PAËLLA

In the small town of Gouzin, the community hall is the heart of the village’s festive life. When it’s threatened with closure, a handful of residents decide to defend it by organizing a cabaret in which they will be the performers for the first time.

Offbeat, heartfelt, and full of energy, PAËLLA is a feel-good show: a shared moment of laughter and song, a declaration of love for celebration and community!

AFTER KARAOKÉ

After the performances on 6, 8, 17 and 18 July, the party continues !
Keep the PAËLLA experience going with our post-show karaoke parties, featuring special guests: Oscar Wash (drag king), Carlos FM d’Espagne (DJ set), Shadi (singer) and Chicane (clown and performance artist).
A festive late-night gathering to sing, dance and celebrate together, extending the spirit of the show long after the curtain falls.

The party is'nt over yet!

Company presentation

The Mustang Collectif develops a vibrant, whimsical, and uninhibited contemporary theatre.
Drawing on autobiographical and documentary material, their creations explore current themes, transforming them through laughter, tenderness, and absurdity.
At the crossroads of contemporary writing, popular culture, and the energy of collective celebrations, their work asserts a free and lively form.
They stand for a theatre that is both accessible and demanding, committed to bringing together diverse audiences, especially those who rarely attend performances.

www.mustangcollectif.com/

Distribution

Writing and Direction Gabriella Rault, Aurélien Fontaine, Claire Faugouin
Performance Nusch Batut-Guiraud, Mathilde Bellanger, Louis Loutz, Myra Zbib, Aurélien Fontaine, Gabriella Rault
Music Aurélien Fontaine
Artistic Collaboration and technical operator Camille Monchy
Mask Design Estelle Clément
Set Design Agathe Roger (Interlude décors)
Press Olivier Saksik
Production Casseline Gilet

Production

Production Bureau des Paroles, Mustang Collectif
Supported by CNM, SPEDIDAM, Ville de Pantin, Est-ensemble, TDI – Théâtre à Durée Indéterminée RAVIV Réseau des Arts vivants en Île-de-France Le Lieu – Gambais Souffleurs de Sens, Collectif Masque Collectif Art-Spes

In the press

"Celebrating the art of resourcefulness and active solidarity, this show—both exhilarating and hilarious—draws on masks, artifice, burlesque and cabaret to respond to today’s collapsing cultural politics. And turns our dead ends into a celebration."

SCENEWEB

"Enchanting, unhinged and jubilant, the piece humorously shows how the need for joy challenges scarcity. Any resemblance to existing situations is far from accidental."

NAJA21

"A politically engaged popular fête, at the crossroads of burlesque and documentary."

ARTIPHIL'

"A show touched with madness and generosity—modest, quirky, whimsical, funny and tender."

PIANO PANIER

"An offbeat fable suddenly takes on the shape of a tender mirror held up to our collective absurdities."

20H30, LEVER DE RIDEAU

"The performers are excellent, in a style somewhere between clowning and commedia dell’arte."

L'AFFICHE