An aesthetically and politically provocative show, with prodigious, hilarious, poetic and daring manipulation, which is an ode to freedom and love. Johanny Bert's new show takes a sensitive and humorous look at the plurality of our sexual and amorous practices, inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde - Merry-go-Round , which was censored in for its approach to erotic relationships. Yann Verburgh has completely rewritten the work, based on the original structure: interwoven stories of intimate encounters.
The hyper-realistic puppets are manipulated in full view by a team of young actors, who end up becoming a single living entity with their latex puppets.
The diversity of the bodies is intended to reflect the plurality of beings and lives, brought together in this mosaic of powerful and moving stories. The choral and cinematographic staging allows us to move from one encounter to the next, revealing what unites us in our differences: love, quite simply. After the success of HEN, in which Johanny Bert swept audiences off their feet with his furious and virile diva-puppet in a show in the style of a s Berlin cabaret fused with the queer scene and presented at FIMFA Lx22 , it's no surprise that the master of de-gendered queer puppetry has now taken inspiration from Arthur Schnitzler's censored play and takes the lovers of the play into a joyful, sensual, contemporary circle dance.
Johanny Bert continues to explore sexual identities in a series of love encounters that leave the field open to all love possibilities: bisexual, polyamorous, asexual and transgender… all free in words and action. In this waltz of love, couples are made and unmade between the characters of this La Nouvelle Ronde of different ages. His work is political, poetic and funny. This nouvelle ronde is a delight to watch, with its formal inventions Everything in this play glides with an elegant fluidity, from the scenography to sexual identity and love It's a delight, a great dance of love and freedom.
With this new creation, Johanny Bert has reached a level that places him among the most outstanding young directors on the French scene. Sharp wit and devastating humour A visual, scenic and puppetry delight. This tantalizing proposal is served up by a formally masterful show, full of good ideas The puppets are obviously the center of attention.
