Koltès’ Quai Ouest and Nuit juste avant les forêts staged in 2022
More than three decades after his passing, the works of Bernard-Marie Koltès resonate with modern themes. At the Théâtre éphémère des amandiers de Nanterre, Ludovic Lagarde presents Quai Ouest until February 20, 2022. Meanwhile, Matthieu Cruciani will showcase La Nuit juste avant les forêts at Manège Maubeuge on March 10, followed by performances at Théâtre des Quartiers d’Ivry from March 22 to 26, 2022. Originally brought to life by Patrice Chéreau in 1986, Quai Ouest delves into how commerce taints human connections, centering on wealthy financier Maurice Koch (Laurent Poitrenaux) as he contemplates suicide among society's outcasts. Micha Lescot portrays Charles, Léa Luce Busato takes on Claire, and Kiswendsida Léon Zongo plays Abad. In Cruciani's adaptation, Jean-Christophe Folly delivers the lengthy monologue that Chéreau had previously set aside.
Key facts
- Quai Ouest runs at Théâtre éphémère des amandiers de Nanterre until February 20, 2022.
- La Nuit juste avant les forêts is staged at Manège Maubeuge on March 10, 2022.
- La Nuit juste avant les forêts is at Théâtre des Quartiers d’Ivry from March 22 to 26, 2022.
- Ludovic Lagarde directs Quai Ouest.
- Matthieu Cruciani directs La Nuit juste avant les forêts.
- Patrice Chéreau originally directed Quai Ouest in 1986.
- Lagarde revived Quai Ouest in 2014 at Théâtre national d’Athènes with a Greek cast.
- Micha Lescot plays Charles, Léa Luce Busato plays Claire, Kiswendsida Léon Zongo plays Abad.
- Laurent Poitrenaux plays Maurice Koch.
- Jean-Christophe Folly performs the monologue in La Nuit juste avant les forêts.
- Antoine Vasseur designed the set.
- The play was considered cursed after its 1986 failure.
Entities
Artists
- Bernard-Marie Koltès
- Ludovic Lagarde
- Matthieu Cruciani
- Patrice Chéreau
- Olivier Cadiot
- Régis Campo
- Laurent Poitrenaux
- Micha Lescot
- Léa Luce Busato
- Kiswendsida Léon Zongo
- Jean-Christophe Folly
- Antoine Vasseur
- Emmanuel Daydé
Institutions
- Théâtre éphémère des amandiers de Nanterre
- Manège Maubeuge
- Théâtre des Quartiers d’Ivry
- Théâtre national d’Athènes
- Comédie de Colmar
Locations
- Nanterre
- France
- Maubeuge
- Ivry
- Athens
- Greece
- Rennes
- New York
- Hudson River
- Upper East Side
- Ouistreham
Sources
- artpress —