THE SHOW
In her visual adaptation of the famous myth of Dracula, Yngvild Aspeli chooses to freely draw inspiration from the story of Bram Stoker to focus more particularly on women. The show thus focuses on the experience of the character of Lucy - and her fight against her inner demon embodied by Dracula, who then represents domination, dependence, addiction to a destructive force. A metaphor of control, both forced and desired, seductive and deceptive.
The audience embarks on an intimate and psychic journey, in this phantasmagorical universe that Lucy has built for herself, in which she has plunged and against which she fights.
PRESS
“Visually, the show is magnificent, with a relatively simple scenography that is bathed in dynamic video projections, including games of foliage and colors, so that different scenic spaces arise. Lucy and Dracula are represented by human-sized puppets, surrounded by actor-puppeteers, whose roles slide from one to the other. It creates a fluid and seductive interaction where, in brief moments, one can doubt who is alive and who is a puppet. The music and sound design are perfectly integrated and, at the same time, add their very special expression to the artwork, just like in the company’s previous performances.”
“This retelling of the myth, not very talkative nor bloody, rather subtle and suggestive, which finds on the side of women and victims a new understanding of the vampire, is appealing. It is a show with strong images, an original story, for which it is pleasant - even if slightly disturbing, that’s the point - to fall for.”
“Yes, it was very interesting and mindblowing, this version of a Dracula world where death, eroticism, longing and dreams melt into one another in very floating visual images. There is a deep darkness, but also bright images - and it is absolutely magical how the puppets come to life. There were fantastic manipulators and the puppets had a very realistic appearance. So yes, just go. Run and buy, this is a must-see experience!”
CREATIVE TEAM
Director – Yngvild Aspeli
Actors-puppeteers - Dominique Cattani, Yejin Choi, Sebastian Moya, Marina Simonova, Kyra Vandenenden
Music composer – Ane Marthe Sørlien Holen
Puppet makers – Yngvild Aspeli, Manon Dublanc, Pascale Blaison, Elise Nicod, Sebastien Puech, Delphine Cerf
Set designer – Elisabeth Holager Lund
Video designer – David Lejard-Ruffet
Costume designer: Benjamin Moreau
Light and Stage technician - Emilie Nguyen
Sound and Video technician - Baptiste Coin
Assistant directors - Thylda Barès, Aitor Sanz Juanes
Dramaturg – Pauline Thimonnier
Production Director and Booking - Claire Costa
Administration - Anne-Laure Doucet
Producer - Noémie Jorez
Tour booking: Claire Costa clairecosta@plexuspolaire.com
COPRODUCTIONS
Production : Plexus Polaire
Coproduction : Puppentheater Halle (DE), Théâtre Dijon Bourgogne - CDN
With the support of: DRAC Bourgogne Franche Comté - Ministry of Culture, Bourgogne Franche Comté region, Kulturradet (NO), la Nef - Manufactures d'Utopies, Pantin, CENTQUATRE Paris, Théâtre des Quartiers d'Ivry - Val-de-Marne National Dramatic Center and Théâtre aux Mains Nues, Paris.
