{"id":8868463,"date":"2026-05-26T15:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_professional&#038;p=8868463"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:08:47","slug":"announcing-the-2026-theatre-new-forms-grantees","status":"publish","type":"app_professional","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/announcing-the-2026-theatre-new-forms-grantees\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the 2026 Theatre &amp; New Forms Grantees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By supporting both major tours and innovative collaborations, we continue our commitment to nurturing the performing arts in all their diversity\u2014from large-scale theatrical spectacles and intimate solos to immersive experiences and outdoor circuses. We invite you to discover the visionary projects selected this year, which reflect the power of cross-cultural dialogue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The Albertine Grants Theatre &amp; New Forms are made possible thanks to the support of the French Ministry of Culture and the&nbsp;Institut&nbsp;fran\u00e7ais, and the generous support of M\u00e9lanie and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric&nbsp;Biessy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>***This page will be updated regularly with performance dates and locations.***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 2026 Grantees<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"articles-small articles-small--richtext section__articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"articles__items\" id=\"items_2717\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1703\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LAMY-2602-\u00a9-Yohanne-Lamoulere-Tendance-Floue-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Mohamed El Khatib<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Secret Lives of Old People\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1703\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1703);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Production by Company Zirlib | Concept, Text, and Direction by Mohamed El Khatib | With Annie Boisdenghien, Micheline Boussaingault, Marie-Louise Carlier, Chille Deman, Martine Devries, Jean-Pierre Dupuy, Yasmine Hadj Ali, Salimata Kamat\u00e9, Jacqueline Juin, Jean Paul Sidolle, Gaby Suffrin | Dramaturgy by Camille Nauffray | Set Design by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Hock\u00e9 | Video by Emmanuel Manzano | In Collaboration with Mathilde Chadeau, Vassia Chavaroche<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>The Secret Lives of Old People<\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is a sensitive and uninhibited celebration of love and desire in later life. Following its immense success at the\u00a0<\/span>2024 Festival\u00a0d&#8217;Avignon<span data-contrast=\"none\">, this production confronts societal expectations about aging by placing a cast of\u00a0<\/span>non-professional actors\u2014all in their 70s and 80s<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014at the center of the stage. These elderly men and women share their own lived experiences, exploring how intimacy is reinvented when freed from social pressure.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mohamed El Khatib is one of the most singular voices in contemporary French theater, celebrated for a &#8220;documentary-theater&#8221; approach that has made him a mainstay of the\u00a0Festival\u00a0d\u2019Avignon\u00a0and the\u00a0Festival\u00a0d\u2019Automne. Despite his critical acclaim in Europe, El Khatib has yet to be fully discovered in the United States, making this extensive upcoming tour a landmark cultural event. Sparked by a curatorial delegation to France\u00a0organized by Villa Albertine, this ambitious multi-city journey marks a long-awaited introduction to his work, bringing a major French production to the forefront of the American scene.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more about <em>The Secret Lives of Old People <\/em><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/festival-avignon.com\/en\/edition-2024\/programme\/la-vie-secrete-des-vieux-348524\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Image by Yohanne Lamoul\u00e8re and Tendance Floue<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1981\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Le-Paradoxe-de-John-C_Martin-Argyroglo-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Philippe Quesne<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Paradox of John\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1981\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1981);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Concept, Direction, and Set Design by Philippe Quesne | Original Texts by Laura Vazquez | With Isabelle Angotti, C\u00e9leste\u00a0Brunnquell, Marc Susini, Veronika Vasilyeva-Rije, Marc\u00a0Chevillon\u00a0| Costumes by Anna\u00a0Carraud, assisted by Mirabelle Perot | Stage management and artistic collaboration of Fran\u00e7ois Boulet, Marc\u00a0Chevillon\u00a0| Production by Alice\u00a0Merer\u00a0\/ Vivarium Studio | Artistic collaboration of Mathilde\u00a0Chadeau,\u00a0Vassia\u00a0Chavaroche<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>The Paradox of John<\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, created with poet Laura Vazquez, explores the place of art in daily life through a group of friends setting up a gallery. Reviving the spirit of his early work, the play depicts the tension between the solitary &#8220;melancholic inventor&#8221; and the need for community. It is a polyphonic and visual composition that\u00a0remains\u00a0intimately close to its audience.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A world-renowned visual artist and director, Philippe\u00a0Quesne\u00a0is a master of &#8220;ecological theater,&#8221; creating dreamlike landscapes where humor and melancholy coexist. A mainstay of major international festivals, his work is celebrated for its unique, hand-crafted aesthetic and singular vision. This ambitious tour marks Quesne\u2019s long-awaited return to the United States, extending well beyond traditional coastal hubs to reach diverse new audiences across the country.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0This major cultural exchange brings a foundational figure of the French scene back to the American stage, sparking a nationwide dialogue on the power of the imagination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more about Philippe Quesne and his company Vivarium Studio\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vivariumstudio.fr\/en\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Image by Martin Argyroglo<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1884\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20182019_Spectacle_Saigon_\u00a9JeanLouisFERNANDEZ_037-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Caroline Guiela Nguyen<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSa\u00efgon\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1884\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1884);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Directed by Caroline Guiela Nguyen | Artistic Collaboration by Claire Calvi | Set Design by Alice Duchange | Costume Design by Benjamin Moreau | Sound and Music Design by Antoine Richard | Composition by Teddy Gauliat-Pitois | Dramaturgy and Supertitles by J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Scheidler and Manon Worms | Translation by Duc Duy Nguyen and Thi Thanh Thu T\u00f4<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Presented at the Avignon Festival in 2017, Caroline\u00a0Guiela\u00a0Nguyen\u2019s play was one of the standout revelations of the lineup and won over both the French and international press. This warm reception paved the way for an international tour across Europe and Asia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Set somewhere between the end of the Indochina War and the twilight of the 20th century,\u00a0<\/span><i>Sa\u00efgon<\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> is a sprawling melodrama set in a restaurant that exists simultaneously in 1956 Saigon and 1996 Paris. The play gives voice to Vietnamese exiles, weaving together stories of love and longing for a country left behind. Through a hyper-realistic set and a soundtrack of karaoke classics, the characters navigate the bittersweet reality of exile, making <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sa\u00efgon<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a landmark work that reconnects the artist with her own cultural history.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the Director of the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre National de Strasbourg and a former Villa Albertine resident, Caroline Guiela Nguyen is a leading voice in contemporary French theater. Her work is celebrated for its cinematic stagecraft and deeply moving narratives that explore the intersections of identity, memory, and history. Since its acclaimed debut, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sa\u00efgon<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has toured the world to immense praise. This long-awaited U.S. premiere marks the first time American audiences will have the opportunity to experience this landmark production.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more about <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sa\u00efgon\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/tns.fr\/agenda\/saigon\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Image by Jean-Louis Fernandez<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1822\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cuervo_visuel_landscape_credit_Corentin-Rostollan-Sinet-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Cosme Castro &amp; Oscar Castro<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCuervo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1822\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1822);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Cuervo<\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is a theatrical reading based on the autobiographical accounts of the artists&#8217; father. Imprisoned in 1974, Oscar Cuervo Castro staged a new play every week in concentration camp dining halls, transforming his captivity into a space for collective resilience. Fifty years later, his sons returned to Chile to film the sites of his detention. This project interweaves their father\u2019s narrative with modern documentary footage, showing how art can resist the darkest forms of oppression.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">French-Chilean\u00a0artists Cosme and Oscar Castro blend cinema and theater to explore memory and legacy, continuing a family tradition of resistance born during Pinochet\u2019s dictatorship. Through a documentary-style aesthetic, they bridge historical archives with contemporary performance to honor their father\u2019s legendary work. This tour brings a vital story of courage and intergenerational transmission to American audiences, fostering a crucial dialogue on the enduring power of artistic resistance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more about\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cuervo\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.festivaloffavignon.com\/spectacles\/9438-cuervo\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Image by Rostollan Sinet<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1409\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NEXUS-02-Daphne-Biiga-Nwanak-Camille-Dagen-Flora-Duverger-Jade-Emmanuel-Thomas-Gonzalez-Ghita-Serraj-Tamar-Shelef-Lucas-Van-Poucke-C.-Raynaud-de-Lage-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Joris Lacoste<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNexus of Adoration\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1409\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1409);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Conception, Text, Music, Direction &amp; Choreography by Joris Lacoste | Set Design &amp; Lighting by Florian Leduc | Collaboration in Dance from Sol\u00e8ne Wachter | Music &amp; Sound Collaboration by L\u00e9o Libanga | Costumes by Carles Urraca | Performance &amp; Contribution to Writing by Daphn\u00e9 Biiga Nwanak, Camille Dagen, Flora Duverger, Jade Emmanuel, Thomas Gonzalez, L\u00e9o Libanga, Ghita Serraj, Tamar Shelef, Lucas Van Poucke<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Nexus of Adoration<\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is a &#8220;pop-liturgical&#8221; performance that imagines a new form of worship centered on difference and nonconformity. Nine performers sing, dance, and speak in a zany, spellbinding ritual that celebrates global heterogeneity rather than smoothing it over. Moving between a free-wheeling inventory and a prosaic oratorio, the show employs a kaleidoscopic aesthetic to create a &#8220;religion&#8221; of diversity, inviting the audience into a mischievous and expansive world of formal beauty.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visionary author, composer, and director Joris Lacoste is celebrated for his meticulous exploration of language and sound through hybrid performances that defy traditional categories. A staple of the European avant-garde for years, this presentation marks a significant milestone: his very first time presenting work in the United States. This highly anticipated U.S. premiere introduces American audiences to one of the most innovative and singular voices in contemporary theater. The project invites the discovery of a truly unique poetic language, fostering a dialogue on inclusion and utopia through the lens of world-class performance art. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more about\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nexus of\u00a0Adoration\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">and Joris Lacoste\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/festival-avignon.com\/en\/edition-2025\/programme\/nexus-de-l-adoration-351206\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Image by Raynaud de Lage<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1381\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Violaine-Huisman-by-Laura-Brunelliere-1.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Violaine Huisman, Kimberly Bartosik, Robert Gober, Christine Jones &amp; Roderick Murray<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLe Soleil pour a\u00efeul\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1381\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1381);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>Le Soleil pour\u00a0a\u00efeul\u00a0<\/em>is a solo stage adaptation of Violaine Huisman\u2019s novel\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Book of Mother.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Adapted, translated, and directed by the author\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">herself, the piece blends\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">monologue and movement\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">explore\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the raw complexities\u00a0of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u00a0memory, illness, and maternal identity.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">This hybrid creation transforms lyrical prose into a physical landscape, offering a visceral exploration of the bonds that define us.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This project brings together an exceptional interdisciplinary team of French and American masters. Led by novelist Violaine Huisman and renowned choreographer Kimberly Bartosik, the production features a stellar creative team including visual artist Robert Gober, set designer Christine Jones, and lighting designer Roderick Murray. This collaboration\u00a0represents\u00a0a unique bridge between French literary sensibilities and American contemporary dance and visual arts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a creative grant project, the initiative highlights a deep artistic co-creation. The production marks Violaine Huisman\u2019s directorial debut, adapting and staging her own highly personal story to add a rare layer of intimacy and artistic risk. Following a key residency in 2026, the project is building toward a world premiere in 2027, fostering a multi-disciplinary dialogue between French literature and American contemporary performance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Click\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/19\/books\/review\/the-book-of-mother-violaine-huisman.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to read more about the original novel.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1239\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-19-2026-11_11_15-AM.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Antoine Le Menestrel and James Brandon Lewis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom Sky to Earth\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1239\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1239);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From Sky to Earth<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is a new interdisciplinary work developed through a residency-based exchange. Created in direct dialogue with architecture, the project combines vertical dance, site-responsive choreography, and live improvised music. Performers Antoine Le\u00a0Menestrel\u00a0and George Lewis develop movement and sound through close collaboration, exploring how the physical resonance of a building influences both the dancer&#8217;s path and the musician\u2019s notes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This site-specific performance transforms the\u00a0perception\u00a0of the urban environment through high-level artistic innovation. By fostering a direct collaboration between a French vertical dance company and a leading American jazz figure, the project offers a powerful experience that engages audiences outside traditional theater walls, highlighting the creative potential of architectural space and shared improvisation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Antoine Le\u00a0Menestrel<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is a pioneer of vertical dance and a world-renowned free climber. As the Artistic Director of\u00a0<\/span>L\u00e9zards\u00a0Bleus<span data-contrast=\"none\">, he transforms urban architecture into a poetic stage, moving across facades with a unique blend of athleticism and grace. He is joined by\u00a0<\/span>James Brandon Lewis<span data-contrast=\"none\">, an acclaimed U.S. jazz composer and saxophonist celebrated for his technical mastery and deep, soulful improvisation. This collaboration brings together two masters of space and sound.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Learn more about Antoine Le\u00a0Menestrel\u00a0and his company\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lezardsbleus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Biography-Antoine-Le-Menestrel-GB.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and about James Brandon Lewis <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jblewis.com\/about\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Antoine Le Menestrel &amp; James Brandon Lewis \u00a9 Nathalie Sternalski &amp; Eva Kapanadze<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1483\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Le-Iench-\u00a9-Arnaud-Bertereau-_2.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Eva Doumbia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLe iench \/ The Dog\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1483\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1483);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Written and directed by\u00a0<\/span>Eva Doumbia,\u00a0<i>Le\u00a0iench<\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(slang for &#8220;The Dog&#8221;) is the centerpiece of an ambitious, multi-stage collaboration with\u00a0<\/span>Spelman College<span data-contrast=\"none\">. This\u00a0initial\u00a0phase focuses on the linguistic and artistic adaptation of the play: Eva will work closely with a translator and Spelman students through dedicated workshops to refine the English text. Concurrently, she will lead the casting process for a future U.S. production. The\u00a0ultimate goal\u00a0of this partnership is for Eva to restage the play with an all-American cast and to gift the original set to Spelman College, ensuring the work can continue to tour across the United States.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A prominent figure in French theater, Eva Doumbia is an author and director whose work explores the intersections of race, gender, and class. Of Malian and Ivorian descent, she founded the company La Part du Pauvre and is known for her &#8220;theater of urgency&#8221;\u2014a style that blends sociological precision with poetic flair. 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