PIETRAGALLA BARBARA – CONFLUENCE SHOWS – Avignon, 84000

THE PIETRAGALLA CORPS THEATER PRESENTS: PIETRAGALLA BARBARA PIETRAGALLA BARBARA New creation 2024 With Marie-Claude Pietragalla Choreography and direction Marie-Claude Pietragalla and Julien Derouault Music and songs Barbara Musical creation and arrangements Yannaël Quenel Lights Alexis David Costumes Evanbenjamin Sets Bastien Ortega Duration 1h15 A VIBRANT TRIBUTE TO AN UNFORGETTABLE ARTIST. Marie-Claude Pietragalla, famous dancer and choreographer, transforms on stage to embody the legendary singer Barbara. In this masterful show, she becomes the living reflection of the musical icon, transporting the audience into the poetic and melancholic universe of the singer. Through every movement, every gesture and every expression, Pietragalla reveals the depth of emotions that marked Barbara’s music. Her dance becomes a vibrant language, translating the artist’s iconic lyrics and melodies. Memories, joys and sorrows materialize in every step, offering the audience a unique visual and emotional experience. “An October evening at the Châtelet. Unforgettable! An artist’s dressing room… His hand in mine, this wild, enigmatic presence. On stage, she flies, she takes flight. From her piano to her rocking chair, she savors every moment, every breath, the silence of a room that vibrates in unison. Her slim silhouette dressed in black, this gait like a ballerina on demi-pointes, she observes her audience, an audience won over in advance. She breathes on stage hours before the curtain opens, she takes the pulse of a fantasized, loved, desired audience… The stage is her refuge where all boundaries disappear, black becomes light, time falls apart, the realities of life are transformed in the chiaroscuro of the spotlights. Barbara knows that the detail sculpts the difference, that entering the stage is a joy and a suffering, leaving it a heartbreak. But already, we must get back on the road for a new adventure, a new blank page to color, the exhilaration of feeling alive. The musical notes draw a score where sighs dance, where silences dance. Barbara pierced my soul with her whispers and transformed my daily life into poetry.” Marie-Claude Pietragalla