La Boîte à joujoux

Too rarely opened on stage, Debussy’s Boîte à joujoux unlocks the wonders of its animated objects: a show where the subtlety of shadow-theatre preserves the freedom of child’s play. It was upon the invitation of André Hellé, author and illustrator of children’s books, that Debussy would compose in 1913 his "ballet for marionettes". The composer delivered a score both subtle and stark, founded on themes and characters but not without numerous references to popular nursery rhymes. Between humour and melancholy, this "toy box" encloses an entire animated world that is opened today by the Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne and the Compagnie Atipik, with a touch of fairy magic thanks to the suggestive delicacy of shadow-theatre.

Coproduction Cité musicale-Metz, Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire, Orchestre symphonique de l’Opéra de Toulon, Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse, Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne, Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté

Orchestre Dijon Bourgogne 
Musical director Joseph Bastian

Compagnie Atipik
Staging Élisabeth Algisi & Alexandre Picard
Creation and handling of images Élisabeth Algisi
Acting, handling Alexandre Picard
Sound stage director and technician Nicolas Hudela
Construction Ionah Melin

Debussy
Prélude
Le sommeil de la boîte
Le magasin de jouets
Le Champ de bataille
La Bergerie à vendre
Après fortune faite
Épilogue