Bout à Bout

A small piece emerges from a pile of ropes and begins to come to life. A second one follows, and then another... with tenderness and humour, family life and human relationships are explored in these pure paintings, made up of lines drawn by the ropes.

For all ages 3 and up
Gauge : 90 spectators (general public and schools)
Running time : 35 min + 10 to 15min set-up time - 2 sessions per day.

SCRIPT, DIRECTION AND PUPPET DESIGN

Marina MONTEFUSCO in close collaboration with Erwan COSTADAU and Magali ESTEBAN.

CREATION AND LIGHTING MANAGEMENT

Erwan COSTADAU

6-HANDED OPERATION

Erwan COSTADAU, Magali ESTEBAN and Marina MONTEFUSCO

ORIGINAL MUSIC AND RECORDING

Laurent ROCHELLE

MANY THANKS TO

Blandine ROZÉ for the choir's song, Isabelle PLOYET for her outside perspective and Gilles MARCHESIN for his contribution to our research.

GRAPHIC DESIGN OF COMMUNICATION MEDIA

Pascal PARISELLE

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, STAGE MANAGEMENT AND SETTING UP TOURS

Hervé BILLERIT

TEXTILE PARTS

Isa GARCIA

MANUFACTURE OF THE STRUCTURE

Alain FAUBERT

Agreement

Ministère de la Culture DRAC Occitanie, Région Occitanie, Ville de Toulouse and Ville de Venerque.

Support

City of Toulouse and Departmental Council of Haute-Garonne.

Our partners

Centre Culturel de Ramonville, Centre Culturel Odyssud à Blagnac, Festival Festi'mômes de Questembert, Festival Marionnettissimo, Espace Job à Toulouse, Ville de Castres, MJC de Rodez, Festival Méli Mélo à Canéjan, La Cigalière à Sérignan.

Le 20 janvier 2026 : LA FERTÉ BERNARD (72)

Centre Culturel Athéna

Mardi 20 janvier

22 et 23 janvier 2026 : ERMONT (95)

Salle Michel Serrault conservatoire d'Ermont

Jeudi 22 janvier à 9h15 et 14h15

Vendredi 23 janvier à 9h15 et 14h15

26 au 28 janvier 2026 : ST MAUR (94)

Salle Radiguet Théâtre de St Maur

Lundi 26 janvier à 10h et 15h15

Mardi 27 janvier à 10h et 15h15

Mercredi 28 janvier à 10h et 16h

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Photos : Frédérick Lejeune