Ice puppets on water show for all ages
Mizu (Japanese for water) is a sensitive, poetic show combining dance, circus arts and puppetry.
A dancer and puppeteer interact with an ice puppet suspended from a wooden sculpture. As the ice gradually melts, the puppet becomes brittle and gradually disappears.
A dreamlike, poetic metaphor for the fragility of things and life, the beauty of the world and the bond that unites us with others, even when they disappear.
Co-programming Théâtre de la Joliette – Mucem
Compagnie Furinkaï – Théâtre de L’Entrouvert – Élise Vigneron and Satchie Noro
Distribution
concept & direction Satchie Noro & Élise Vigneron. Assistant director Zoé Lizot. Puppeteer Sarah Lascar. Choreography & dance Satchie Noro. Ice puppet design Élise Vigneron. Set construction Silvain Ohl & Éric Noël. Puppet construction Vincent Debuire assisted by Silvain Ohl & Théo Nérestan. Textile creation Aurore Thibout. Original musical composition Carlos Canales. Sound design Hans Kunze. Sound manager Karine Dumont alternating with Hans Kunze. Technical control Éric Noël, Robin Noël or Vincent Debuire. Administration & development Lucie Leclaire & Satchie Noro. Production Émilie Boutet & Lola Goret. Distribution Émilie Boutet & Florence Bourgeon. Voice-over Millaray Lobos. Text excerpt Olivier Remaud, Penser comme un iceberg, Babel poche, 2023, p.62-63
Production
production Compagnie Furinkaï (Satchie Noro) and Théâtre de l’Entrouvert (Élise Vigneron) – La compagnie Furinkaï is supported by DRAC Île de France – La compagnie du Théâtre de l’Entrouvert is supported by DRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Région Sud and Conseil Départemental de Vaucluse and supported by the town of Apt. – Coproductions Théâtre Le Vellein, scènes de la CAPI – Villefontaine, Théâtre de Châtillon, Les Noctambules – Nanterre, Houdremont Centre culturel – La Courneuve, Théâtre du Fil de l’Eau – Pantin, Théâtre Joliette – scène conventionnée – art et création pour la diversité des écritures contemporaines à Marseille, La Lisière – lieu de création – Bruyères-le-Châtel, Art’R – Paris, Sud-Est Théâtre – Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Les Ateliers Frappaz – Centre National des Arts de la Rue et de l’Espace Public – Villeurbanne, Points communs – Nouvelle Scène nationale de Cergy-Pontoise / Val d’Oise – with the support of DRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, DRAC Île de France, Aide nationale à la création pour les arts de la rue et du cirque, Région Sud, Conseil Départemental de Vaucluse, Conseil Départemental de la Seine-Saint-Denis, Ville de Paris, Vélo Théâtre – Apt, Citron Jaune – CNAREP – Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Le Bercail – Dunkerque, Groupe F – Arles.
Ice puppets on water show for all ages
Mizu (Japanese for water) is a sensitive, poetic show combining dance, circus arts and puppetry.
A dancer and puppeteer interact with an ice puppet suspended from a wooden sculpture. As the ice gradually melts, the puppet becomes brittle and gradually disappears.
A dreamlike, poetic metaphor for the fragility of things and life, the beauty of the world and the bond that unites us with others, even when they disappear.
Co-programming Théâtre de la Joliette – Mucem
Compagnie Furinkaï – Théâtre de L’Entrouvert – Élise Vigneron and Satchie Noro
Distribution
concept & direction Satchie Noro & Élise Vigneron. Assistant director Zoé Lizot. Puppeteer Sarah Lascar. Choreography & dance Satchie Noro. Ice puppet design Élise Vigneron. Set construction Silvain Ohl & Éric Noël. Puppet construction Vincent Debuire assisted by Silvain Ohl & Théo Nérestan. Textile creation Aurore Thibout. Original musical composition Carlos Canales. Sound design Hans Kunze. Sound manager Karine Dumont alternating with Hans Kunze. Technical control Éric Noël, Robin Noël or Vincent Debuire. Administration & development Lucie Leclaire & Satchie Noro. Production Émilie Boutet & Lola Goret. Distribution Émilie Boutet & Florence Bourgeon. Voice-over Millaray Lobos. Text excerpt Olivier Remaud, Penser comme un iceberg, Babel poche, 2023, p.62-63
Production
production Compagnie Furinkaï (Satchie Noro) and Théâtre de l’Entrouvert (Élise Vigneron) – La compagnie Furinkaï is supported by DRAC Île de France – La compagnie du Théâtre de l’Entrouvert is supported by DRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Région Sud and Conseil Départemental de Vaucluse and supported by the town of Apt. – Coproductions Théâtre Le Vellein, scènes de la CAPI – Villefontaine, Théâtre de Châtillon, Les Noctambules – Nanterre, Houdremont Centre culturel – La Courneuve, Théâtre du Fil de l’Eau – Pantin, Théâtre Joliette – scène conventionnée – art et création pour la diversité des écritures contemporaines à Marseille, La Lisière – lieu de création – Bruyères-le-Châtel, Art’R – Paris, Sud-Est Théâtre – Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Les Ateliers Frappaz – Centre National des Arts de la Rue et de l’Espace Public – Villeurbanne, Points communs – Nouvelle Scène nationale de Cergy-Pontoise / Val d’Oise – with the support of DRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, DRAC Île de France, Aide nationale à la création pour les arts de la rue et du cirque, Région Sud, Conseil Départemental de Vaucluse, Conseil Départemental de la Seine-Saint-Denis, Ville de Paris, Vélo Théâtre – Apt, Citron Jaune – CNAREP – Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Le Bercail – Dunkerque, Groupe F – Arles.
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