A geek singing tour that is half tire, half punk has been born, it's not correct and it feels good!
The day Thomas Sillard introduced me to his new machine, LA TÊTE, I immediately loved its look and its cheekiness: it talks all the time and too loudly, it understands nothing, it gets carried away, it is rude, it yells but strangely we always want to listen to it.
I suggested we take it with us during a gathering of puppeteers from the Manaa collective and also for a meeting to present it to our partners.
The connection was immediate: despite its bad temper and its incorrectness, LA TÊTE was booked for an opening speech and a season presentation: teasing the elected officials and always winning the sympathy of the audiences who bombard it with questions and are eager for all its reactions, especially when it is provocative. It's true that it can get away with anything: beneath its harmless DIY appearance, its irreverence and freedom of speech hit the mark. I think Thomas has found through this super-lively machine a true outlet, a space of freedom, rebellion, and insolence that feels good and touches people directly.
Well, speeches with elected officials and crowds of curious onlookers are cool, but what LA TÊTE really wants is to be on stage, sing, and set the dance floor on fire! Thomas therefore proposed to the prolific and rebellious Kim Giani to write and compose custom songs for the creature. On this, we got the idea to create giant sound-activated and motorized mouths to be its backup singers.
We went to rehearse the singing tour in Seine Maritime, taking advantage of a residency-mediation project in a school, with the municipality of Petit Caux and DSN-Dieppe National Scene. So, surrounded by children, we prepared our singing tour for adults.
We couldn't have dreamed of better: the kids were as delighted as we were to meet LA TÊTE and sing its cheeky refrains. I think their parents are still talking about it. This also inspired us to develop the project with a second version for young audiences. (to be continued...) There you go, you know everything, it's the beginning of LA TÊTE's career, it is pumped up, unstoppable, and only waits for one thing: to meet you!Céline Garnavault
