Take Depardieu in your arms
ATAfter Maigret and his hat, here is Gérard Depardieu again as he is, massive, expressive, touching in Robust, promising first film by Constance Meyer, 38, whom he knows well and whom he says is “gifted”. He plays a certain Georges, an aging movie star who will weave a unique place with Aïssa, a young black agent in charge of his security (Déborah Lukumuena). A sort of self-portrait, and a face-to-face encounter between two physically robust characters, two weightless corpulent masses who get to know each other and between which moments of grace slip. For Robust, Constance Meyer had in mind “the image of a man fainting in the arms of a woman who carries him, saves him. An inverted gallant scene”. Take Depardieu in your arms, why not? The bet is daring in the image of this film of atmosphere and full of charm.
Robust, indoors.
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laugh with a magpie
They enter the stage through one of the three white panels in the most surprising way. A man, a woman and suddenly a magpie crow. Not a fake bird, but a real one, mischievous and paper-eater who disrupts the number prepared by the actor. From the first moments, the trio composed by Gus (the magpie crow), Blaï Mateu Trias and Camille Decourtye imposes a burlesque and poetic tone on the original creation entitled The. “We mix movement, acrobatics, voice, music, matter, and our particularity is to incorporate the presence of animals into this research. In our play spaces, thought of as jewel boxes, the animals on stage bring a certain dazzling emotion,” explains the Baro d’evel company in its note of intent. The takes us on a torrent of emotions, at the frontiers of comic and absurd theatre, opera and circus. An invigorating spectacle in these times of war at the gates of Europe.
Until Saturday March 5, at the Bouffes du Nord, in Paris. I25 and 26 March at Le Prato, in Lille. June 8-11 at Teatro Matadero, Madrid, Spain. From June 22 to July 2 at the Garonne theater with the Théâtredelacité, CDN, Toulouse.
Discover Bamako from Paris
Have you ever been to Bamako, capital of Mali? Do you think now is not the best time to leave? So Bamako comes to you, in the Goutte-d’Or district of Paris, for a month of Malian festivities. This is how the Africapitales festival celebrates the many ways of inhabiting the world, for example by populating rue Léon at 13and district, puppets of the famous Yaya Coulibaly
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The enchanter has deposited some of his marvels at the Lavoir Moderne Parisien and the photos of Dany Leriche and Jean Michel Fickinger complete the exploration of a universe that can also be enjoyed on stage with a show by the Sogolon company, inspired by a traditional Bamanan tale from Mali. As for the scenographies, we will count on the talents of the designer Cheik Diallo and the visual artist Aboubacar Fofana, while Fatoumata Diabaté, working in the wake of Malick Sidibé, opens her photo studio to those who wish to have their portrait drawn on a checkerboard black and white. On the big screen, the cinema program presents AfricaMia, and with the exhibition of Maravillas of Mali. On stage, the pieces range from Amadou Hampaté Bâ to Spider’s Patience, by Dieudonné Niangouna, performed by Lamine Diarra via a Tartuffe Malian! And how to talk about Bamako without adding music? The 368 Degrés project brings together Cheick Tidiane Seck on piano and keyboards, Alune Wade on bass and Paco Séry on drums, representing Mali, Senegal and the Ivory Coast… And more to discover on the site. Don’t forget to go to one of the two BMK Parisian restaurants, Paris-Bamako, while you’re there…
Bamako to Paris, Africapitales, until March 31. www.lavoirmoderneparisien.com, 35 rue Léon, 75018 Paris. Tel: 01 46 06 08 05
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Struggle with Kanye West
He’s one of the strangest personalities in the world of music, half-mad half-genius, egomaniac who went from rap to the presidency of the United States (well, he ran there). Husband of a queen brand of social networks and reality TV, he seems on the brink of the abyss since the announcement of his divorce, locking himself up in the boxes of a stadium for two weeks to finish an album after a concert where he had just presented it. On Netflix, he looks back on his rise, from his laborious beginnings in Chicago, to his triumph thanks to Jay-Z and an accident that almost cost him his life. The third and final part of this saga will be broadcast today and we can only recommend it as it sheds light on the ruthless hip-hop industry, the grace of moments of creation, mother-son relationships, resilience and bipolarity.
Treat yourself to a new Silhouette
Disposable fashion is out. And the press? Same trend. We no longer throw away our magazines, we read them for hours, then we keep them and display them, like an art book. The last object of desire intended for fashionistas is in kiosks and is called Silhouette. Luxurious pad, printed on thick paper, Silhouette first catches the eye thanks to its sublime drawn cover, creation of the artist Pierre Moret. A beautiful Japanese woman against a background of spring prints sets the tone for this first issue, japanese spring. We will find in this opus, obviously, a very serious notebook fashion, embellished with a stunning portfolio, rooted in Japanese aesthetics. But also a cultural notebook with sharp literary and cinematographic references, sensual “perfume” pages, a very beautiful portrait of Kenzo Takada, a focus captivating on the mysteries of the kimono through the ages, an ode to Guerlain perfumery, another to Chanel embroidery…
What do all the articles in this new journal have in common, apart from their polished aesthetics and their original subjects? Relevant angles, sharp research, length, thickness. Precious signatures come to inhabit the pages: the writer Jérémy Fel evokes in a poignant text the perfume of his mother, Diorella, author Élodie Denis offers vibrant news, author Baptiste Beaulieu confides his crush on this woman’s coat that he adores and which makes him beautiful, transcending genres. Sensitive to debate, open to the world, anchored in luxury and tradition while capturing the spirit of the times, Silhouette is the new fetish for those bewitched by the trend.
Quarterly, 300 p., €6.90. At newsstands.