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A sensitive journey
A philosophical and humanist tale
A philosophical and humanist tale
The little red guard
- WE LOVE : the story seen from a child's point of view, the strength of the live drawing, and the beauty of the tale
- AGE : for all, from 8 years old
- DATE: until June 18, 2023
- HOURS Tuesday to Friday at 7:30 p.m. - Saturday at 4 and 7:30 p.m. - Sunday at 11 a.m.
- RELAX Monday and Thursday
- DURATION: 1 hour
- LOCATION: Théâtre du Rond Point (Paris 8e)
- The Little Red Guard is a philosophical tale of great poetry
- The author Chen Jiang Hong paints on stage his childhood torn apart by the Cultural Revolution in 1960s China.
- Books and graphic works are then burned. There is absurdity, injustice, hunger...
- But Chen gives us the sensitive memories of a child: marbles, boredom, cycling, despite the violence of the moment, and without ever judging history.
- It also and above all evokes the drawing that saves childhood, the chalk drawing.
- The story of Chen Jiang Hong is carried by the actor who accompanies him on stage and by 2 dancers who play his sisters.
- Chen Jiang Hong on stage creates his images live. He uses colors and lines that fade to a shade of red to convey to us, to the sound of live sound effects, the fresco of his childhood emotions and experiences.
- The Little Red Guard, directed by François Orsini, is a solid, moving poem. Chen Jiang Hong's very presence on stage, drawing his story, is deeply moving.
- A beautiful, poetic and moving show that gives young audiences a glimpse of life in China during the Cultural Revolution.
