The Big Sleep

, 2018

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A woman appears on stage. In a tartan skirt, red sweater and trainers, Helena dances. She plays Jeanne, an 11-year old girl who was initially meant to feature in the play. Now a solo, The Big Sleep draws its strength from the glowing presence of dancer and performer Helena de Laurens. Neither adult nor girl, she is a combination of both. Her slender body stretches to infinity, she twists her disproportionate hands, a grimace passes over her sweet little face and all the while this “big kid” tells us about her life, her relationship with her family and with art. Marion Siéfert’s stageplay gives specific scores to body and voice, scrutinising the grey areas of childhood, its wild side and fantasies… Furiously intense, this performance addresses our relationship with norms, and what we need to take and transgress to be able to grow. A revelation.

1 hour

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