CRITIQUE – Presented in Beijing in early September, this Franco-Asian show directed by Marjorie Nakache runs from November 12 to 23 at the Studio Théâtre de Stains. The story of an eventful adaptation.
Special correspondent in Beijing
Marjorie Nakache smiles. She is pleasantly surprised: “ The Chinese have a reputation for not clapping, but tonight they made an exception. ! “ At the premiere of the show she is directing, The Star FishFor the opening of the Beijing International Puppet Festival (BIPF) on September 6 at Beijing’s Lao She Theater, there was even an encore.
Chinese live-performance enthusiasts, critics, representatives and artists from Bulgaria, Uruguay, Ukraine, Spain and Italy strafe the stage with their cell phones. Marjorie Nakache’s stress has vanished. The stakes are high, as she is also artistic director of the Studio Théâtre de Stains (Seine-Saint-Denis) where the French version of the show will be performed in the presence of a Chinese delegation (November 12 to 23).
This energetic woman has succeeded in touching as many people as possible with this fraternal maritime enchantment…