About
Guy Cassiers takes the 1961 film Chronique d'un été as his starting point. The film is projected while new performers are filmed live and asked the same question.
What to expect
In 1961, ethnologist Jean Rouch and sociologist Edgar Morin stopped passers-by, students and workers in Paris with one direct question: "Are you happy?"
- The 1961 film is projected on stage
- New performers are filmed live
- They get the same questions
- The run is made in three weeks
- Première Création Studio Théâtre National
Dates
Questions
When does Chronique d'un été • Guy Cassiers start and end?
Chronique d'un été • Guy Cassiers is on Wednesday, 20 January 2027, 19:15.
Where is Chronique d'un été • Guy Cassiers?
Chronique d'un été • Guy Cassiers takes place at Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Boulevard Emile Jacqmain, 111-115, Bruxelles.
What happens on stage?
The 1961 film is projected while the new performers are filmed live.
They get the same questions put to the people in the film
Their answers enter into dialogue with the original images
How long is the working period?
The concept is deliberately tight: the performers create the form in a working period of only three weeks, in direct contact with the film.
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Getting there
Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Boulevard Emile Jacqmain, 111-115, 1000 Bruxelles, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE
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