For the First Time – ‘La Premiere Fois’

Théâtre en Flammes presents, For the First Time – ‘La Premiere Fois’ - a piece in English & French by 5 Swiss & 4 Indian actors and directed by Denis Maillefer. [dated January 2009]

Théâtre en Flammes presents For the First Time – ‘La Premiere Fois’ - a piece in English and French by 5 Swiss and 4 Indian actors

Directed by Denis Maillefer

Delhi: As part of the 11th Bharat Rang Mahotsav On Monday 12 January 2009 at 7:30 pm At Kamani Auditorium, 1 Copernicus Marg, New Delhi – 110001 Tickets available from NSD from 3 January onwards

Gurgaon: On Saturday 17 January 2009 at 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm At Epicentre, Apparel House Open to all.

Cast: (5 Swiss and 4 Indians) Valeria Bertolotto, Jean-Luc Borgeat, Frédéric Ozier, Julia Perazzini and Lucie Zelger Mandakini Goswami, Harish Khanna, Manjushree Kulkarni and Rajesh Tailang

For the First Time is an experiment in a natural style of acting akin to an incident in real time. It is about moments from our everyday lives -- those first times in life, simple and moving, egocentric, self-obsessed and universal. For the First Time highlights actors, the force of their interpretative talent, their individual personalities, which contribute to the uniqueness of each performance.

La première fois/For the First Time tries to retell the first-time experiences of ordinary men and women. The piece is like a group of soloists who have to come together to play like an orchestra. They are alone, yet together and speak about intimacy. We could find it funny, or not, terrible, or not, moving, or not. It is about simple life and enormous feelings : ours, yours, happening everyday.

La Premiere Fois is not the presentation of any specific group or organization. The performance aims at integrating experiences of actors and artistes from different cultures into a singular interactive space that allows a sharing and exploration of moments that comprise the everyday lives of the human experience. In India - For The First Time will be recreated with four Indian and five Swiss actors.

At each performance, the actors appear on stage in an unpredictable order, nothing having been predetermined. They address the public telling stories from their past, each time starting with the words « the first time… ». Little by little, this can become a chorus where words can overlap and voices can mix. Some memories may be recounted in snatches or little by little as the show goes on. Others may never end. These stories, true or imagined, may evoke nothing extraordinary, but they tell us about those little events that constitute our lives, revealing in the process myriad images, sensations and emotions.

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