With Karaoké, Raphaël returns to the stage with a hybrid creation at the crossroads of concert and visual theater. In artistic collaboration with Cyril Teste, the singer-songwriter explores the boundary between reality and fiction, blending live music, projected mental images and dialogue with an omniscient artificial intelligence. Around him, four musicians and an actress take part in this immersive experience in which the singer confronts his memories and imaginary doubles.
The video presentation unveils the show's sensory universe, with its mix of dream, humor and digital vertigo.
Karaoké will run at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord from November 21 to 29, 2025, in Paris(10th arrondissement).
Synopsis: Karaoké is no ordinary concert, but a labyrinth where Raphaël loses himself between his own songs, phantom covers and the voice of an artificial intelligence. On stage, visual illusions, childhood memories and family ghosts intertwine, summoning Bowie, Johnny and other tutelary figures in an inner journey oscillating between humor, poetry and vertigo.
In this creation, Raphaël continues the work begun with Bande magnétique, combining introspection and technological staging. Accompanied by Laetitia Spigarelli, Marc Chouarain, Aymeric Westrich and Hagar Ben-Ari, he explores the relationship between memory, artifice and authenticity. The collaboration with Cyril Teste and the Collectif MxM places Karaoké in the continuity of filmic performances that question the place of the spectator and the blurring between image and real presence.
The show's text, co-written with Thomas Bidegain, deals with the fragility of the artist in the face of machines, and the temptation to let oneself be guided by the algorithm. Through a visual aesthetic conceived by Mehdi Toutain-Lopez and Julien Boizard, the stage becomes a space of deliberate confusion, where screen and sound respond to each other. The music, played live, is part of a sound dramaturgy designed as a dialogue between the living and the digital.
Revealed by his album Caravane and awarded several Victoires de la musique, Raphaël continues his stage exploration here. For several years, he has navigated between song, literature and theater. Opposite him, Cyril Teste, a major figure in contemporary entertainment, continues his work as a director, focusing on filmic performance and the interaction between image and acting. Their encounter gives rise to a cross-disciplinary work in which song becomes theatrical material.
Karaoké is aimed at audiences who are curious about contemporary forms, and who enjoy stage concerts and visual shows that combine music and narrative. Audiences familiar with Raphaël's universe will find his recurring themes - memory, transmission, the quest for identity - while those who follow Cyril Teste's work will appreciate the precision of the staging and the immersive dimension of the device. All in all, a sensory experience accessible to music lovers and avant-garde theater enthusiasts alike.
Karaoké is a creation by Raphaël in collaboration with Cyril Teste, produced by Astérios Spectacles and co-directed with Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord. The show combines live music, video and narration to offer a scenic experience where intimacy meets technology. Lasting around 1h20, it will mark the start of a national tour in December 2025.
Bringing together song, theater and image, Karaoké promises a poetic plunge into the hazy zones of memory and daydreaming.
This article is based on information available online; we have not yet attended the show mentioned.
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Dates and Opening Time
From November 21, 2025 to November 29, 2025
Location
Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
37 bis boulevard de la Chapelle
75010 Paris 10
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