MARION SIÉFERT
Daddy
3h00
In Daddy, the stage becomes a video game, a universe in constant flux, where everything is possible, even the worst things. Marion Siéfert has authored a staggering piece about predation by the dominant and about contemporary forms of sexual abuse.
At age 13, Mara escapes the poverty of her everyday life by immersing herself in role plays, video games where dozens of players meet online. There she meets an older man who invites her to join the game Daddy, which seems to bring her dream of living the life of the stars who fascinate her so within reach. But to get there, this young girl has to undergo trials that are increasingly murky and less and less virtual each time, in a world where everything is monetised and can be bought. Just as the production embraces the shifting nature of the video game by unfolding scenes that borrow from musicals and vampire films, things begin to close in on Mara. With an unerring faith in theatre’s ability to deal with contemporary issues, Marion Siéfert explores how the dream machine works for young people who connect to the world via the Internet, but who are left out of its real dynamics. As in The Big Sleep (2018) and _joanof_dark_ (2020), the director sets revolt and childhood against one another.
Some scenes may be upsetting to younger audiences and those who are sensitive to certain content.
With Émilie Cazenave, Lou Chrétien Février, Jennifer Gold, Lila Houel, Lorenzo Lefebvre, Charles Henri Wolff
Directed by Marion Siéfert
Text Marion Siéfert and Matthieu Bareyre
Ayla’s text is taken from a piece by Anna Jammes Etcheto
Scenography design Nadia Lauro
Lighting Manon Lauriol
Sound design Jules Wysocki
Video design Antoine Briot
Costume design Romain Brau (for Lila Houel’s dresses and Jennifer Gold’s outfits), Chloé Courcelle (for Lorenzo Lefebvre’s top), Anne Pollock, Valentine Solé
Makeup design Dyna Dagger, Lou Thonet
Wig design Kevin Jacotot
Assistant director Mathilde Chadeau
General stage management Chloé Bouju
Stage and props management Marine Brosse
Sound management Patrick Jammes
Costume management Chloé Courcelle
Musical theater choreography collaboration Patric Kuo
Casting collaboration Leila Fournier, Laetitia Goffi
Combat choreography Sifu Didier Beddar
Musician Sigolène Valax
Vocal coaching Lila Houel, Johanne César
Acting coaching Lila Houel, Ariane Schrack
Clinical and psychodynamic support for young actors Marie Potiron
Scenography realization Nadia Lauro, Marie Maresca, Charlotte Wallet, Flavien Renaudon (snow machines), Isabelle Boitiere, Marc Bizet
Costume realization Chloé Courcelle, Lou Thonet
Production assembly Anne Pollock
Co-production: Centre national de danse contemporaine – Angers, Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe, Le Parvis – national stage Tarbes-Pyrénées, La Rose des Vents – national stage Lille Métropole Villeneuve d’Ascq, Théâtre national Wallonie-Brussels, TAP – Theatre Auditorium Poitiers, Théâtre Olympia – national dramatic centre of Tours, Maillon – Théâtre de Strasbourg European stage, Points Communs – new national stage of Cergy-Pontoise, Théâtre de Cornouaille – national stage of Quimper, La Commune – national dramatic centre of Aubervilliers, Kunstencentrum Viernulvier – Ghent, Célestins – Théâtre de Lyon, Le lieu unique, national stage of Nantes, Le Printemps des Comédiens – Montpellier, Théâtre national de Bretagne – Rennes, Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers – CDN for the creation of the set.
Residency hostings: La Commune CDN Aubervilliers, CNDC – Angers, CND – Pantin, Théâtre de Sartrouville Yvelines – CDN
Thanks to M.A.C COSMETICS
Special thanks to: Damien A, Arno Ferrera, Claire Soustiel, Neila Moore, Rémy Borel, Isabelle Du Castillon, Ludmilla Benlarbi, Tassia Martin, Amandine Desbois, Gaëlle Saint-Jalmes, Fanny Szambela, Mara Devaux, Antoine Esmerian-Lesimple, David Houel, Elise Dubos, Anna, Patrick, Juliette, Morganne, les gamers Clément Zed, Karchouch, Clément Hubert, Hiconado, Jeremy Oury, Luciano Codraro et Chuck, Marcello Codraro, Max Vaillant, Coco Cardo, Alexandre Tessier, Malick Cissé, Victor Allain, les étudiant.e.s du Cndc d’Angers, Marion Colléter, Alexis Arragon, Justine Vilgrain, Juliette Challet, Maxence Lachard, Okinawa Guérard, Morgane Reigner
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