The cultural season in Bilurian Gesnois stops at Connerré with “L’Effet de Sol” mixing theater and music, Saturday evening, at the Salle de la Passerelle. Émilie Beauvais and Matthieu Desbordes of the company Supernovae, retrace the life and tragic destiny of this legendary, global racing driver from the 80s. A man, a woman, microphones, engine elements, a battery. A popular show, around popular culture, funny, burlesque, rock. An engulfment in the spiral of competition, speed, ambition. A challenge to death. A frantic pace. Which is close to takeoff. Fasten your seat belts! This is the story of Gilles Villeneuve, told. His history with speed, automobiles and their progress in performance, Formula 1, Ferrari, his fratricidal duel with Didier Pironi. His death in the race, the death of Pironi a few years later. A story worthy of Greek tragedies, full of twists and turns, at the same time unfair, terrible, deeply logical. The project is to take a look at our “modern” daily life, at progress and its host of propaganda leaflets of happiness and comfort, which resonate strongly with the world of Formula 1 and its quest for surpassing itself, a taste for risk. , danger, in the middle of staggering technology, today ultra-secure.
Men going around in circles
Formula 1 is, first and foremost, men going around in circles on a circuit inside cars that are going very fast; cars watched by other passionate men, around the circuit, all filmed by cameras which allow millions of other men around the world to watch with the same passion these men going in circles using machines of more more expensive and more efficient, both in terms of cars and cameras that capture and retransmit… We relate his love of speed, of freedom, his desire for power which will lead to his downfall. A story that resonates with the madness and frenzy of our society where we are called upon from all sides and at all times, also engulfed in an infernal spiral.
For her part, Hélène Gouin, in charge of programming for the Théâtre Épidaure association, provides clarification for the evening: From 8 p.m., so that parents can enjoy,
lThe area’s youth centers offer on-site reception (at a special rate) for children aged 3 and over, upon registration.
October 19 at 8:30 p.m., ages 12 and up. Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. Tickets: €5, €10. Contacts: www.theatre-epidaure.com or 0243 35 56 04.
