France, Empire

by Compagnie Un Pas de Côté - Nicolas Lambert

After the success of A-DemocracyNicolas Lambert debunks preconceptions about our colonial past and present. Personal memories and the national story collide. A facetious raconteur, he throws oil on the fire with a concern to convey the complexity of history, to track down the unspoken things that we carry around with us like cumbersome family secrets. And while laughter is never far away, the question remains: can we write a future on the rubble of a distorted past?

Before and after the show

Activities and stands on decolonisation.

Other date: Thursday 30 April at 8pm by La Faïencerie - Théâtre de Creil.

Productions and endorsements

Text, documentation, report, direction & interpretation : Nicolas Lambert
Artistic collaboration : Sylvie Gravagna
Lighting design : Erwan Temple
Collaboration on documentation : Erwan Temple, Saphia Arezki
(Acknowledgements : Florence Beaugé, Miguel Benasayag, Thomas Deltombe)
Broadcast : Anne Sophie Lombard/FAB - Fabriqué à Belleville (06 76 20 85 27)
Production : Cie Un Pas de Côté & Théâtre de Belleville
Supporters: DRAC Île-de-France Théâtre de l'Arlequin - Morsang-sur-Orge, Polynotes - l'école de musiques, Théâtre de la Reine Blanche/L'écriture du Théâtre des Opérations received support from the Centre national des écritures du spectacle de Villeneuve-lez-Avignons and the Fondation Un Monde Par Tous.
Creation at the Théâtre de Belleville (Paris, 19th arrondissement)