KLUMZY

WHAT REMAINS OF US
The floor is littered with objects waiting for gestures to bring them to life. Time is suspended as though in a dream; images from an internal theatre whose actors have taken the day off. In a fantastical space a young woman retraces the path of her life, fluctuating between self-exposure, doctored truths and memories of the future. A kaleidoscopic portrait of a hallucination that appears suddenly out of the fog of the intimate, where pink and grey often go hand in hand. Her translucent face and her delicate voice are transformed. She adopts a new image, is ageless. With next to nothing, she captivates. The tale she tells could be our own. Bang on target.

After the forceful punch of Mygale at the FTA in 2012, Nicolas Cantin is back with the caress of nostalgia that he evoked last year in the moving solo CHEESE. Installed at the edge of the stage in full view of the audience, he pulls the strings of Klumzy, a new and disconcerting theatre object that is fantastically effective. Great art.

PRODUCED AND CREATED BY NICOLAS CANTIN
PERFORMED BY ASHLEA WATKIN
LIGHTING DESIGN KARINE GAUTHIER

COPRODUCTION FESTIVAL TRANSAMÉRIQUES + USINE C
CREATIVE RESIDENCIES USINE C + L’L (BRUSSELS) + MONTÉVIDÉO CRÉATION CONTEMPORAINE (MARSEILLE)

PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH USINE C

WRITTEN BY FABIENNE CABADO
TRANSLATED BY NEIL KROETSCH

PREMIERED AT FESTIVAL TRANSAMÉRIQUES, JUNE 3, 2014