Théâtre d'Un Jour
RECLAIM
Patrick Masset
RECLAIM is an imaginary ritual freely inspired by the Ko’ch in Central Asia, where women attempt to build an egalitarian relationship with men in order to propose a fairer world to future generations.
What is proposed here is not a show, but a collective experience. This project is seen as a necessity, a form of secular prayer. A moment outside of norms to be experienced as a return to the theater of origins, characterized by wildness, the circle, strangeness, sometimes monstrosity, hyper-closeness and fear.
A lyric singer, two cellists, and five circus performers in acrobatic lifts are literally surrounded by the stands and the audience, in an unsettling closeness.
RECLAIM is an act of resistance that signifies becoming capable of reclaiming, of re-appropriating what we have been separated from.
The future is not what is going to happen, but what we are going to do
Company presentation
The Théâtre d'Un Jour is a company founded in 1994 around the work of Patrick Masset, a Belgian director. It is supported by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. The Théâtre d'Un Jour implements an extensive distribution strategy, with each production being staged over 200 times in Belgium and internationally.
Its last two productions, 'Strach a fear song' and 'Reclaim,' were awarded the Maeterlinck Prize by Critics in the Best Circus Show category in 2018 and 2023 respectively.
The company is committed to delivering high-quality shows on large stages, performed both indoors and under tents.
Patrick Masset - Directing and writing
Patrick Masset founded the Théâtre d’Un Jour in 1994. A stage director with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, Patrick Masset comes from a theatrical background and is passionate about hand-to-hand acrobatics. He defends a transdisciplinary theater rooted in reality.
In 2008, he created "The Child who...", a show centered around the sculptor Jephan de Villiers and his creations, which was performed over 300 times. With "Strach - a fear song," he follows two desires: to bring together circus and opera, and to rediscover a circus of origins, wild and strange.
His latest project, "Reclaim," is an imaginary ritual where writing and dramaturgy lead the work of bodies and voices towards a fundamentally artistic proposition, rather than just a technical demonstration.
Distribution
Circus artists Chloé Chevallier, Joaquin Diego Bravo alternately Lucas Elias, Lisandro Gallo, Paul Krügener and César Mispelon
Lyric singer Blandine Coulon
Cellists Eugénie Defraigne and Suzanne Vermeyen alternately Ambre Tamagna
Writing and directing Patrick Masset
Scenography and costume designer : Oria Puppo
Puppet : Polina Borissova
Masks : Isis Hauben
Iron work : Jean-Marc Simon
Choreographic work : Dominique Duszynski
Stage assistant : Lola Chuniaud
Lighting design : Frédéric Vannes (theatre version) & Emily Brassier (tent version)
General control and light control: Adrien De Reusme
Photographer : Christophe Raynaud de Lage and Danny Willems
Administration : Auriane Richard / T1J
Coordination, strategy and european projects : Bérénice Masset / Ostra Nezeca Production
Production
Co-producers les Halles de Schaerbeek – Brussels (B), le Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg – Scène Européenne (F), Le Vilar – Louvain-la-Neuve (B), the Palais des Beaux-Arts – Charleroi (B), UP – Circus & Perfoming Arts (B).
Supports MAD Festival (B), Centre Culturel de Bièvre (B), de Theater op de Markt/Dommelhof à Neerpelt (B), le CAS (B), Wallonie-Bruxelles International (B), la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (B), la Région Wallonne (B) et WBTD (B).
In the press
© Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Your contacts in Avignon (pro only)
Patrick Masset
+32 (0) 474 34 60 66 / theatredunjour@gmail.com
20:35 > 22:40shuttle ride included
From July 04 to July 21
Breaks on 10 & 17
Château de Saint-Chamand Route /
From 14 years.
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