deviations and encounters between matter and movement
the gap between the head and the tail
It is an inhabited marsh. We hear living beings that we do not see. A crocodile is there, alone motionless, like crocodiles are... but it's wrong... inside? When one is confined in the entrails of a reptile, going out becomes a real question. ​ The void between the head and the tail is a spectacle whose visceral richness we understand through the subtle, sound and visual clues that are gradually delivered to us. While the animal is digesting, a physical dialogue is established between the animal and what is in its belly. With gentle savagery and corrosive humour, Rakoo de Andrade builds here a plea for the strange that pushes feminist issues to the confines of metaphysics. ​
This 20-minute form was designed as part of the solos developed at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette in 2020, and reworked within the Jardin Parallèle between 2021 and 2022. ​ A team organizes the creation of a long form from the void. The head and tail are the next dramatic steps. ​
Where we've been:
Festival TransPassages (Metz) sept/2021
Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes (Charleville-Mézières) sept/2021
Marché Noir des Petites Utopies (Marseille) dec/2021
Festival Orbis Pictus (Reims) mai/2022
Scènes Ouvertes à l’Insolite (Paris) juin/2022
L’eté sera show (Reims) juil/2022
Festival MIMA (Mirepoix) août/2022
Festival Découvertes, Images et Marionnettes (Tournai - Belgique) oct/2022
Festival Méliscènes (Auray) mars/2023
Nuit de la Marionnette (Paris) mars/2023
Festival GeoCondé (Lorraine) juin/2023
L’Astrada Marciac (Occitanie) sept/2023
Festival Westflugel (Leipzig - Allemagne) oct/2023
Festival RADAR T-Werk (Potsdam - Allemagne) avr/2024
Rencontres Marionnettes Institut Français (Mainz - Allemagne) avr/2024
Festival Kikloche (Sarthe) - juil/2024
Festival de Saint Poncy (Auvergne) - juil/2024
Les RDV qui dansent (Toulouse) - jan/ 2025
Festival Baleine (La Ferté Milon) - juin /2025
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Next:
Le Sample (Bagnolet) - 14 setembro 2025​
Collectif OFF Makrâlles (Charleville-Mézières) - 24 et 25 setembro
The creation of a long form is under developpement. We are looking for partners and co-productions. ​
Upcoming dates: Nuit de la Marionnette (Paris) 2023 ​ ​
Contact us atcollectivespectrolab@gmail.com for more information on the current creation and distribution of the short form. ​ ​
