The Opéra (Opera) is complaining to Ennui, which scares the audience away. The Foire (Fair) comes to ask it for a play, and meets Endymion, who asks him to parody him. Polichinelle drives Endymion and Ennui away.

Rod and string marionette

Not specified

Carolet Denis

France

Paris

Printed

Rivalry of theatres

Opera

Boredom

Failure

Comical

Satirical

Le Palais de l'Ennuy, Soleinne collection, BnF

French

Fair

Polichinelle

Allegory

Aria

Le Palais de l'Ennui ou le Triomphe de Polichinelle

The Palace of Ennui or Polichinelle's Triumph

A theoretician is giving a lecture on philosophical and artistic concepts inherent to objects and mentioning ancient philosophers and Bauhaus artists, among other people. However, he is constantly interrupted by his assistant sharing information with him, by technical problems or elements that seem out of control: microphones moving in all directions, the light being turned off, objects falling, … In a second part, the conference goes over different works of the company and reveals the creative processes behind the shows and the common thread bringing them together. At the end, the theoretician tries to resume his lecture without success; the technician’s body mysteriously appears on the floor and a phantasmagorical atmosphere spreads. Curtains are brought down several times while the action of the play continues.

Object theatre

All audiences

Portugal

Porto

Storyboard

Impossibility to communicate

Animated object

Memory

Phantom

Philosophical tale

Fantastic

Igor Gandra, A revolta dos objetos. Uma conferência animada (Teatro de Ferro, 2021)