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Jean-Baptiste Tur's "De lumière" with David Ayala at Théâtre du Rond-Point

other · 2026-09-23

Jean-Baptiste Tur, co-founder of the company Le Grand Cerf Bleu, presents "De lumière" with David Ayala at the Théâtre du Rond-Point. The production blends autobiography and documentary, combining live music, cinema, and a theatre attuned to intuition to construct a narrative of flight and return to Occitan lands. The stage design is deliberately chaotic: a humming refrigerator, a temperamental coffee machine, and an overflowing desk. The performance explores the world of today's young bullfighters, treating the corrida as a ritual and tradition rather than seeking to rehabilitate a controversial and problematic practice. The work is described as a mise à nu and a tragedy, with the ritual power of bullfighting permeating an incandescent, musical spectacle. The event is a partner event of the Club Artistik Rezo, and the source material is a press release.

Key facts

  • Jean-Baptiste Tur directs "De lumière" with David Ayala at the Théâtre du Rond-Point.
  • Jean-Baptiste Tur is co-founder of the company Le Grand Cerf Bleu.
  • The production combines theatre, live music, and cinema.
  • It is positioned between autobiography and documentary.
  • The narrative concerns flight and return to Occitan lands.
  • The set features a humming refrigerator, a capricious coffee machine, and an overflowing desk.
  • The spectacle engages with today's young bullfighters and questions the corrida as a ritual and tradition.
  • The event is a partner event of the Club Artistik Rezo.

Entities

Artists

  • Jean-Baptiste Tur
  • David Ayala

Institutions

  • Le Grand Cerf Bleu
  • Théâtre du Rond-Point
  • Club Artistik Rezo
  • Artistikrezo

Locations

  • Occitanie
  • France

Sources