A woman, with her hair in a high bun, wearing a pencil skirt and patent leather shoes, welcomes the audience to the theatre bar for a wine tasting. At the piano, beside her, Benjamin Pras creates a hushed cabaret atmosphere. Little by little, beneath this polished exterior, her world begins to unravel: her hair comes loose, her heels vanish, and her gaze becomes more candid. The piano rears up, the docile words fly away, as do the expectations weighing upon her. A new woman emerges from the first: a passionate farmer, revealing a world of hard work. Claire Barrabès’s language plays with the refined vocabulary of sommeliers to reconnect with a liberating candour and pay tribute to forgotten peasant foremothers. This performance challenges the conventions of the wine world and sheds light on an agricultural heritage.
As part of the festival “Recommencer? Manifestation pour le vivant #2”
Duration: 1 hour. Text by Claire Barrabès, directed by Pascal Neyron, featuring Claire Barrabès and Benjamin Pras (piano).
