Papeça
« Alone on stage, a being from elsewhere constructs and deconstructs themselves before our very eyes. In Moscow, shame reigns, silence rules and the stops are endless on a road taken a thousand times. Between dream and reality, here and there, this mysterious being tries to understand the codes that dictate their existence. A long-awaited quest that leads to the frontiers of Siberia where the ground rumbles and the fog annihilates unfolds. »
Papeça examines and dismantles the socialization of the body assigned female at birth through the form and codes of the Slavic folktale. Combining dance, theatre and music, Papeça is a trans initiatory journey that draws on myths and the intangible realms to explore intuition and the power of desire.
CREDITS
Text, directing and performance
Micha Raoutenfeld
Assistant director and production manager
Mathilde Boudreau
Artistic collaboration and dramaturg
Morena Prats
Set design
Margot Lacoste
Lighting
Flavie Lemée
Music and soundscape
Francis St-Germain
Costumes
Maryanna Chan
Movement
Micha Raoutenfeld
Sonorisation
taupe
Movement consultant
Winnie Ho
Rehearsal dubbing
Anna Payant
Stage manager and technical director
Ophélie Lacasse
Rehearsal stage manager
Annie Préfontaine