The dust of suns
A piece by Josef Nadj for 12 performers in tribute to Raymond Roussel
Choregraphy
Josef Nadj
Performers
Istvan Bickei, Sylvain Blocquaux, Samuel Dutertre, Peter Gemza, Mathilde Lapostolle, Cécile Loyer, Nasser Martin-Gousset, Josef Nadj, Kathleen Reynolds or Isabelle Kurzi, Laszlo Rokas, Gyork Joseph Szakonyi, Cécile Thièblemont
Choregraphy assistant
Denes Debreï
Lights
Rémi Nicolas
assisted by Christian Halkin
Scenography
Michel Tardif
Musics
Peter Vogel, The Art Ensemble Chicago, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Tatsu Aoki, Famoudou Don Moye, Conlon Nancarrow, Samm Benett, Kazimierz Serocki
Costumes
Yasco Otomo
assisted by Fabienne Orecchioni
Masks and props
Jacqueline Bosson
Coproduction
Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orléans, Théâtre National de Bretagne – Rennes, Le Volcan Scène Nationale du Havre, Théâtre de la Ville – Paris, Le Carré Saint-Vincent Scène Nationale d’Orléans
Creation
Scène Nationale d’Orléans, 5 october 2004
Duration
1 h 25
The dust of suns
The title of this piece is taken from one of Raymond Roussel’s plays. Roussel never knew the fame he longed for, or rather the euphoria that he thought came with it, while he was alive, and to this day he remains a little-known author. But his life and work had a deep impact on a number of artists and writers, amongst which Marcel Duchamp, who claimed he owed everything to Roussel, George Bataille, Michel Leiris, Georges Perec or Michel Foucault.
The dust of suns is dedicated less to Roussel’s literary work than to his life and the way he lived it; to his eccentricity and taste for performance against the backdrop of a solitary life, interspersed by trips undertaken with an utmost lack of curiosity.
Josef Nadj admits a fascination for the extravagant life of this rich dandy, amateur singer, chess player, drug addict; for the way in which he made a piece of art of his life, building bridges between art and madness, art and death.
History :
26 janvier 2008
Modafe Korea
Séoul (KR)
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La Coursive Scène nationale de la Rochelle
Rochelle (FR)
14 avril 2006
Le Parvis
Tarbes (FR)
7 mars 2006
Théâtre de Caen
Caen (FR)
19-20 mai 2005
Le Volcan
Le Havre (FR)
19-26 avril 2005
Théâtre de la Ville
Paris (FR)
14 avril 2005
Le Carreau Scène nationale de Forbach
Forbach (FR)
7 avril 2005
Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand (FR)
26 novembre 2004
Bonlieu Scène nationale d’Annecy
Annecy (FR)
23 novembre 2004
Comédie de Valence
Valence (FR)
12-23 octobre 2004
Théâtre national de Bretagne
Rennes (FR)
5-6 octobre 2004
Le carré Saint-Vincent Scène nationale d’Orléans
Orléans (FR)
