Franito at Théâtre Montparnasse: flamenco, burlesque and emotion

With Franito, Patrice Thibaud creates a show at the crossroads of clowning, gestural theater and flamenco. With Fran Espinosa and Cédric Diot, he tells the story of a young flamenco prodigy raised alone by a mother allergic to noise. This unusual situation gives rise to a series of tableaux in which dance, visual humor and Spanish music take over from the dialogue, in a universal stage language. The play is presented at Théâtre Montparnasse, alternating every other week with French Cancan, in the evenings from Tuesday to Saturday and in the matinees on Sundays.

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The plot is based on a succession of burlesque, tender and musical scenes that highlight the complicity between the performers and the expressive richness of the body in movement. Laughter mingles with emotion in a resolutely accessible form, with no text, and an aesthetic inspired as much by Andalusian traditions as by contemporary physical theater.

This show is aimed at a wide audience, including families, children, dance fans and spectators curious about non-verbal stage forms. Thanks to its wordless form, it is also accessible to non-French-speaking audiences. Those who prefer textual narratives or classical dramaturgy, on the other hand, may stay away from this type of proposal, centered on image, rhythm and movement.

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Bringing together physical theater, Spanish guitar and old-fashioned burlesque on stage, Franito offers a joyful and touching experience, where silence becomes the stuff of play and poetry. An invitation to feel rather than understand, in an atmosphere that promises to be tender and rhythmic.

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