CASTANET-TOLOSAN
These stories, taken from Jehan-Rictus’s collection *Le Cœur populaire*, are a manifesto in support of those living in extreme poverty whom we do not see. A poet of the common folk and the underworld in the early 20th century, Jehan-Rictus depicts ordinary people with a truth that is deeply moving.
As his writing unfolds, we move from a sombre beauty to the golden glow of a ray of sunlight filtering through the walls.
Agathe Quelquejay’s luminous performance captures the essence of Rictus’s poems. Radiant and joyful, she treats our ears to a colourful, vernacular language – a fascinating invitation to revisit the French language of today.
