LA RÉVOLTE DES ZOZIOS
(The revolt of the zoomies)
Listening to birds today, lending an ear to silences as much as to alerts, marveling, means enjoying what is left of their songs and finding consolation in them... as much as feeling our power to destroy. And that is the whole adventure of sensitivity in this damaged world that needs to be reconsidered.
Svetlana Alexievitch
The horrifying Francine and Georgine (freely inspired by species of power that are not endangered, unfortunately) come to class to present their new recipe: spaghetti sauce with birds! This demonic duo embodies all that is evil and disgusting, and their cruelty knows no bounds. But as they proceed with their lesson, the voices of the birds interfere and revolt with their growing songs. The two villains find themselves confused and turned upside down: their plan is sabotaged, and the birds escape. La révolte des zozios is a carnivalesque fable that invites us to question human domination over living creatures by listening to our surroundings in a different, inventive, and sensitive way.
The bird raises the question of the “living,” of the ways in which the living make itself heard and be heard; it raises the question of the expenditure, of the marvelous, of what beauty does to the world and in the world. It also raises the question of the voice, and therefore of the articulation of a voice and a thought, in other words, of language, nothing less.
Marielle Macé
Direction, writing, mediation and sound: Nina Negri
Performance, singing, and co-writing: Laura Den Hondt, Mélina Martin
Scientific collaboration: Amaranta Fontcuberta, Frédéric Guignard, Estelle Millet
Original music: Annick Rody
Costume design: Léa Katharina Meier
Dramaturgy: Marion Stoufflet
Choreography: Laura Gaillard
Outside perspective: Guillaume Miramond
Mediation concept: Delphine Ducoulombier, Amaranta Fontcuberta, Estelle Millet, Jeanne Guye - Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, Darious Ghavami - Unil
Sound design: Marc Pieussergues
Lighting design: Jean-Baptiste Boutte
Stage manager and lighting: Xavier De Marcellis
A Théâtre des Futurs Possibles 2023/25 project
Production and administration: Manon Monnier - Cie AlmaVenus
Executive producer: Virginie Lauwerier - Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne
Co-production: Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, La Grange, Centre Arts et Sciences UNIL, Centre de compétences en durabilité UNIL
Cultural and scientific mediation partner: L’Éprouvette, Laboratoire Sciences et Société UNIL
Photo credits: Claudia Ndebele
ON TOUR:
Tour in primary schools in the Canton of Vaud from November 20 to December 10, 2024
Tour in primary schools in the Canton of Neuchâtel from March 17 to April 1, 2025
La Grange, UNIL Arts and Sciences Center, April 2 to 9, 2025
Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, June 5 to 7, 2025 & March 5 to 8, 2026
Plateforme 10 / UMAA - Mobile Artistic Action Unit, June 22, 2025
UPCOMING DATES:
Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne from March 5 to 8, 2026
Svetlana Alexievitch
The horrifying Francine and Georgine (freely inspired by species of power that are not endangered, unfortunately) come to class to present their new recipe: spaghetti sauce with birds! This demonic duo embodies all that is evil and disgusting, and their cruelty knows no bounds. But as they proceed with their lesson, the voices of the birds interfere and revolt with their growing songs. The two villains find themselves confused and turned upside down: their plan is sabotaged, and the birds escape. La révolte des zozios is a carnivalesque fable that invites us to question human domination over living creatures by listening to our surroundings in a different, inventive, and sensitive way.
The bird raises the question of the “living,” of the ways in which the living make itself heard and be heard; it raises the question of the expenditure, of the marvelous, of what beauty does to the world and in the world. It also raises the question of the voice, and therefore of the articulation of a voice and a thought, in other words, of language, nothing less.
Marielle Macé
Direction, writing, mediation and sound: Nina Negri
Performance, singing, and co-writing: Laura Den Hondt, Mélina Martin
Scientific collaboration: Amaranta Fontcuberta, Frédéric Guignard, Estelle Millet
Original music: Annick Rody
Costume design: Léa Katharina Meier
Dramaturgy: Marion Stoufflet
Choreography: Laura Gaillard
Outside perspective: Guillaume Miramond
Mediation concept: Delphine Ducoulombier, Amaranta Fontcuberta, Estelle Millet, Jeanne Guye - Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, Darious Ghavami - Unil
Sound design: Marc Pieussergues
Lighting design: Jean-Baptiste Boutte
Stage manager and lighting: Xavier De Marcellis
A Théâtre des Futurs Possibles 2023/25 project
Production and administration: Manon Monnier - Cie AlmaVenus
Executive producer: Virginie Lauwerier - Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne
Co-production: Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, La Grange, Centre Arts et Sciences UNIL, Centre de compétences en durabilité UNIL
Cultural and scientific mediation partner: L’Éprouvette, Laboratoire Sciences et Société UNIL
Photo credits: Claudia Ndebele
ON TOUR:
Tour in primary schools in the Canton of Vaud from November 20 to December 10, 2024
Tour in primary schools in the Canton of Neuchâtel from March 17 to April 1, 2025
La Grange, UNIL Arts and Sciences Center, April 2 to 9, 2025
Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, June 5 to 7, 2025 & March 5 to 8, 2026
Plateforme 10 / UMAA - Mobile Artistic Action Unit, June 22, 2025
UPCOMING DATES:
Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne from March 5 to 8, 2026