DUCK OR NOT DUCK

Thursday, November 26, 2026, at 8 PM
Sunday, November 29, 2026, at 3 PM

"Life doesn’t give gifts, because life is the gift" Fabrice Melquiot

"Duck or not duck is a project by Joli Mai that will feature four performers on a text specially written for them by Fabrice Melquiot. Loosely inspired by Andersen's tale The Ugly Duckling, this text is also a play about theater. While a narrator tells the story, three actors and one actress embody it before the audience. With all means at their disposal, from the most poetic to the most whimsical, they play, sing, make sounds, and mime. They turn everything into theater, like a group of children who, unaware of the rules, allow themselves all sorts of liberties.

We have reclaimed The Ugly Duckling in a wild way, without the constraint of absolute fidelity to the work, guided by an emotional impulse. This subjective reading aims to tell what this tale intimately conveys to us today."
Since 2019, the Joli Mai company, based in Montpellier, has been creating works for young audiences.

Duration of the show: 1 hour
Suitable for all audiences aged 7 and up

Reservation required.

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