Day 46. Baby Comme Bach (2015)

Baby Comme Bach (Pizza Cabaret) (2015)

English Title

     Baby like Bach (Pizza Cabaret)

Director

     Paul Moulin

Conception

     Paul Moulin

Year

     2015

• Baby Comme Bach No. 1 July 11 2015 (1815h) Contre Courant 2015 Festival
• Baby Comme Bach No. 2 July 13 2015 (1815h) Contre Courant 2015 Festival
• Baby Comme Bach No. 3 July 17 2015 (2030h) Contre Courant 2015 Festival
• also Open Rehearsal on June 20 2015 at La Général, Paris

[In 2019 there was a revival of show at the Montfort Theatre, Paris, which was named “Bach is Back Baby”. I do not know if Adèle was part of the 2019 event.]

Form

     A pizza cabaret event.

About the production

Mise en scène: 
            Paul Moulin

with

            Maïa Sandoz

            Christophe Danvin

            Ivanne Barberis

            Sidonie Han

            Aymeric Demarigny

            Adèle Haenel

            Serge Biavan

            Aurélie Verillon & guests

Synopsis

     "Baby Comme Bach is a cabaret, a series of ambiguous songs, delicious pizzas, a little freshness before the rush of Parisian summer, a musical and taste show…"

“Here is a pizza caravan held by two brothers in which a duo will play guitarist-singer.

The duo tries to make a hit with a hit, a hit with a failed hit, to adapt a song Spanish in English, or imagine what could Jane Birkin do on a song by Johnny.

And why not rap the Stones or go out instruments that do not exist, and finally ring all the pans.”

From the Festival Contre Courant program

“A theater troupe has just been deprogrammed from the Avignon festival, their proposal for musical creation around the "search for fertility" by Antonin Artaud disturbs. They are picked up in extremis by the owner of a pizzeria which imposes Hervé Vilar on them as the only possible repertoire. “Capri C'est finished” as the only horizon….

We suppose, when we start a creation that everything has already been done, everything has already been said, written. So why tap into this infinite repertoire? To use the song as raw material. It's a recreation, it's fun: a real relaxation of intelligence.”

Baby like Bach is an encompassing device, a real aperitif, a music box.

Adèle’s role

     Performer & drinks specialist. (Any more information would be welcome!)

Duration

     1h

Notes

     Festival Contre Courant (Against the Current Festival) is a festival held on the Ile de la Barthelasse, which is an island in the river at Avignon, France. It is the biggest river-island in France. In 2015 Théâtre de l’Argument was an associate artist of the Festival Contre Courant and they presented eight performance in seven days of the festival. An exhausting schedule, with the whole crew in everything! Crazy summer fun!

This looks like a fabulously fun event—a summer festival, talented performers, and good food & drink. Lots to love!

Images from the event

Adèle serving at the bar with Paul

Adèle collects the beer kegs for the event.
This image sums up the impression that I have gained about Adèle
after quite a lot of reading about her career:
She works hard for her art and is always testing her limits,
she is a team player & a good friend, and she is not a princess.
She gets in and does the work with the team.

The team makes pizzas AND performs!
Paul Moulin, Sidonie Han, Aymeric Demarigny & Ivanne Barberis (L to R),

Maia Sandoz on stage with Christophe Danvin

Aurélie Verillon serving up the pizza

Christophe Danvin

Great looking pizzas

The menu

Some information about the show

That's "Singing tour' not 'singing tower'—don;'t you love auto-translate!!

The Open rehearsal event

Poster for the open rehearsal before the Festival Contre Courant performance
(20 June 2015)

Open rehearsal before the festival performance.