Phaedre, the vertigo of a passion that escapes all reason

Théâtre Lucas-Paumier, 15 rue du Retrait

And what if the violentest of passions had been written more than three centuries ago? She loves the one she should not love. She fights a desire she cannot confess nor silence. Around her, beings tear each other apart, words become weapons, silences become confessions. And what seemed to stay secret leads each toward the irreparable. "I never wished to stage Phèdre because it is a classic. I chose it because it remains a deeply contemporary work. I do not believe masterpieces survive thanks to…