Crime and Punishment
An adaptation into object theatre and songs of the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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It is the story of Raskolnikov, a rebellious young man, crushed by destitution. He fights against injustice, poverty, and the few opportunities the world offers him. Therefore, to achieve his freedom beyond morality and with little regard for the law, he steals from and kills an old woman usurer. After all, the world would be better off without her, and the loot could be redistributed. The terrible punishment he subjects himself to is immediate: tormented by the barbarity of his act, he night and day fluctuates between nightmare and insanity. A conceited young man lacking morality? An inept Robin Hood? A seductive scumbag? Or a simple product of society? In the courtroom, opinions differ. This performance will be the anatomy of a crime, from its being imagined to its confession. It will be performed at a breathless pace, between action and reflection, punctuated with humour and songs.
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In the press
The figures may be small, but the questions are huge. It's as if the stage space expands to allow each powerful idea to unfold.’
A tremendous tour de force that allows this Crime and Punishment to fascinate, challenge and surprise us from start to finish.
It took a certain amount of genius to flirt with musical theatre, and here, it's a work of art!
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Stage direction: Karine Birgé
Acting: Cyril Briant, Marie Delhaye
Dramaturgy: Robin Birgé
Sound design: Guillaume Istace
Music creation: Gil Mortio
Set design and costumes: Claire Farah
Lighting design: Dimitri Joukovsky
Technical coordination: Karl Descarreaux
Construction: Olivier Waterkeyn
Puppets: Joachim Jannin
Technical operations: Claire Farah, Engénie Obolensky, Karl Descarreaux, Dimitri Joukovsky
Illustration: Antoine Blanquart
Photography: Marie-Françoise Plissart
A Karyatides company production. Co-produced with the Théâtre de Liège (BE), the Théâtre Varia, Brussels (BE), the Escher Theater (LUX), the Centre culturel de Dinant (BE), the Théâtre de Namur (BE), La maison de la culture de Tournai (BE) and La Coop non-profit association.
Produced with the aid of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Ministry – Theatre Department.
With the support of La Roseraie, Brussels (BE), Pierre de Lune, the Centre Scénique Jeunes publics de Bruxelles (BE), the Théâtre Les Tanneurs, Brussels (BE), Shelterprod, Taxshelter.be, ING and the Tax-Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government.
