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Est. 1h25
In her bitingly funny one-woman show, Luce Gaston examines desire through the prism of history and philosophy. A brilliant patchwork about love in the time of mobile phones and dating apps.
What if we gave ourselves a fresh start when it comes to love, sex, and human relations? Author and actress and Luce Gaston began this project by diving into several millennia of history and philosophy as a way to unravel a ball of yarn tangled to the point of absurdity and to understand just how it is that we have come to order humans on the web as if they were a pizza. Accompanied by the musicians Julie Gasnier and Katel, she has stitched together a funny, lively show, in which a mosaic of varied motifs, from stand-up to lecture, podcast, news, and fake advertisements, are packed full of wry punchlines, historical references, and poetry. Luce Gaston draws her inspiration as much from cabaret (she is a regular on stage at Secret in Paris) as the world of radio, in which she works frequently as a voice actor for advertising campaigns. She exploits the mechanics of this genre and the effectiveness of its formulas to press people’s buttons, but she goes beyond that. Emotions regularly rise to the surface, and with that, the promise of a humanist upsurge and new forms of solidarity.
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Casting / Production credits
Writing, Staging, and Performance Luce Gaston Set Design François Gautier Lafaye Artistic Collaboration Xavier Lagat Music and Singing Julie Gasnier and Katel Sound Engineer Christophe Menanteau Lighting Design Agathe Patonnier
Production Luce Gaston
Co-production : Initiatives d’Artistes / La Villette – Paris
Practical information
Access
Grande Halle
Metro
Line 5 - Porte de Pantin station
Tramway
Line 3b - Porte de Pantin station
Bus
Bus 75, 151 - Porte de Pantin stop
Parking
Q-Park
Philharmonie
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - La Villette
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - Conservatoire
Parking
Cité des Sciences
Accessibility
- PRM contact at 01 40 03 75 75
- Accessible to the blind and the visually impaired
Useful information
- Several dining options available in the park before or after the show, discover them HERE.
- The Boris Vian Hall is a certified accessible “Tourism and Handicap” site.
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To go further
« Pour moi, le cabaret, comme la performance d’ailleurs, représente la liberté. » Luce Gaston
Entretien avec Luce Gaston à l’occasion de sa création Du love, son seule-en-scène drôle et décapant, qui passe le désir au crible de l’histoire et de la philosophie. [Lire la suite]
« La détermination de Luce Gaston à produire ce projet nous a donné envie de la soutenir. » Anna Péligry
Anna Peligry, cheffe de service culturel à La Villette, revient sur l’accompagnement de Luce Gaston, dans le cadre du programme « Initiatives d’Artistes ». [Lire la suite]