"Façade", Régine Chopinot's latest creation, is an entertainment based on the musical work of William Walton and the poems of Edith Sitwell, a suite of small pieces full of color and sonic humor, jesting or nostalgic dances. Eccentric and extravagant, like the costumes by partner Jean Paul Gaultier.
in Programme TNDI Chateauvallon (November 1993).
Choreography: Régine Chopinot
Performers: John Bateman, Régine Chopinot, Marie-Françoise Garcia, Hiroko Kamimura, Joseph Lennon, Samuel Letellier, Georgette Louison Kala-Lobé, Michèle Prélonge, Pascal Séraline, Eric Ughetto, Duke Wilburn
Music: "Façade" by William Walton
Musical direction: Cyril de Turckheim
Music performed by : Jean-Loup Grégoire -flute, Alain Truillard -clarinette, Daniel Petitjean -saxophone, Eric Laparra de Salgues -trumpet, Aline Potin -percussion, Laurence Allalah -cello
Musical coordinator: Philippe Legris
Recitalist: Glenn Chambers
Texts: poems by Edith Sitwell from "Façade et autres poèmes 1920-1935
Documentary research and text analysis: Michèle Pagnoux
Costumes: Jean-Paul Gaultier
Scenography: Jean Le Gac, assisted by Jacqueline Le Gac, Dominique Canal and, for photographs, Roland Fayollet
Lighting: Gérard Boucher
Duration: 1 hour with a 15-minute intermission
