Stabat Mater

Thu, 10 Apr - Sat, 12 Apr 2025

La Cité Bleue

La Cité Bleue Genève

This project was born of the encounter between Virginia Woolf's work and Domenico Scarlatti's Stabat Mater, a rare gem of the Baroque repertoire never before staged. Simon-Pierre Bestion and La Tempête freely revisit Scarlatti's material and indulge in a stunning and jubilant sound experience - there's electric bass, accordion, even a musical saw! - The Stabat Mater is discovered with new ears. Linked by the myth of the maternal figure, eight tableaux from different eras, guided by Woolf's writing, are grafted onto the music to take us on a journey through time, questioning the place of the sacred in our daily lives.     DISTRIBUTION Maëlle Dequiedt, stage direction Simon-Pierre Bestion, musical direction Simon Hatab, dramaturgy Heidi Folliet, set design Solène Fourt, costumes   Compagnie La Tempête With Youssouf Abi-Ayad, Emilie Incerti Formentini, Frédéric Leidgens, Maud Pougeoise