Theatrical performance at the Abbey of Arthous by Cie CIEL – Emilie Lacoste

Abbaye d'Arthous, 785 route de l'Abbaye

The ancient abbey church of Sainte-Marie d’Arthous lends its setting to a notably original staging of Alfred de Musset's masterpiece “On ne badine pas avec l’amour.” A large, intimate, immersive theatrical experience for the general public, the production highlights the uniqueness of the direction, which lays bare the human heart and shows how words can kill. The installation features seven movable stained glass windows—more art objects than scenery—that invite a re-interpretation of the world, like Tarot cards: the staging forms a circle around the line drawn by the…