"A dreamlike and musical journey flirting with Lewis Carroll and the combined winter and summer Olympic games"
Revers is a show blending comedy, song, dance, and movement with five versatile performers on stage: the musicians act, the actresses sing, and everyone enjoys blurring the lines of genre.Like in Anglo-Saxon or American musicals, Revers maintains a dramatic continuity: the songs and “spoken words” advance the action and/or explain the psychology of the characters.
The emphasis on the body, movement, and dance also brings us closer to the "musical" genre and is treated in various ways: danced or mimed songs, sports choreographies, and burlesque inserts.The musical composition of the ensemble is hybrid, reflecting this always surprising and unpredictable land of Revers: electronic music, songs, rap, spoken word, slam, lyrical singing, sound effects, and live sound creation thanks to a large musical carpet equipped with sensors, which is both Alice's path and our greatest instrument. In the dramaturgy of Revers, this musical path is central; it is where everything "takes place".
“It always does that when you arrive at Revers, at first it makes your head spin.”
Alice is a very intelligent young girl who loves to understand everything and especially to do everything by the book. Dynamic and sporty, she dreams only of great victories and gold medals. Winning has become an obsession for her. One night, while she can't sleep because of her competition the next day, Alice decides to go for a run under the stars. But, in the middle of her run, the space around her transforms and plunges her into the void. After a grueling free fall, she lands on a large white path in the middle of Revers, an absurd and poetic kingdom inhabited by a gallery of the most surprising characters: a mascot dancing the boogie, referee Lewis, coach Carroll, and of course the Queen of Revers, a tennis champion with 17 medals, who only plays against herself. Alice is quickly swept away, much to her dismay, in the whirlwind of Revers, and that's not so bad, because she will learn to let go, have a lot of fun, be angry and lost often, but she will find her way and make a place for herself, no matter her position on the podium.
“The most beautiful of my medals is the one I gave myself, one summer evening, the storm, one summer evening.”
The themes addressed in the story of Revers raise the issues of success at all costs that our current liberal society instills in us and the necessity to listen to ourselves, to learn to know ourselves, and to value each of our symbolic victories over life and ourselves.
Crossed by the sporting values of cooperation, learning, team spirit, and transmission, Revers does not hesitate to play with metaphor by endowing each of its characters with references and codes related to the world of sports.
Finally, self-mockery, letting go, and second degree are intrinsic to the kingdom of Revers. And it is notably with the humor of its characters that this show aims to bring not only reflection but also freedom and joy to the spectators.
