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The 2015 French Theater Festival at Princeton University continues with De mes propres mains, a monologue directed by Pascal Rambert that revolves around one obsession: the self, or how to get rid of it. The actor Arthur Nauzyciel injects himself into Rambert’s text one drop at a time — a journey in which every uttered sentence brings him closer to the abyss.

“This play voices an introspection of a common man who is still young and who has decided to end his days in a way that is patient, fierce, and so sincere and honest that it becomes heartrending.” — Le Monde

Once every ten years Rambert makes a new version of this text about the human condition. In 1993, Pascal Rambert directed his text De mes propres mains written for Éric Doye whom the audience observed walking on the edge of abyss on the roofs of the Dijon University building during the Theatre Festival in May. Then at the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, Rambert created a second version for Charles Berling lost in an oversized costume, surrounded by dazzling colors. In 2007, he made a third version for Bonlieu Scène Nationale d’Annecy, for the American actress and performer Kate Moran who suddenly appeared from complete darkness. This year, Rambert has staged a fourth version for his friend Arthur Nauzyciel in the absolute simplicity of Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, and is very pleased to bring the production to Princeton before it tours this season.

 

Performances are on Saturday, October 10 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 11 at 5:00 p.m. in Room 313 at 185 Nassau Street in Princeton. Performed in French with English subtitles. Duration: 50 minutes.

Admission is free but reservations are strongly recommended by sending an email to ftw@princeton.edu Subject Line: Festival.

Pascal Rambert on his work

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The Room 313 is located in the Lewis Center for the Arts, 185 Nassau Street in Princeton. View on Google Maps

Limited parking is available adjacent to 185 Nassau in Lot 10 (after 4:30 p.m. on weekdays). View Visitor Parking Map

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Presented By

  • Lewis Center for the Arts
  • Council of the Humanities
  • Cultural Services of the French Embassy
  • Institut Français
  • Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
  • Department of French and Italian
  • L’Avant-Scène
  • Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies

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