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The Secrets of the Medusa
Everyone knows the picture, but no one knows the story...
About
Many people are familiar with Théodore Géricault's masterpiece The raft of the Medusa, But how many people are aware of the succession of tragic events that led to this terrible shipwreck?
How many of them have been able to shed light on the painter's work?
Pierre-Laurent Coste is one of them, and with good reason, as he is one of the survivors. And he has a lot to reveal...
Information
- Thursday 4 June at 9pm Musée Nationale de la Marine - Trocadéro Paris (16th arrondissement)
- Thursday 16 July at 9.30pm at Cavalaire sur Mer / Tragos festival (83)
- Saturday 1 August at 8pm at Hauteville Lompnès (01)
- Friday 13 November at 8.30pm at Gleizé (69)
- Tuesday 17 November at 8.30pm at Brussels
- Thursday 3 & Friday 4 December at Vesoul (70)
Genre: One-man show from age 11
Running time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Reviews
25 March 2025
We went to see this show last night after reading some press articles.
We were dazzled by the performance of Geoffrey Callenes (whom we didn't know yet).
A one-man show who, with his talent and mastery, brought to life this adventure that everyone has heard about. .
The audience held their breath throughout the performance, then after a moment's silence, thunderous applause - richly deserved.
Well done to this actor and to this theatre, which allowed us to hear and experience this story «as if we were there». .
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25 March 2025
Above all, I'd like to salute the extraordinary quality of this show.....absolutely and definitively brilliant! The actor is transcendent, inhabited by the characters, all different, which he interprets with brio, strength and power! We are with him on the ship, experiencing the condition of the sailors, the harshness of the job, the violence, the power struggles and the fight for dignity, then we survive with the survivors of the shipwreck on the raft and tremble in horror in the storm and the abandonment of what remains of their humanity....It's overwhelmingly accurate... The actor is more than just a performance, he lives and draws us into his epic breath of stellar proportions! Go and see what is not just a show but a journey through the general and particular history of this drama! Frankly, you'll come away knocked out, needing time to return to our century and leave behind us so many emotions....My neighbour had a face full of tears! There's no point in hesitating, you've got to go! A standing ovation.... while thanking this actor for what he offers us during 1h30....
25 March 2025
It's true, when you see Géricault's painting, it's hard to believe that these few survivors were sailing on a frigate whose name was, of course, «La Méduse». The conditions in which it sank are reminiscent of those on the Titanic: over-inflated egos, incompetence, stupidity... This is a harrowing adventure! And the text and its co-author and servant - the brilliant, ebullient Geoffrey Callènes - take us through this succession of events and human dramas with mastery! What a journey!
Press coverage
TÉLÉRAMA «Geoffrey Callènes» fine direction and intense performance.»
LE PARISIEN «A tour de force, a voyage at sea, a shipwreck (...) In the face of such a well-painted, vibrant picture of horror, you are left breathless (...) a hell of a lot of talent. Sylvain Merle
OUEST FRANCE «The performance by Geoffrey Callènes, who brings to life the moments he has helped to put into words, is gripping. The one-man show was a real challenge, and the actor's vivacity wins you over.»
SUD OUEST «A stunning one-man show in which the artist inhabits several roles, giving body and soul to the terrible drama of Géricault's famous painting. (...) Geoffrey Callènes gives his all, honouring the battered souls of La Méduse with his excellence. The standing ovation from the Louhossoa audience salutes this high-flying artist. Mathilde Bauthier
FROGGY'S DELIGHT «Remarkably written and just as remarkably acted and directed, this evocation is a total immersion for the spectator in the turbulent waters of an ocean where sharks lie in wait for their prey.»
SINGULARS «magnificently carried by the voice and body of Geoffrey Callènes».»
REG'ARTS «Geoffrey Callènes is hypnotic and hallucinating».»
Artistic team
Author Geoffrey CALLENES, Antoine GUIRAUD
Directed by Antoine GUIRAUD assisted by Emilien FABRIZIO
With Geoffrey CALLENES
Lighting Rémi SAINTOT
Costume Corinne ROSSI
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