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1h30
Appearances, disappearances, and levitations – They Say I’ve Grown Up uses the ingeniousness and poetry of new magic to delve deep into the heart of a psychiatric hospital at the turn of the last century.
In 1896, a mysterious patient was admitted to the La Pitié- Salpêtrière Hospital: Madeleine had lived her whole life on edge, claiming to have experienced episodes of levitation. Shemet a physician who took on unusual cases that he hoped to cure using hypnosis. For this new work for her company 14:20, pioneers of new magic, Valentine Losseau drew inspiration from a dark chapter in the history of medicine, when women who were deemed to be hysterical were interned and studied. They Say I’ve Grown Up sheds a spotlight on these women who lived in a society in which their bodies remained under the custody of men. In a surreal, somewhat symbolist ambiance, a new mechanism allows for any of the performers, objects, settings on stage to appear or disappear, instantly or gradually, in full or in part. Leïla Ka, a young artist with a strong reputation, choreographed and performs one of the roles in this work which is at once spectacular, sensitive, and pictorially engaging.
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Casting / Production credits
Compagnie 14:20 is subsidized by the Ministère de la Culture – DRAC Normandie and the Région Normandie. It receives support from the BNP Paribas Foundation for the development of its projects.
They Say I’ve Grown Up is supported by the Seine Maritime department.
Production Compagnie 14:20
Coproduction Initiatives d’artistes / La Villette – Paris, Les Célestins, Théâtre de Lyon, Les Nuits de Fourvière – Festival international de la Métropole Lyon, Théâtre de Caen, Plateforme 2, Pôles Cirque en Normandie, La Brèche à Cherbourg et le Cirque Théâtre d’Elbeuf, SPRING festival international des nouvelles formes de cirque, Grand Ciel et Théâtre de la Madeleine, Points communs – Nouvelle Scène nationale de Cergy-Pontoise, Val d’Oise, Théâtre de Suresnes Jean Vilar, Théâtre Le Rive Gauche, Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Le Préau – Centre Dramatique National de Normandie-Vire / Théâtre des Quartiers d’Ivry, Centre Dramatique National du Val-de-Marne
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
Useful information
- Light food and refreshments available on-site before the show in the Grande Halle
- Several dining options available in the park before and after the show
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