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What is the Théâtre du Centaure?
It's exactly what Michel Foucault called a "heterotopia", the actual physical place where a utopia is realized. A concrete space that houses the imaginary like a child's tree house, a space that is both mythical and real.
In concrete terms, the Théâtre du Centaure is a family of a dozen equines and humans who have built together a specific way of life and creation. A village, stables, workplace and factory, where ten people and ten horses work every day to realize a utopia.
Obviously, the Centaur doesn't exist. It's the utopia of a relationship, of a symbiosis to be just one of two.
"Because it's impossible, because it's a utopia, the Centaur is for us a form of commitment.
A commitment that pushes us to invent a theater that doesn't exist, different forms, a different language".
Founded in 1989, the Théâtre du Centaure has been based in Marseille since 1995. The company is run by Camille & Manolo.
The Théâtre du Centaure tours regularly in France and Europe. By sea or by air, the centaurs have also traveled to Morocco, Istanbul and Singapore.
After 20 years in Pastré, Théâtre du Centaure opened the doors of its new venue in Hauts de Mazargues à la Jarre (Marseille 9e) in autumn 2016.
In line with this new location, the centaurs' living and artistic factory - a link between man and animal - is also becoming a place of life and culture between City and Nature, with a project for this territory that is being written in conjunction with its various stakeholders.
This is a new dimension that the team has been working on for the past two years, in parallel with a busy artistic schedule of creations and tours.
It's exactly what Michel Foucault called a "heterotopia", the actual physical place where a utopia is realized. A concrete space that houses the imaginary like a child's tree house, a space that is both mythical and real.
In concrete terms, the Théâtre du Centaure is a family of a dozen equines and humans who have built together a specific way of life and creation. A village, stables, workplace and factory, where ten people and ten horses work every day to realize a utopia.
Obviously, the Centaur doesn't exist. It's the utopia of a relationship, of a symbiosis to be just one of two.
"Because it's impossible, because it's a utopia, the Centaur is for us a form of commitment.
A commitment that pushes us to invent a theater that doesn't exist, different forms, a different language".
Founded in 1989, the Théâtre du Centaure has been based in Marseille since 1995. The company is run by Camille & Manolo.
The Théâtre du Centaure tours regularly in France and Europe. By sea or by air, the centaurs have also traveled to Morocco, Istanbul and Singapore.
After 20 years in Pastré, Théâtre du Centaure opened the doors of its new venue in Hauts de Mazargues à la Jarre (Marseille 9e) in autumn 2016.
In line with this new location, the centaurs' living and artistic factory - a link between man and animal - is also becoming a place of life and culture between City and Nature, with a project for this territory that is being written in conjunction with its various stakeholders.
This is a new dimension that the team has been working on for the past two years, in parallel with a busy artistic schedule of creations and tours.
What is the Théâtre du Centaure?
It's exactly what Michel Foucault called a "heterotopia", the actual physical place where a utopia is realized. A concrete space that houses the imaginary like a child's tree house, a space that is both mythical and real.
In concrete terms, the Théâtre du Centaure is a family of a dozen equines and humans who have built together a specific way of life and creation. A village, stables, workplace and factory, where ten people and ten horses work every day to...
It's exactly what Michel Foucault called a "heterotopia", the actual physical place where a utopia is realized. A concrete space that houses the imaginary like a child's tree house, a space that is both mythical and real.
In concrete terms, the Théâtre du Centaure is a family of a dozen equines and humans who have built together a specific way of life and creation. A village, stables, workplace and factory, where ten people and ten horses work every day to...
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