Guillaume Désanges and Frédéric Cherboeuf

Marcel Duchamp was perhaps the major figure of twentieth-century art, the multi-talented precursor of all artistic modernity and postmodernity. Consequently, a question arises: how could one man alone assume responsibility for so many issues? How does he continue to generate such fascination (positive and negative) while remaining so mysterious and little known by the general public? Starting from subjective research into facts, anecdotes and concepts, this project, involving theatre, dance and live exhibition, is an attempt to bring the magic of Duchamp’s realm onto the stage, under the banner of celebration, complexity and love.

written and directed by Guillaume Désanges and Frédéric Cherbœuf casting by Frédéric Cherbœuf stage manager: Thierry Charlier

executive production : Work Method (Mélanie Mermod) coproduction: le phénix scène nationale of Valenciennes, Les Spectacles vivants - Centre Pompidou, with the support of Palais de Tokyo, the Marcel Duchamp Association, and DICRéAM (a funding body for multimedia artistic creation) Frédéric Cherboeuf’s wardrobe is by Véronique Nichanian for Hermès with thanks to: Etablissement Public du Parc and the Grande Halle de la Villette, Les Laboratoires d’Aubervilliers, La Ferme du Buisson/Scène Nationale of Marne la Vallée, Théâtre des quartiers d’Ivry.