In Chinese and Indian culture, the Drunken Man is the name of an elaborate technique. It demands a release that is gained through an utmost sobriety and a perfect control of the balance - metaphor of the actor’s work.

Le Théâtre de l’homme ivre, created in 2006 in Paris, prolongs the work of La Machine Theatre Company, co-founded by Jean-François Favreau and Marie-Geneviève L’Her in 1999.

Le Théâtre de l’homme ivre has directed a workshop during 2 years at La Générale (Paris), organised a work session at WUK (Vienna), 2 research expeditions in Corsica, led physical theatre and corporeal mime based workshops (Paris, Luxembourg), and presented its work in France and Belgium.

It is supported by SPT [Site of theatre Practices] Lavauzelle and the Grotowski Institute.

Site de pratiques théâtrales [Site of theatre practices] Lavauzelle

Located in a hamlet in one of the most rural areas of central France, la Creuse, the Site of theatre practices Lavauzelle is a place for creation, residencies and pedagogy. Situated at the doorstep between traditional and cultural world, at the frontier of a wild forest, it is a resource centre connecting the theatre practice and history with a peculiar situs. Welcoming inputs from different cultures and practices, it aims to confront them to a strong and often ignored patrimony and heritage (musical, architectural, natural, cultural…) and a social environment. Its studio space, located in a barn, is to be opened in summer 2011.

Marie-Geneviève L’Her

Jean-François Favreau

Marie

Theatrical solo inspired by Etienne Decroux’ work,
with text quotations from Robert Walser and Georg Büchner

Choreography and acting: Marie-Geneviève L’Her
Direction: Jean-François Favreau