The Last Day of Pierre – A Puppetry Premiere at Avignon Off Festival!
Experience a Hauntingly Beautiful Performance This Summer (5th – 19th July 2025)
BrUNIMA friends, get ready! The incredible puppet theatre company DERAÏDENZ is on the move, bringing their breath-taking, wordless performances to audiences across France in 2025. If you love puppetry that pushes boundaries, blending intricate craftsmanship with cinematic storytelling, this is for you!
The entire company is delighted to announce that this summer, they will be performing The Last Day of Pierre as part of the Hors les Murs programme of the Théâtre du Train Bleu, at the Pôle Culturel Jean Ferrat!
Performance Details:
📅 5th – 19th July 2025 at 10:20 AM
⏳ No performances on Sundays 6th & 13th July
📍 Departure from 40 rue Paul Saïn – Free return shuttle available.
Preliminary Performances:
You can discover the show in advance:
📅 Thursday, 24th April 2025 at 8:00 PM (general audience)
📅 Friday, 25th April 2025 at 10:00 AM (school performance)
📍 Alpilium, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (13)
Part of the Tournée Mosaïque Hiver by Arsud.
For reservations or further details, please contact Anna Massonnet via:
✉️ communication.deraidenz@gmail.com
The Last Day of Pierre
A contemplative, wordless tale told through string puppetry, punctuated with dark and eerie breaks.
🎭 Created by Baptiste Zsilina
🎭 Produced by DERAÏDENZ
📅 2024 Production
🎟️ Recommended for ages 14+ (Some scenes may be sensitive to viewers.)
⏳ Duration: 1 hour
A man walks through a wintry landscape, alone in the countryside. He carries no bag, yet he is not from these parts. His name is Pierre.
Snow falls as he reaches the edge of a village. He seems to have no purpose other than to follow the path that the present moment lays before him.
Pierre has a simple heart—light, yet heavy.
This tragic, wordless tale is a cinematic and contemplative experience.
With original musical compositions, handcrafted puppets, immersive set design, evocative lighting, and poetic storytelling, The Last Day of Pierre embodies the distinctive artistic universe of DERAÏDENZ, offering a truly total theatrical creation.
Images by Paul Berardi / Teaser by DERAÏDENZi
(© Serge Gutwirth)
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Want to know more? Full schedule, tickets, and behind-the-scenes insights available at compagniederaidenz.com
Don't miss this chance to experience puppetry at its most poetic, cinematic, and powerful! Follow DERAÏDENZ on their tour and step into a world where strings, shadows, and silence tell unforgettable stories.
Find our full tour schedule here!