In "DIAPHANIE or the Memoirs of a Fairy" the transparency of the cellophane takes us to the marvellous world of fairy tales. The crystal palace, the glass slipper, the diaphanous dresses, they all are effortlessly illustrated and it only takes a snap of the fingers for the spotlights to throw warmth and cold, water and fire upon them. In osmosis with the water and light scenery that she created, Barbara Mélois transposes with delight the story of Cinderella. Charles Perrault had made a universal story out of it, she turns it into a "Cinéma paradisiaque" playing with the contrasts of poetry and modernity. "DIAPHANIE or the Memoirs of a Fairy" draws its inspiration from various sources: from Baudelaire's "Le don des fées" (Le Spleen de Paris) to "The story of a young doctor" by Boulgakov, not to forget the most obvious of them all, Charles Perrault's "Cinderella or the small glass slipper".

a Show for all ages 6 and up
Written and performed by Barbara Mélois
Lighting control: Alain Petitmangin
Sound design: Thierry Grimbard
Tricks and machinery: Bernard Mélois
Duration: 50 minutes
This show can be played in french, english, italian, spanish or german

Après le ruban adhésif, le papier d'aluminium, le papier cellophane, Barbara Mélois s’associe au plus humble de tous : Le papier toilette. Elle déroule le cours fragile d’une vie exceptionnelle et quotidienne, triviale et sublimée, multiforme et monochrome : Le cours d’une vie en rose...

A show for all ages 7 and up
Written and interpreted by Barbara Mélois
Lighting control: Alain Petitmangin
Sounddesign : Thierry Grimbard
Astuces et machineries: Bernard Mélois
In the role of the virtual character "his master's voice": Philippe Rodriguez Jorda (french and english), Javier Swedski (spanish)
Duration: 50 minutes
This show can be played in french, english, italian, spanish or german

"A tightrope dancer had so arranged her life that, as long as she kept working in the same circus, she never came down from her trapeze by night or day”. Variation on First Sorrow, in The Penal Colony and other stories, Franz Kafka. 15 minutes in the life of a tightrope dancer whose Ariadne thread would be a roll of sellotape. "Is it a life" draws its inspiration from the figure of the 18th century pitchman and from the short story "First Sorrow" by Franz Kafka.

Poetical material theater
Duration: 15 minutes
A show for all ages 6 and up
Français
A short form imagined and performed by par Barbara Mélois

In "Aluminiatures", your common kitchen foil is turned into a baroque barrel organ, a theatre, a stage curtain, a fleeting actor, the dazzle of a thousand lights at a party, dancing and singing to offer a seducing mirror for the audience to look at. Let the visual fest begin!

A show for all ages 7 and up
Written and performed by Barbara Mélois
In the role of Gaston, sandwich man, tamer of wild beasts and sounds : Antoine Lenoir
In the role of Gontran, welcoming the public with accordion, flonflons, drums and lights: Floran Théaut
Duration : 50 minutes
This show can be played in french, english, italian, spanish or german

In her previous shows, Barbara Mélois explored the possibilities of very different materials, such as adhesive ribbons, aluminium, plastic or toilet paper. This creation focuses on the bright colours of gift wrapping paper and ribbons. “Bolduc” leads us, through festivals and seasons, into a multi-coloured universe, like so many chapters marking out our lives. We blow out candles, we unwrap parcels, we cut out, we fold, we rip, we crumple, we rumple, all in a hectic dance, we laugh, we cry …… we live.

A show for audiences of 7 years old and over
Created for the World Festival of Puppet Theatres
Written and interpreted by Barbara Mélois
Length of the show: 50 minutes
Light and sound engineer: Alain Petitmangin
Assistant director: Clémentine Mélois
Friendly advice on puppetry and manipulation: Philippe Rodriguez Jorda — Authority on parties: Javier Swedsky — Sound recordings: Barbara Mélois and Thierry Grimbard — “Tricks of the trade” and machinery: Bernard Mélois

“An orgy of multi-coloured wrapping paper and gift ribbon, flying in all directions, a disorder from which appear and disappear, as if by magic, marvelous little characters made of ribbon. All this with very poetic reflection on the passing of time – L’Union/L’Ardennais"
“Barbara Mélois, in love with substances – Libération"
“Barbara Mélois is an explorer – La Scène"
“Each of her shows is a jewel presented in a precious case – L’Express"

Au fil de ses spectacles, Barbara Mélois tisse un imaginaire où le quotidien se fait conte de fée, où les matériaux les plus prosaïques se changent en chimères, monstres et merveilles.

Dans un espace ouvert évoquant l’univers de l’entreprise, une fiction se crée au rythme des déchiqueteuses de documents. Des bribes de papiers froissés débordent des corbeilles de bureau. Manipulées, déchirées et mises en lumière, elles se transforment sous les yeux du spectateur en une cosmogonie singulière et fantaisiste peuplée de héros de papier éphémères. Au gré de ces aventures dérisoires et sublimes, Barbara Mélois convoque tour à tour Don Quichotte, le Yéti, Scarlett Johansson ou le Petit Chaperon rouge, entremêlant joyeusement cultures classique et populaire. Seule sur scène, elle se fait démiurge et nous mène dans une déambulation poétique et illusoire faite d’ombres et de papier.

Un spectacle pour tout public à partir de 7 ans - Durée 55 minutes.
Ecrit et interprété par Barbara Mélois.
Marionnettes, écriture, jeu et manipulation: Barbara Mélois.
Assistance à la mise en scène : Clémentine Mélois.
Régie technique: Estelle Baggs.
Astuces et machineries: Bernard Mélois.
Voix off et oeil complice: Philippe Rodriguez Jorda.

In her previous shows, Barbara Mélois explored the possibilities of very different materials, such as adhesive ribbons, aluminium, plastic or toilet paper. This creation focuses on the bright colours of gift wrapping paper and ribbons. “Bolduc” leads us, through festivals and seasons, into a multi-coloured universe, like so many chapters marking out our lives. We blow out candles, we unwrap parcels, we cut out, we fold, we rip, we crumple, we rumple, all in a hectic dance, we laugh, we cry …… we live.

A show for audiences of 7 years old and over
Created for the World Festival of Puppet Theatres
Written and interpreted by Barbara Mélois
Length of the show: 50 minutes
Light and sound engineer: Alain Petitmangin
Assistant director: Clémentine Mélois
Friendly advice on puppetry and manipulation: Philippe Rodriguez Jorda — Authority on parties: Javier Swedsky — Sound recordings: Barbara Mélois and Thierry Grimbard — “Tricks of the trade” and machinery: Bernard Mélois

Installation immersive, sonore et visuelle.

Création IN Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes

samedi 16 et dimanche 17 septembre 2023

Compagnie Atipik et Maxence Moulin

Is our identity the same throughout our lives? Is it hidden in our appearance, in our culture or in our thoughts? Equipped with headphones, everyone is invited to sit down in front of one of the boxes to watch a small performance mixing video, shadow theatre, collages, photographs and live manipulation by a puppeteer hidden inside."

Barbara Mélois artiste associée -Compagnie Atipik Maxence Moulin
Conception et écriture : Élisabeth Algisi, M. Moulin
Jeu : É. Algisi, Barbara Mélois, M. Moulin
Construction B. Mélois, M. Moulin
Scénographie : Ionah Melin
Création Sonore : Philippe Billoin