On the stage of the Théâtre du Lucernaire, the theater company “Les Joues Rouges” adapts with poetry and emotions one of Boris Vian’s best-known works “L’Écume des Jours”.
On the poster for the show, a typewriter and flowers, lots of colorful flowers. On the sheet that comes out of the typewriter, these few words signed Boris Vian: “ This story is entirely true, since I imagined it from start to finish. “.
That’s what the author of ” The foam of the days », this novel in which the characters talk to the mice and the water lilies prevent them from breathing. A light, airy novel, carried by the breath of jazz, love, humor and fantasy, with very highs and very lows, exacerbated feelings and colorful characters, including the company ” Les Joues Rouges” put on a musical theater show full of emotion and inventiveness.
Claudie Russo-Pelosi signs the adaptation and the staging. She also plays the character of Alise. She came with other actors: Ethan Oliel who plays Colin and Lou Tilly who plays Chloe.
“The foam of the days” is on view at the Théâtre du Lucernaire in Paris until August 21, 2022.
Reportage : Laure Broulard covered the 7th edition of MOCA (Movement Of Creative Africas) held from June 30 to July 3, 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. She followed, for VMDN, the musical festivities with concerts by La Fouine and Angell Muthani.