But what do we see? But who are they? How can we be sure that they are flesh and blood? What differentiates it from a reflection, an animated mirror image? It’s crazy how with a simple black box, two surprising young actresses – Coraline Kerléo and Marie Malaquias – and some geniuses in light and sound, including the indispensable scenographer and lighting designer Eric Soyer, Joël Pommerat manages to confuse and question the gaze.
Where are we? At La Coursive, La Rochelle’s national stage, it was full rehearsal. When ? Two days and dust from “new premiere” from Little Modern Girls (working title), the latest major creation by the director. New first? Truly ? Yes, because the show was already staged in the spring, at Châteauvallon-Liberté, the national stage in Toulon where the company is based. Let’s reassure the audience: the version they saw worked
