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Dossier Présentation DON QUIXOTE Cervantes Don Quixote d’après Cervantès adaptation et mise en scène Bastien Ossart samedi 18 mars 2017 à 20h30 dimanche 19 mars 2017 à 15h La Scène Watteau / Place du Théâtre / Nogent-sur-Marne locations 01 48 72 94 94 www.scenewatteau.fr La Scène Watteau est une scène conventionnée subventionnée par la Ville de Nogent-sur-Marne, la DRAC Ile-de-France, le Conseil départemental du Val-de-Marne et la Région Ile-de-France retrouver son pays d’origine, mais capturé par des Turcs L’oeuvre d’Alger, il doit alors attendre cinq années en Algérie avant que sa rançon ne soit payée par ses proches. L’intrigue couvre les aventures d’un gentilhomme A son retour en Espagne, il commence à écrire poèmes (Alonso de la Mancha, dit Don Quixote) et de son ami et pièces, puis se marie. Un poste d’approvisionneur Sancho Panza. Passionné de chevalerie, Quixote voue sa de l’Invincible Armada lui est alors confié, avant qu’on vie à la défense de causes nobles et à la conquête de sa ne le nomme percepteur des impôts. Accusé de dulcinée. Seulement, sa réalité est toute autre : pris détournement de fonds, il est arrêté et mis en cellule entre rêves et imagination, il se retrouve, avec Sancho, plusieurs fois. Toutes ses aventures ont nourri en lui une dans des situations plus chaotiques les unes que les imagination débordante qui l’amène à créer le célèbre autres. « Don Quichotte de la Manche » en 1605. Le succès fut Ecrit par Cervantès comme une parodie des romans de tel que de nombreuses versions imitatrices sont nées. chevalerie dans le but d’en finir avec un genre qu’il Cervantès décide alors d’écrire un deuxième tome en trouvait ridicule et mensonger, « Don Quixote » s’est 1615, faisant mourir son héros afin que personne ne vite imposé comme un nouveau genre littéraire, en puisse en faire une suite... rupture avec l’écriture médiévale et de fiction. Plus tard assimilée à une oeuvre philosophique, « Don Quixote » a su traverser les siècles et devenir légendaire au point d’intégrer des expressions dans notre quotidien comme le « donquichottisme », la « dulcinée », ou encore « se battre contre des moulins à vents ». Si l’on emploie l’expression « Don Quixote » aujourd’hui pour parler de chimères et de luttes vaines, elle fait également référence à la générosité. Car au-delà de ses crises de folies, comme l’ont stigmatisé tant de personnes, et de ses mésaventures qui le ridiculisent, se dessinent de nombreuses qualités. Tantôt rêveur éperdu, songeur amoureux, ou justicier de causes nobles, le personnage de Quixote est attachant. Ce antihéros - mais non pas anti-modèle - nous laisse encore songeur, 400 ans après sa naissance. Note d’intention Monter « Don Quixote » avec trois comédiens et trois Miguel de Cervantès musiciens, c’est aussi fou et utopique que de décider de parcourir le monde pour réparer toutes les injustices sur Né en 1547, Miguel de Cervantès est issu d’une famille un cheval trop maigre, une moitié d’armure et un modeste et a grandi en Espagne. Son goût pour écuyer idiot et malin ! l’aventure l’amène à rejoindre l’armée espagnole de 400 ans plus tard Don Quixote demeure un héros de Naples, dans laquelle il participe à la bataille de Lépante. légende et en même temps un grand frère, un peu C’est là qu’il perd sa main gauche et se voit désormais pathétique, dont on rit volontiers mais qui est ce que surnommé le « manchot de Lépante » (Don Quixote de nous rêverions d’être parfois et ce que nous sommes la Mancha). Après quelques années, il se décide à aussi. Il est le maître et le miroir. Il est le géant et le nain et quand il disparaît, c'est un peu comme si une part Il travaille avec J.D. Monory sur le théâtre baroque intime de nous-mêmes s'éteignait avec lui, cette part de français, créant « Le médecin malgré lui » et « Les folie qui fait les sages et les enfants. femmes savantes » de Molière, « Andromaque » de N’est-ce pas ce que Sancho Panza comprend mieux que Racine. Il travaille également avec Ali Sahn Kaleçi personne ? Lui si différent, et tellement autre, l’ami pendant près d’un an sur un travail de recherche en improbable qui devient l’inséparable et qui donne à ce relation avec le Workcenter de Jerzy Grotowski. duo ridicule et magnifique de traverser le temps. Sa rencontre avec le Théâtre de l’Arc en Ciel l’entraîne Le curé, le barbier, les villageois, les ducs et les filles de dans des créations contemporaines telles que « La rien, tous sont là pour témoigner d’une des plus première seconde » (création collective) mais aussi incroyables épopées de l’âme humaine ! « Thomas More » de Robert Bolt, « Peer Gynt » d’Ibsen, « Les frères Karamazov » d'après Dostoïevski dans le La mise en musique rôle de Dimitri. Enfin, sa collaboration étroite avec le La musique ici est plus qu’un simple accompagnement, Collegium Marianum de Prague lance la création de qu’un enjolivement de la chose. Elle fait partie « Don Quixote », après avoir créé « Scapinové » en intégrante de l’aventure. Musiciens et comédiens jouent 2007. ensemble, respirent ensemble, à l’unisson. Bastien Ossart est également formateur. Il donne des Si le corps des comédiens est un support pour raconter cours à Paris à l'Ecole professionnelle d'acteurs Claude telle ou telle aventure, il en est de même de la musique, Mathieu et, pour adultes avec l’Association Fra Angelico qui peut devenir bruitage afin de camper une situation, à Paris, mais aussi des stages pour adolescents tous les telles les palles du moulin à vent, avant de s’endiabler ans à Lyon ainsi qu’à l’étranger (Taïwan, Burkina Faso). dans un thème musical enlevé. Stano Paluch, compositeur, s’est inspiré du travail déjà effectué par la compagnie sur le spectacle précédent « Scapinové ». Il connaît les acteurs et les musiciens sur le bout des doigts. Ils ont passé de longues heures à expérimenter, essayer mille et une choses, pour que la musique soit, à part entière, un des personnages de l’histoire. Bastien Ossart Extrait de presse C’est dans une ambiance chaleureuse que le public est plongé dans l’univers du chevalier à la triste figure. Il est ainsi accueilli par le morisque Cide Hamete Benengeli (éclatant Teddy Melis), narrateur évoqué par Cervantès dans son œuvre, autour d’un thé préparé dans son campement précaire dans un coin du plateau, avec forces interactions improvisées et humoristiques. Le voyage commence immédiatement, et il nous semble Bastien Ossart déjà sentir l’écrasante chaleur de la Mancha. L’on découvre alors le fameux Don Quixote et son écuyer Après avoir suivi des études de philosophie, Bastien Sancho Panza, avançant de manière chorégraphique au Ossart rentre à l’école d’art dramatique Claude Mathieu rythme de l’envoûtante musique qui ne cessera de en 1995. A sa sortie il travaille avec une compagnie maintenir le spectateur dans un état de dépaysement grenobloise, Casalibue, avec laquelle il monte « La exceptionnel. Dès lors, les célèbres aventures des deux tempête », « Beaucoup de bruit pour rien », « Le songe protagonistes vont se succéder avec une cadence d’une nuit d’été » de Shakespeare, le « Mahabharata » d’autant plus impressionnante que les trois comédiens ou encore « Les précieuses ridicules » de Molière. parviennent à endosser tous les rôles sans temps mort, et de manière réellement singulière à chaque personnage. Les jeux d’ombres et les couleurs Côté pratique chatoyantes du décor, ainsi que la musique qui accompagne la représentation, permettent d’instaurer à Spectacle tout public, dès 14 ans la fois une atmosphère et une esthétique particulières, durée estimée : 1h30 qui mettent en valeur la poésie de l’histoire qui nous est Représentations contée. On est indubitablement touché par l’amitié samedi 18 mars 2017 à 20h30 étrange qui lie Don Quixote et Sancho Pansa, et qui sert dimanche 19 mars 2017 à 15h de fil conducteur à la mise en scène. ThéâtreActu Autour du spectacle rencontre avec l’équipe du spectacle à l’issue de la représentation du samedi 18 mars Prix des places 10 € la place pour les élèves places gratuites pour les enseignants accompagnateurs Vos contacts Prune Lefèvre et Corine Erre tél : 01 48 72 94 94, mail : [email protected] La Scène Watteau Place du Théâtre Nogent-sur-Marne face à la station RER E Nogent-Le Perreux www.scenewatteau.fr La distribution Don Quixote d’après Miguel de Cervantès adaptation et mise en scène Bastien Ossart conseillère artistique Cécile Maudet conseillère dramaturgique Anne Ricaud décors Eric Baptista costumes, marionnettes Betka Majova, Anita Chatteleyn avec les comédiens Julien Cigana Teddy Melis Bastien Ossart et les musiciens Michèle Claude psaltérion et percussions Sarah Lefeuvre flûtes à bec Jean-Lou Descamps violon et tambura bulgare .
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