression - these contests of resistance where people danced to the point of exhaustion for a few dollars and a hot meal. Drawing on all the sources he has been able to gather on these astonishing practices, the aim is to question this entertainment society, which capitalizes on the misery of some to entertain an audience that demands ever more. Through improvisations and rewritings of texts and movements, the artist proposes to create a fictional, contemporary marathon, built around several tableaux that will be filmed in the form of a fake news report or trailer, to be screened at the end of the season. No theatrical or choreographic knowledge or practice is required: dare you take up the challenge?
Practical info: theater, dance and video in French, duration 75min, for ages 15 and up.
Le Carreau - scène nationale: June 11, 2026 at 7pm.
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