n the novel The Waves by Virginia Woolf, as a metaphor for time, the wave embodies both the image of perpetual flow and the symbol of impermanence. Woolf traces the individual journeys of her characters through each stage of their lives, set against the shifting atmospheres of a seaside landscape. By materializing these identities as figures of ice—beings bound by time, united within the wave’s flow Theatre l’Entrouvert explore the phenomenon of transformation on individual, collective, and cosmic scales.
Inspired by The Waves by Virginia Woolf
Translated by Cécile Wajsbrot, Le Bruit des Temps editions, Broché (2020).
Direction and Staging: Élise Vigneron, With Performers: Chloée Sanchez, Zoé Lizot, Loïc Carcassès, Thomas Cordeiro, Azusa Takeuchi (alternating with Yumi Osanai), Stage Manipulator: Vincent Debuire or Louna Roizes, Dramaturgy: Marion Stoufflet, Actor Direction: Stéphanie Farison, External Advisor: Sarah Lascar, Sound Design: Géraldine Foucault and Thibaut Perriard, External Sound Consultation: Pascal Charrier, Lighting Design: César Godefroy, Stage Management: Max Potiron, Puppet Construction: Arnaud Louski-Pane, assisted by Vincent Debuire, Alma Roccella, and Ninon Larroque, Assistant Directors: Maxime Contrepois and Sayeh Sirvani, Ice Puppet Fabrication: Vincent Debuire or Louna Roizes, Animated Object Construction: Vincent Debuire and Élise Vigneron, Scenography and Construction: Vincent Gadras, Scenic Element Construction: Samson Milcent and Max Potiron, Costume Design: Juliette Coulon, Puppet Costumes: Maya-Lune Thiéblemont, Sound Management: Camille Frachet or Alice Le Moigne, Lighting Management: César Godefroy, Tatiana Carret, or Aurélien Beylier, Administration & Development: Lucie Julien, Production : Lola Goret, Distribution, Florence Bourgeon, Communication : Eva Sylvestre, Special Thanks to Laura Chemla, Perle Duvignacq, Heloïse Marsal, Cyril Cottet, Jan Erik Skarby, Tim Pieter Lucassen, Louna Roizes, Jeanne Bruc, Margaux Sahut, Lena Sipili, Gérard Vivien, Sayeh Sirvani, Solveig de Reydet de Vulpillières, Line Ramel, Jean Yves Courcoux, Fanny Soriano et Erwan Keravec.