This piece is inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses, an inexhaustible source of tales of transformation, escape and rebirth. Combining baroque music with monologues from theatre and film, it offers a personal exploration of the masks we wear, the identities we shape, the roles we play or those that are assigned to us.

Drawing on a repertoire of operas and cantatas inspired by Greco-Roman mythology, the show invites us to consider what these figures from the past can still say about our present-day lives. Using a scenography in dialogue with ‘textile art’ - upcycled garments assembled in patchwork fashion - the show will explore themes of disguise, dress-up, concealment or unveiling, inner struggle and renewal.

Rather than offering an obvious interpretation, Métamorphoses leaves ample room for the spectator's imagination and, as it weaves meaning through the fragments of a life, opens up a space for reflection on questions of authenticity, performance and play.

STUDIO BAROQUE IMEP

Sophie Karthäuser, coordination
Vitor Barbero, musical direction
Vincent Dujardin, stage direction

Aline Giaux, soprano and actor
Maria-Laura Shoutteten, violin
Yukiko Nagase, violin
Gautier Bouchat, recorder
Victor Dôme, cello
Vitor Barbero, harpisichord

Featuring music by Monteverdi, Cavalli, Haendel, Courbois, Steffani and Rameau

Free admission and no reservation required