"Burlesque, at its best, is a poetic but lucid affirmation of our true place in the universe" Petr Kràl
We must take JOY from the passing days..., the latest creation of the Compagnie du Détour, is subtitled: family burlesque drama... but what place can laughter or even burlesque have in a show that deals with the themes of Alzheimer's disease, recognition (a name that can be understood in many ways when it comes to our subject) and death? Agnès Larroque and Laure Seguette answer that laughter is the means that allows us to resist the deflagration that the disease can represent. Laughter arises from its consequences: repetitions, inconsistencies, omissions... It is one of the driving forces of this fiction that features three sisters: Berenice, Ophelia, and Marie, all employees of a public service (respectively health, education and culture) felt as sacrificed. They hardly see each other
they have little in common with each other, except for the inevitable family reunions... they have little in common. However, following the sudden death of their father, Robert, they find themselves having to look after their mother, Denise. Thus we share the daily life of these four women and their dead: the father whose ashes are preciously preserved in the urn shaped like a rugby ball and a ghostly brother, messenger and poet.
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