The
Lover is directed and performed by Astrid Bas with
music by Ami Flammer.
La Musica Deuxième is performed by Astrid Bas and
Daniel Pettrow.
A unique theatrical event, this program pairs a staged,
set-to-music adaptation of Marguerite Duras’s prize-winning
novel The Lover (1984), with Duras’s play, La Musica
Deuxième (1985).
The Lover, a recipient of the Goncourt prize, is
an autobiographical work. It evokes Duras’s childhood in
Vietnam, recounting a teenager’s scandalous affair with a
rich, older Chinese businessman. In this adaptation, director
and actress Bas collaborates with Flammer, a composer and
violinist, who has previously scored some of Duras’s films.
Bas and Flammer use their respective instruments—voice for
Bas and music for Flammer—to create a transporting performance.
The second piece, La Musica Deuxième, tells the
story of a man and woman who reunite three years after they
have separated, to finalize their divorce. Though they have
begun new lives, their history and a shared nostalgia lead
them to each other. Through conversation they reconstruct
their past, revealing misunderstandings and betrayals. Conceived
by Bas, this bilingual presentation features brilliant performances
by Bas and the Wooster Group’s Daniel Pettrow, and has been
well received by American audiences.
Special thanks to the Délégation générale de l’Alliance
Française.
In English and French with English supertitles
Venue
Le Skyroom
22 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022 |
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