The School of Women
To shape the ideal wife, Arnolphe raised Agnes far from the world and from knowledge, convinced that ignorance would ensure her submission. Yet, when the young Horace falls in love with her, the mechanics, patiently built, is derailed. As Arnolphe multiplies prohibitions and warnings, Agnès learns to think for herself and to dejure oppression. Through her love for Horace, she discovers that no authority can confiscate her choice of her heart. Taken to the trap, Arnolphe assists, powerless, to the collapse of his alleged domination.
After "The Lesson" of Ionesco, presented last season, Robin Renucci continues his exploration of the classic texts he strives to re-enrol in today’s political horizon. Faithful to its desire to offer both rigorous and accessible theatre, the director of La Criée - Théâtre National de Marseille invites us to question Molière’s avant-garde on the place of women in society.
"The School of Women" is a comedy in which, as soon as it was founded in 1662, many debates were raised. Beyond laughter, Molière addresses a timeless concern: that of men in the face of women’s autonomy, and what they would like to control. He writes to denounce the traps of male power.
IntentionChoisir "L’École des femmes", it is to carry on stage a 17th century work whose contemporary resonance struck by its vivacity. In this staging, I have the ambition to make the popular dimension of this great court comedy shine, revealing the deep humanity and the critical breath that animates it. To embody this struggle between power and freedom, ignorance and lucidity, I wanted an incarnated distribution, both generous and precise in the game.François Morel will lend his traits to Arnolphe. Its taste of the verb, its intelligence of the comic, its popularity too, will give this central role all the density it requires. He'll hear the ridiculous and cruelty of this character, without ever giving in to the cartoon. Juliette Cahon incarnera Agnes, first the object of the discourse and fashioned child, who will become before us the subject of his own desire and whose mutism will cease to be ignorance to become resistance. Through this metamorphosis, Juliette will show the moment when the patriarchal order vacille: when the woman no longer asks permission to desire. Horace, for him, will be played by François Deblock, whose finesse, lightness and enthusiasm will echo Agnes’ joy of emancipation.Robin Renucci
Author: Molière
With: Juliette Cahon, François Deblock, Luc-Antoine Diquéro, François Morel, Sven Narbonne, Chani Sabaty, Igor Skreblin
Duration: 2:00
Price: From 5€ to 35€
Reservation information : Any public from 12 years old
After "The Lesson" of Ionesco, presented last season, Robin Renucci continues his exploration of the classic texts he strives to re-enrol in today’s political horizon. Faithful to its desire to offer both rigorous and accessible theatre, the director of La Criée - Théâtre National de Marseille invites us to question Molière’s avant-garde on the place of women in society.
"The School of Women" is a comedy in which, as soon as it was founded in 1662, many debates were raised. Beyond laughter, Molière addresses a timeless concern: that of men in the face of women’s autonomy, and what they would like to control. He writes to denounce the traps of male power.
IntentionChoisir "L’École des femmes", it is to carry on stage a 17th century work whose contemporary resonance struck by its vivacity. In this staging, I have the ambition to make the popular dimension of this great court comedy shine, revealing the deep humanity and the critical breath that animates it. To embody this struggle between power and freedom, ignorance and lucidity, I wanted an incarnated distribution, both generous and precise in the game.François Morel will lend his traits to Arnolphe. Its taste of the verb, its intelligence of the comic, its popularity too, will give this central role all the density it requires. He'll hear the ridiculous and cruelty of this character, without ever giving in to the cartoon. Juliette Cahon incarnera Agnes, first the object of the discourse and fashioned child, who will become before us the subject of his own desire and whose mutism will cease to be ignorance to become resistance. Through this metamorphosis, Juliette will show the moment when the patriarchal order vacille: when the woman no longer asks permission to desire. Horace, for him, will be played by François Deblock, whose finesse, lightness and enthusiasm will echo Agnes’ joy of emancipation.Robin Renucci
Author: Molière
With: Juliette Cahon, François Deblock, Luc-Antoine Diquéro, François Morel, Sven Narbonne, Chani Sabaty, Igor Skreblin
Duration: 2:00
Price: From 5€ to 35€
Reservation information : Any public from 12 years old