Press Review

"The theater of sound objects imagined by Céline Garnavault and Thomas Sillard is situated at the border between theater, contemporary puppetry, art installations, and music. The small numbered cubes communicate. Do they have a soul? Mathieu Enderlin, master of ceremonies, will cleverly, with false pretenses and a talent for persuasion, make us believe it. He is wonderful. Slowly and insidiously, the audience becomes attached to the blocks, each one to theirs bearing its number. It is strange to feel the spirit of the actor slipping through, by means of the fine scenic dev...

"This confrontation with strange "blocks" suspended in space is reminiscent of a close encounter of the third kind, an invitation to dialogue with unidentified objects from a distant galaxy. Connected speakers, these interactive "blocks," some of which are entrusted to the public, invite us to dive into a rich imagination of sound and light creations. As bewildering as it is unusual, their presence guarantees an enjoyable evening full of surprises." les inrockuptibles, supplement on the FAB Festival International des Arts de Bordeaux Métropole

"Bad block and youThe Bordeaux company la Boîte à sel continues its sound explorations with Bad block, a show with a playful and participatory setup. Facing a forest of cubic amplifiers of all sizes, perched at different heights and acting as immobile (but luminous) actors, the audience is invited to manipulate blocks, which are also amplified and numbered (up to 101). Sorts of moo boxes, but much more advanced.And, magically, exchanges and interactions occur between these machines, which trigger unexpected sound effects, communicate with each other or with the spectators,...

The play "Bad Block" by the company La Boîte à sel invites the audience to participate."Bad block" was created by the company La Boîte à sel at the end of its residency at the Glob theater in Bordeaux. After 18 creations, their universe still revolves around object theater. And most often connected.The director Céline Garnavault, along with sound artist and creator Thomas Sillard, imagined for "Bad block" a hybrid installation-show that combines sound arts, digital arts, puppet arts, and new magic. An interactive experience that welcomes a group of human guinea pigs: the au...