Actéon miniature, inspired by a Greek myth from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, is in fact a story of initiation. A young hunter Actéon, who is about to reach his adulthood, has to confront himself and his own transgressive desires as he enters into a forbidden area, where he happens to see something that he normally should not – Diana, the goddess of nature and the hunt, naked in her bath. Actéon miniature is a visual performance, fusing puppet theatre, dance and reflection on images and matter.

Actéon miniature is a new creation, signed by Renaud Herbin, director of the TJP – Centre Dramatique National d’Alsace in Strasbourg. In 1999 Herbin graduated from the École Supérieure Nationale des Arts de la Marionnette de Charleville-Mézières (ESNAM) and  founded together with Julika Mayer and Paulo Duarte the Contemporary Marionette Company LàOù. Characteristic for their creations is their unique visual language, often reflected in an original interaction of puppet, play, dance, sound and image elements.

Director: Renaud Herbin (TJP – CDN d’Alsace Strasbourg)
Puppets: Paulo Duarte
Artistic collaboration: Julika Mayer, Christophe Le Blay
Espace: Mathias Baudry
Cast: Carine Gualdaroni
Sound: Morgan Daguenet
Lights: Fabien Bossard
Technicians: Pascal Mazeau, Louis Guerry
Construction: Christian Rachner
Co-production: La Filature, Scène Nationale de Mulhouse, LàOù marionnette contemporaine, L’Arc, Scène Nationale du Creusot

We host the performance in the framework of the 12th International Puppet Theatre Festival, LUTKE 2014.