Stories to give courage is the first creation of the company A Part of the Whole. Our desire is to put poetry, fantasy and dream in the heart of our lives.

This show for all kind of audiences was created to bring a vision of what is possible and encourage the spectator to turn his eyes to the beauty of the world. It consists of seven stories told by puppets, shadows and a human being. The characters are crazy enough to believe in their dreams, and so people around them no longer have any choice but to believe as well: a lonely man who builds a lighthouse in the desert despite the taunts of his entourage, a father who is trying to learn to fly to his daughter, a rabbi who has the power to grant wishes of other once a year, a young adventurer decided to discover the unknown island, an eagle that everyone takes for a chicken, a cow filled but worried about its future, a man who seeks the truth without realizing that he has already found it. All these stories tell us that our dreams are waiting for us to achieve.

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Stories to give courage was created in October 2013 in a tiny stone cellar of the 10th arrondissement of Paris, without scenery nor lights. This show where speech stands alone to convince receives a very warm welcome from the public and begins to interest theaters. But to migrate to a real plateau, a new phase of work will start for our team: a creative residency for scenography and stage lights. This residence will allow us to achieve the film of our show, essential to any programming.

THE TEAM:

Writing, directing and play

Nathalie BENTOLILA

Assistant staging, sound and light control

Patricia LUIS-RAVELO

Advisor in magic

Olivier GRIM alias Magestic

Lighting design

Xavier BRAVIN et Patricia LUIS-RAVELO

Scenography

Nathalie BENTOLILA et Laurent SINDRES

Photographs

Laurent SINDRES

Film capture and editing

Vincent BERTHE DE POMMERY

Production manager

Laurent SINDRES

Special thanks to Jean-Luc TARTERA et Théâtre de Chair

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Histoires pour donner du courage

The publications