And to think that Nora Helmer acted out of love! Little did she know that she would become a “ criminal “ to her husband Thorvald by borrowing money on the sly to save his life. She lied, forged a signature, but had no choice. Her creditor, Thorvald’s employee Krogstad, engages in odious blackmail, driving her into a state of deep guilt. Yet Nora’s life seemed perfect. The family had gathered to celebrate Christmas. There was the friend, the good D^r Rank, and the three children were about to open presents in front of the tree in the living room (scenography by François Gauthier-Lafaye).

In 1879, in Norway, the status of women was not enviable, as the play by Henrik Ibsen, A doll’s housebrilliantly modernized by the talented actress and puppeteer Yngvild Aspeli (Compagnie Plexus Polaire). We haven’t said it yet, but the multi-disciplinary artist gives the line…