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Toulouse: at the Théâtre de la Cité, Chekhov is being assassinated

2021-11-19T17:11:05.873Z


CRITICAL - Bulgarian director Galin Stoev directs Ivanov, the play by the Russian author, which he renames IvanOff. By orienting it towards the future and putting special effects on it. A futile re-reading.


Special envoy to Toulouse

The world crowds in front of the Théâtre de la Cité, the CDN Toulouse-Occitanie in the city of Claude Nougaro.

Galin Stoev premieres his new creation that evening,

IvanOff

after Chekhov.

Inside, once the pass is shown, the mask is no longer compulsory.

To be on the safe side, the 850-seat capacity has been reduced to 650. Before the performance, the spectators go down to the bar-restaurant that the Bulgarian director arranged for a drink when he was appointed director of the national drama center in January. 2018.

Read also What a joker, this Chekhov!

The former artist associated with the Théâtre de La Colline, whose second term has just been renewed until 2024, is not superstitious, he wears a dark green sweater.

" Good show !

»

, Wishes an opener.

Galin Stoev had wanted to tackle Chekhov for a long time, he worked out his version of

Ivanov

while in lockdown.

It's no coincidence that the characters are coughing and she talks about a contagious virus.

"A radical spectacle"

"I wanted to work

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Source: lefigaro

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