FACES
AND
DREAMS
"Faces and Dreams" is a paper puppet show project inspired by George Neveux's play "Juliette ou la clé des songes", aiming to engage the audience by exploring topics related to dreaming. It is the product of a residency at La Nef in collaboration with the Cité Internationale des Arts and premiered at the 23rd edition of the FMTM in Charleville-Mézières in September 2025.
The puppets in the show are made from photos taken of the people in the city where we perform. This way, we invite the audience to find familiar faces and places and to enter into a collective dream.
summary
The story starts when Michel enters a city whose people have no memories. Michel tries to recall the good memories he had from his last visit to the city, especially the meeting with a girl with whom he had somehow fallen in love. However, as the story unfolds, he comes to realize that everything, including finding the girl who expresses her love to him, is superficial and unreal. He finds himself asking whether he is awake or dreaming.
performed at
- 23rd edition of the FMTM, Charleville-Mézières, September 2025 (World premiere)
credits
dramaturge, director, puppet designer, costume designer, puppeteer: Fahimeh Abedini
scenery, lighting, electronic development, puppeteer: Sadeq Sadeqi Pour
stage manager: Banafshe Badie
poster: Ziya Nouri
artistic and technical support: La Nef
participation of: La Nef, Institut Français, and Cité Internationale des Arts
scenery, lighting, electronic development, puppeteer: Sadeq Sadeqi Pour
stage manager: Banafshe Badie
poster: Ziya Nouri
artistic and technical support: La Nef
participation of: La Nef, Institut Français, and Cité Internationale des Arts
more info
duration: 40 minuts
audience suitability: adults
venue: black-box
stage size: min 6m [wide] x 5m [depth] x 5m [height]
touring members: 3
audience suitability: adults
venue: black-box
stage size: min 6m [wide] x 5m [depth] x 5m [height]
touring members: 3
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