2016 / 2017 Season

Lorenzaccio — Grignan

21 JUNE > 19 AUG 2017

Show

Online tickets

Fees : 23€ / 16€ / 10€ / 20€ Duration2h15

Night Festival 2017

Three talented artists meet up in Grignan to create this romantic drama where both grotesque and sublime interact in Renaissance Italy. Art forms, dance and drama, converse in this creation which invents a new relation to body and language. The drama frees itself from all codes and is not afraid of mixing genres and tones. With its 3-D effect, the stage design has a strong aesthetic quality.

Florence, 1537. Duke Alessandro of Medici reigns over the city like a tyrant. His young cousin Lorenzaccio secretly contemplates murdering him in order to free his country and lead the Republicans to power. To this end, he gives up his honour and fame and insinuates himself into the tyrant's favours, putting himself at the mercy of his whims... 

 

Grignan, 2017. Three talented artists meet up to create this romantic drama where both grotesque and sublime interact. Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Julien Derouault and Daniel Mesguich make their art forms, dance and drama, converse in this creation which invents a new relation to body and language. The drama frees itself from all codes and is not afraid of mixing genres and tones. With its 3-D effect, the stage design has a strong aesthetic quality. An ambitious and hybrid piece of stage directing for a contemporary Lorenzaccio. 

Directors

Marie-Claude Pietragalla, who was born in Paris, is a key figure in the French dance scene. She entered the School of Dance of Paris Opera in 1973, its corps de ballet six years later and became a prima ballerina in 1990. In 1998, she took over the directorship of the Ballet National de Marseille and its National Higher School of Dance.

Julien Derouault entered the Dance Academy of Le Mans in 1994 followed by the one of Angers. In 1996, he joined Marseille National Higher School of Dance and quickly found himself in the Ballet National de Marseille then directed by Roland Petit, where he became a solo artist in 1999, under Marie-Claude Pietragalla's directorship.

In 2004, both Marie-Claude Pietragalla and Julien Derouault created their company: Le Théâtre du Corps Pietragalla – Derouault.

Daniel Mesguich was born in Alger in 1952 and admitted to the Paris National Drama School in 1971 where he was taught by Antoine Vitez and Pierre Debauche. A director and actor, he also manages the Gérard Philipe Theatre in Saint-Denis and Lille National Theatre (La Métaphore). In 1983, he returned to the Paris National Drama School to teach and was its Director General from 2007 up to 2013.

© Pascal Elliott

With:


Julien Derouault (Lorenzo of Medici), Marie-Claude Pietragalla (Marchioness Cibo), Abdel Rahym Madi (Duke Alessandro of Medici), François Pain-Douzenel (Philippe Strozzi), Anouk Viale (Marie Soderini), Simon Dusigne (Cardinal Cibo), Fanny Gombert (Catherine Ginori), Caroline Jaubert (Louise Strozzi, Tebaldeo), David Cami de Baix (Pierre Strozzi), Benjamin Bac (Giomo, Scoronconcolo), Olivier Mathieu (Salviati)

3D visual and stage design: Gaël Perrin

Costumes: Sylvaine Colin

Music: Yannaël Quenel

Lighting: Samuel Boulier

To eat before the show

  • Le Bar du bosquet

In the castle gardens, the public will find a cosy space for snacks and drinks open from 7h30pm on evenings the show take place. You will be able to meet the cast for drinks after the show. Closing time : 1am

  • Le Clair de la plume

Our partner restaurant offers a menu before the show served at 7pm, departure to the castle at 8h30pm (5 min by walking).

The gastronomic menu changes every day

Starter, main dish and dessert, 2 glasses of wine and coffee
59 € per person (including drinks)
Information / bookings : 04 75 91 81 30
clairplume.com

 

Many other venues to be discovered in the village and around.

Please note it is forbidden to picnic within the castle's premises.

 

Partners

  • The Night Festival would like to thank all his sponsors and partners: Crédit agricole, France Bleu, Intermarché Grignan, Cartonnages Bes, Champagne Devaux, Clairette de Die Jaillance, Clair de la Plume, ODG Grignan les Adhémar, sirops Eyguebelle, produits Durance. 

    We would also like to thank our restaurants and hotels partners: La Bastide de Grignan, Le Crépuscule, la Demeure du château, le Manoir de la Roseraie.