How did the son of Jean-Michel Jarre (and grandson of Maurice) and Charlotte Rampling, nursed on stage, fall into magic?
“Out of passion. I saw a magician when I was 10 (the Polish Michael Konieczny, known as Vadini), and I wanted to be like him. Tricks that amaze people, but not only that. It was in a restaurant, and at the end of the meal, all the tables were talking to each other, I found that fascinating. Create this link between people who don’t know each other, be able to amaze them, surprise them. »
Is your one-man show based on this principle?
“It’s completely built like that, very interactive. There are even people who tell me that it is experiential. In England, there are plays where the public intervenes more and more. In my show, the choices that the audience makes during the show directly influence the finale, with papers, by writing words… It’s participatory, immersive. I would love to go see a show like mine, I think it’s the first time I’ve said it, but I wrote it like this: what would I like to see on stage? »
You have been immersed in music, by necessity, how does it intervene in your show?
“I think that musicality, listening to things, is important, and having been immersed in this universe, it made me sensitive to all that. I wanted to mix music with my world, in fact there is a mentalism number with an instrument that I play, and I paid attention to the choice of music in the show… In mentalism, you have to really being in this total listening, to be able to direct the scenario in the desired direction, and the music helped me, that’s for sure. »
You have participated in quite a few TV shows, done private performances for stars (Federer, Lady Gaga, Sting, Madonna…), but this is your first show, at 46 years old. Why did you wait?
“I didn’t wait, the question was more about knowing, when do we feel ready to jump in? Private shows are me coming to adapt to a situation, whereas there people will come into my world. Having a new page to write at 40 is great. Sometimes it’s an age where we reach the end of a journey. I have the chance to start a new adventure, in my discipline. »
– David Jarre in “Mosaic”, at the Pasteur theater, in Lille Grand Palais, 1, boulevard des Cités-Unies, November 17 (5 p.m.). Price: 36 euros.
