© Christophe Raynaud de Lage / Festival d’Avignon
It is the year 2077. The inhabitants of planet Earth are living in extremely precarious conditions, at the mercy of the results of global warming. In this world cast adrift, Tiago Rodrigues explores the possible “long-distance” dialogue between a father and his daughter, who has chosen to live on Mars.
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Teatro Studio Melato
In a dystopian – yet plausible – scenario, Tiago Rodrigues explores both the consequences of our decisions and the ability to communicate from one generation to another. «I think that humanity has reached a point in its history», explains the director, «in which we can no longer expect that the lives of future generations will be better than ours, a hope that has been at the foundation of social and political organisation for centuries». The author and director brings two distant universes into contact, entrusting the dialogue to Adiama Diop and to Alison Dechamps.
With each occupying half of the stage, father and daughter are unable to ever see each other: like two celestial bodies, they follow orbits that constantly bring them close and then separate them. The audience, instead, manages to see either one or the other as the stage rotates, reflecting the elliptical movement of the plants, which has also inspired the choice of lighting and sound.
Show in French with surtitles in Italian by Chiara Elefante, and in English by Daniel Hahn
Duration: 1 hour and 25 minutes without intermission
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In a dystopian – yet plausible – scenario, Tiago Rodrigues explores both the consequences of our decisions and the ability to communicate from one generation to another. «I think that humanity has reached a point in its history», explains the director, «in which we can no longer expect that the lives of future generations will be better than ours, a hope that has been at the foundation of social and political organisation for centuries». The author and director brings two distant universes into contact, entrusting the dialogue to Adiama Diop and to Alison Dechamps.
With each occupying half of the stage, father and daughter are unable to ever see each other: like two celestial bodies, they follow orbits that constantly bring them close and then separate them. The audience, instead, manages to see either one or the other as the stage rotates, reflecting the elliptical movement of the plants, which has also inspired the choice of lighting and sound.
Show in French with surtitles in Italian by Chiara Elefante, and in English by Daniel Hahn
Duration: 1 hour and 25 minutes without intermission
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© Christophe Raynaud de Lage / Festival d’Avignon
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© Christophe Raynaud de Lage / Festival d’Avignon
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© Christophe Raynaud de Lage / Festival d’Avignon
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© Christophe Raynaud de Lage / Festival d’Avignon
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© Christophe Raynaud de Lage / Festival d’Avignon
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© Christophe Raynaud de Lage / Festival d’Avignon
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© Christophe Raynaud de Lage / Festival d’Avignon
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© Christophe Raynaud de Lage / Festival d’Avignon
Credits
La Distance
written and directed by Tiago Rodrigues
translated by Thomas Resendes with Alison Dechamps, Adama Diop
sets Fernando Ribeiro
costumes José António Tenente
lighting Rui Monteiro
music and sound Pedro Costa
artistic collaboration Sophie Bricaire
director’s assistant André Pato
director’s assistant in training Thomas Medioni
a Festival d’Avignon production
co-produced with Teatro di Napoli – Teatro Nazionale, Onassis Stegi, La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand Scène nationale, Divadlo International Theatre Festival, Le Volcan Scène nationale du Havre, Teatre Lliure, Centro Dramatico Nacional, Malakoff Scène nationale Théâtre 71, Culturgest, De Singel, Équinoxe Scène nationale de Châteauroux, Points communs Nouvelle Scène nationale de Cergy-Pontoise / Val d’Oise, Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa, Maillon Théâtre de Strasbourg Scène européenne, NTCH Taiwan National Theatre and Concert Hall, Les Célestins Théâtre de Lyon, Théâtre du Bois de l’Aune, Théâtre de Grasse Scène conventionnée d’intérêt national Art & Création, Scènes et Cinés Scène conventionnée d’intérêt national Art en territoire, Le Bateau Feu Scène nationale de Dunkerque, Plovdiv Drama Theatre, Malta Festival, Espace 1789
with the support of the programme for integration organised by the TNB – Théâtre national de Bretagne School (Rennes)
sets created by Ateliers du Festival d’Avignon
artistic residence at La FabricA, Festival d’Avignon
with thanks to Marie Azevedo, PhD student in Planetary Science at the University of Bern and member of the CaSSIS team for the ExoMars mission, Magda Bizarro and Beatriz Rodrigues, the team of the Festival d’Avignon, Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe (Paris)
the show includes the song Sonhos by Caetano Veloso
world premiere on 7 July 2025 at L’Autre Scène du Grand Avignon (Vedène), as part of the 79th edition of the Festival d’Avignon
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