Namiko Gahier-Ogawa

L’Enfant et les Sortilèges

Maurice Ravel, libretto by Colette

Co-stage director · Compagnie Celui qui souffle · 2021–24

Café de la Danse, Théâtre de Thalie, Festival d’Avignon

A version of Ravel and Colette’s opera for one pianist and one actress on stage.

The actress in red above the piano, against a backdrop of branches

Creative team

Stage director
Damien Luce
Co-stage director
Namiko Gahier-Ogawa
Choreographer
Elsa Godard
Lighting designer
Sébastien Babel
Sound designer
Antoine Blanchard
Costume designer
Charlotte Ledger

Performances

  • Café de la Danse, Paris — November 2021
  • Théâtre de Thalie — 2022
  • Festival d’Avignon — 2022 and 2024

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Notes

Supported by Spedidam, Académie des Beaux-Arts, Crédit Agricole, Mairie de Paris, Centre National de la Musique and the Conservatoire du 14e arrondissement.

The actress reaching upward behind the piano
Pianist and actress in a pool of light, Théâtre de Thalie 2022
The actress in red kneeling on the piano
The stage in blue light, piano and branches