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. »
— Ragnhild Tronstad (Norsk Shakespeare Tidsskrift)
« 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. »
— Mathieu Dochtermann
« 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! »
— Arne Nøst (Riksteatret)
 

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.