CHRONIQUES AGRICOLES
Photo : JB Barret
Choreographic lyrics, creation 2020-2021
#Jardin créole - 23'
#Klimatik - 24'
Chroniques agricoles is inspired by PLANTÉ.ES, created in France in 2017 by the Collectif de l'Âtre due to its team's civic concern with intensive agriculture, pesticide use, monoculture, European policies.
It is the current events and positioning of agricultural places, farmers and consumers in the territory of Martinique that are at the heart of our purpose :
- we gather information from those we meet in the Martinique agricultural network;
- we explore these sources of information through writing and theatrical/dance improvisation;
- we create these Chronicles using the arts of speech and body performance;
- we present these Chronicles to the public in situ: market, square, schoolyard, agricultural college, farm, field, shared garden, eco-museum, rural center...
It's our attachment to the land and our choice to raise an audience's awareness through the expression of the voice and the dancing body that give birth to a funny, powerful, singular and revealing show about AGRICULTURE.
ARTISTIC TEAM
Artistic direction, choreography and text: Marlène Myrtil
Actor-performer: Rita Ravier
Dancer-performers: Chantal Thine, Jean-Michel Garraud, Francis Saint-Albin, alternately with Marlène Myrtil
Music: Christophe Césaire
Light manager: José Cloquell
Photo credit: Jean-Baptiste Barret, Peggy Leblanc-Farges
With the support of Patrick Womba on the creation process and cast on the 2020-2021 season.
26
performances
SUPPORTS
Ministère de la Culture - Dac Martinique, Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique
Rectorat de Martinique
Groupe Caisse des Dépôts
Residency: City of Saint-Pierre
TOURING HISTORY
2023
June 2: school show at collège Robert 3
(Le Robert)
April 26: school show at lycée Joseph Zobel (Rivière Salée)
March 29: 2 school shows at lycée Schoelcher (Fort-de-France)
March 31: Maison de la culture (Le Lorrain)
2022
December 10: Jardins de la Médiathèque du Saint-Esprit
November 12: 2 public and school shows at Centre Culturel Marcé (Saint-Joseph)
September 16: Ecole élémentaire du grand Bassin (Saint-Esprit)
April 5 to 8: Lycée Nord Atlantique (Sainte Marie), Collège Perrinon (Fort-de-France), Ecole Pelletier (Le Lamentin)
February 9: Lycée J. Pernock (Le Lorrain)
2021
December 13 to 17: Lycée Croix Rivail (Ducos), College Edouard Glissant (Le Lamentin), College Emmanuel Saldes (Sainte-Marie), Ecole primaire (Fonds Saint-Denis)
July 11: Agriculture week, Glombard farm, Pain de Sucre, (Sainte-Marie)
January 24: Biokaïl Farm (Fonds Saint-Denis)
January 19: College ND de la Délivrande (Morne Rouge)
2020
December 16 to 18: LPA du Robert, College Saldès (Sainte-Marie), LPA Croix Rivail (Ducos), Carbet College, Prêcheur Primary School, Louis Delgrès College (Saint-Pierre)
November 7 and 28: public opennings at former mixed school A inSaint-Pierre
