In a theater with a two sided stage, like in a fashion show, THE REUNIFICATION OF THE TWO KOREAS offers twenty contemporary variations, from the heartbreaking to the hilarious (with Joel Pommerat, the two are not mutually exclusive, any more than their simplicity gets in the way of their power of evocation), on the age-old theme of…love. It’s shortcomings, its mysteries, its vital misunderstandings. But also its tentative explorations, its illusions and its violence. Pommerat’s most recent creation was given a triumphant reception by its fantastically diverse audience. Pommerat, one of the Odeon’s most prestigious in-house, associate creators, is at the heart of a group of faithful collaborators who have been accompanying him in the Louis Brouillard Company for years, building with him, a theatrical work, whose coherency and vital importance are recognized by everyone. When it first ran, the play was performed to a full house every night. It quickly became obvious that it should return for a second season.
Cast
Stage design and lighting Éric Soyer
Costumes Isabelle Deffin
Sound François Leymarie, Grégoire Leymarie
Originale Music Antonin Leymarie
Video Renaud Rubiano
production Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe, Compagnie Louis Brouillard
coproduction Théâtre National – Bruxelles, Folkteatern – Göteborg, Teatro Stabile di Napoli – Naples, Théâtre français du Centre national des Arts du Canada – Ottawa, CNCDC de Châteauvallon, La Filature Scène Nationale – Mulhouse, les Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg, Le Parapluie (Centre des Arts de Rue – Aurillac)
in collaboration with Teatrul National Radu Stanca – Sibiu
with the support of Programme Culture de l'Union européenne, dans le cadre du projet Villes en scène/Cities on stage
Joël Pommerat est artiste associé au Théâtre National – Bruxelles et à l'Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe. Il fait partie de l’association d’artistes de Nanterre-Amandiers
la Compagnie Louis Brouillard reçoit le soutien du Ministère de la Culture/Drac-Île-de-France et de la Région Île-de-France
Created January 17th 2013 at the Ateliers Berthier de l'Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe
