Country of Origin France
Description Au Revoir Parapluie is no mere display of arts-and-crafts ingenuity. As directed and performed by James Thiérrée, one of a cast of five, this final presentation of the 25th Next Wave Festival becomes a stirring and entertaining ode to the difficulties of holding on to what and whom you love most.
Inspired by the myth of the wife-losing Orpheus, Au Revoir Parapluie conjures a tragicomic universe that thwarts, mocks and dissolves human pretensions, ambitions and illusions of permanence. The title, which translates as “Farewell, Umbrella,” is a nod to the futility of seeking shelter from life’s storms.
Identifier 2007f.00867
