When I grow up, I want to sing like Maria Callas, live among the trees, take care of others, live in another country, see the stars up close, and walk in the footsteps of wolves…
Cyrielle, Arnoud, Éloïse, Floriane, Jean-François… share stories of their childhood, the encounters and events that shaped their lives, and the obstacles they had to overcome to follow their dreams. These intimate and moving accounts, told from a child's perspective, trace a journey from birth, through leaving a neighborhood and arriving in a new country, to the desire to live near the forest or even leave the Earth behind.
Using an original setup and innovative techniques, Elie Blanchard and Victoria Follonier create a live performance at the crossroads of documentary, animation, and new technology. They weave together spoken words and animated images, manipulate drawings, and immerse us in astonishing soundscapes.
Quitter son caillou is a leap into the imagination, an invitation to be curious, to discover others, and to share stories built on movement: jumping from stone to stone. Both poetic and experimental, the show encourages us to believe in ourselves and follow our dreams, no matter how wild they may be.
Featuring testimonies from Arnoud Samba (choreographer and dancer), Floriane Obrecht (midwife), Éloïse Dufresne de Beaucourt (farmer), Cyrielle Ndjiki Nya (opera singer), Jean-François Clervoy (astronaut), and more.
In partnership with Carré Amelot
Victoria Follonier is an Argentine-born director and editor working at the intersection of documentary, fiction, animation, and audiovisual performance. She explores the connections between words, images, and imagination, as well as human relationships, identity, and dreams of emancipation. She has been a member of the Avoka collective since 2018.
Élie Blanchard, who also works under the name YRO, is a French multidisciplinary artist born in 1980, specializing in live cinema, installations, and audiovisual performances. He combines drawings, physical objects, mechanisms, light, video, and electronics to create moving images in real time. He also develops his own tools and devices, blending digital technologies with artisanal processes.