La Mélancolie des Dragons

The stage is a beautiful snowy forest. The old Citroen broke down, but the trailer behind it has a rock and roll light show that still works. The dogs wander as if they don’t care. The beer and potato chips are almost gone… Artist and director Philippe Quesne uses brilliant stagecraft and deeply penetrating humor to create theatrical experiences that are both hyper-naturalistic and bizarrely absurd. In La Melancholie des Dragons, a band of longhaired metal heads decide the clearing where they are stranded might be the perfect location for a new amusement park with a heavy metal theme. A helpful stranger and her dog are invited into their crazy world of classic rock, medieval recorders and large inflatable sculptures. With minimal dialogue, Quesne mixes dream and reality, music and language, to celebrate the profound joy and absurdity of life.