Les aveugles

INVIVO

Les aveugles

Julien Dubuc

Twelve blind individuals wait, motionless, in a very ancient forest—seemingly eternal—beneath a deeply starry sky. They watch for the return of their guide, a priest. Through their words, they fill the silence. The crisis erupts when they realize they have been left to fend for themselves.

This group represents humanity as a whole—hesitant and unaware of its condition—waiting for an uncertain future while relying on outside help to guide it.

In this original immersive adaptation, twelve audience members take their place on stage, equipped with virtual reality headsets. Through this device, they are immersed in a raw and poetic universe. A major creation by INVIVO in 2021, winner of the Future Is Sensible Prize at the 2022 Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF), The Blind is presented for the first time at the Avignon OFF Festival, after more than 300 performances.

5 SESSIONS / 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

English subtitles available

I am here without knowing where I am.

Company presentation

Everything begins with the space and the audience’s perceptions, as a way to create new forms of storytelling. It's about crafting theatrical experiences that engage with the pressing issues of our societies and invite us to imagine new possibilities. It places great care on immersion in a constant effort to blur the boundary between fiction and reality. Driven by a commitment to ongoing artistic innovation, it seeks to break free from theatrical conventions while placing strong emphasis on creating sensitive and collective experiences.

www.collectifinvivo.com

Julien Dubuc - Director

Julien Dubuc works at the intersection of theatre, digital arts, and virtual reality.
A graduate of ENSATT in 2011, he co-founded INVIVO—where he now serves as artistic director—which allows him to experiment with and create hybrid forms blending theatre, immersive art, and technology.
In live performance, Julien Dubuc has collaborated on around fifty productions as a lighting designer, videographer, or set designer, notably with Aurélie Van Den Daele, Vincent Delerm, Kery James, Carole Thibaut, Bertrand Bossard, Yannik Landrein, Jean-Claude Cotillard, Catherine Hargreaves, Charly Marty, Matthias Langhoff…

Distribution

Based on Les Aveugles by Maurice Maeterlinck
Concept, adaptation, and set design by Julien Dubuc
Sound design by Grégoire Durrande
VR development, 3D environment, and interactions by Antoine Vanel – Blindsp0t
Performers, voices Sumaya Al-Attia, Jean-Rémy Chaize, Jeanne David, Grégory Fernandes, Alexandre Le Nours, Maxime Mikolajczak
3D printing and lighting design David Udovtsch
Stage management and set design collaboration Elsa Belenguier
Administration Lise Déterne, Eloïse Royer, L’Echelle
Distribution Caroline de Saint Pastou

Production

Produced by INVIVO
Co-produced by Les Gémeaux – National Theater of Sceaux, Théâtre Nouvelle Génération – National Theater of Lyon, Théâtre de l’Union – National Theater of Limousin, Némo – Île-de-France Digital Arts Biennial – Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Lux – National Theater of Valence
Supported by the National Center for Cinema and the Moving Image, DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, City of Lyon, Théâtre des Îlets – CDN de Montluçon, La maison du numérique. Future is Sensible Award at the 2022 Geneva International Film Festival

In the press

“Far from the sensationalism that virtual reality allows, the team engages in an impressionistic approach—refined, delicate, and sensitive—that is, in every respect, in keeping with Maeterlinck’s dreamlike quality.”

Sceneweb - Vincent Bouquet

“A sensitive, almost visceral connection is established with the Belgian playwright’s text, and this production succeeds in captivating the audience.”

Sceneweb - Vincent Bouquet

“The stage design is impressive.”

Sceneweb - Vincent Bouquet

“By exploring the theme of blindness and immersing the audience in a 3D graphic universe of distorted forms, the VR play *Les aveugles* offers a new theatrical experience, where the spectrum of individual perception fuels the collective resonance of the narrative.”

étapes : (numéro 266) - Laurent Catala

Your contacts in Avignon (pro only)

Dubuc
Julien / julien@collectifinvivo.com

Theater

10:30 > 11:15 / 11:30 > 12:15 / 14:30 > 15:15 / 15:30 > 16:15 / 16h30 > 17:15

4 > 21.07

Breaks on July 9 and 16

Hors les murs /

From 15 years old

Full Price : 21€
Off Rate : 14,50€
Pro Price : 10€

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