Rossignol à la langue pourrie

Poet of ordinary people and rogues in the early twentieth century, Jehan-Rictus depicts working-class characters with a truth that moves and surprises. Through his unique writing, we move from dark beauty to the golden shimmer of a ray of sunlight piercing through walls, and the spectacle of this humanity appears in tones borrowed from the works of Van Gogh or Mark Rothko.

Solo on stage, in a splendid showcase of words, Agathe Quelquejay's remarkably luminous performance captures the essence of Rictus's octosyllables. Radiant and joyful, incandescent and vibrant, she treats us to a colorful popular language, a fascinating invitation to revisit today's French.

Many thanks to photographer Lee Jeffries for allowing us to use this photograph, heavy with meaning as it highlights a homeless little girl in England.

This project is supported by ADAMI as part of the "adami déclencheur théâtre" scheme.