Théophile Hippolyte Sébastien Lacroix visits Marianne Larue and suggests different outings that she declines without exception, with a simple “noa” (nan-an). After Théodore’s departure, Marianne keeps answering this to all outside noises, even when the curtain goes down and the theater lights go off. Marianne’s shape can still be seen through the partly transparent curtain, while it grows excessively. The play ends with a young man’s ironic and “coarse” whistle.

String marionette

Not specified

Craig Edward Gordon

Italy

Leghorn

Printed

Woman

Seduction

Unrequited love

Invitation

Refusal

Language

Bilinguism

Comical

Satirical

Fantastic

Edward Gordon Craig, Noa.

English

Une conversation marionnettique en style "snap-shot"

Running gag

Comedy of language

Off-stage noise

Light effects

Lowering the curtain during action

Commentary

Nan-an

The text is a disjointed succession of small texts full of imagery that tackle in a humorous and poetic manner the ways in which the human brain functions (neurons, grey matter, cerebral hemisphere, transmission of information to organs) and rationalises human feelings, especially love. The texts mention metaphysical themes such as the universe, death, being, space or time. The fragments can take various forms : scenes from everyday life, small story, poem, dialogue, reflexive monologue, aphorism, songs,... Some poems are in italics and follow a rhythmic or phonetic thread.

Object theatre

France

Lyon

Metaphysics

Brain

Love

existence

Memory

Lyrical

Philosophical tale

Humorous

Absurd

Patrick Dubost, Ego non sum sed vos amo, Compagnie M.A, 2009.

French

La Mécanique des jours et des peines.

(je n'existe pas mais je vous aime)

Director

Worker

Puppeteer

Philosophical dialogue

Inserting poetry

Song

Slaps

Dialog between a puppet and its puppeteer

Repetition of a word

Argument

Ego non sum sed vos amo

I do not exist but I love you

The main characters are a sedentary man looking for a house and a friend and an apartment saleswoman with a more nomadic nature who have a short love-hate relationship. In the end, they remember happy moments while listening to a song.