Teatro Zandonai
May B
Dance reveals the absurd mystery of the human condition in the world. An iconic work that delves deep into the roots of movement. Bodies suspended between stillness and the urge to move.
Inspired by the world of Samuel Beckett, May B presents grotesque, fragile, and obstinate figures who, amid hesitations and slips, enact a movement that resists and insists on enduring within the thin void of waiting. A political manifesto born of stillness, where simply being present becomes a radical act.
Followed by a Q&A with the choreographer in conversation with Marilù Buzzi, director of Danza&Danza.
These images of endurance are filled not only with Beckettian bleakness but also a delicate, humane hope. Marin has conjured her own poetry from Beckett’s world. Beautiful.
Choregraphy Maguy Marin
Performers Kostia Chaix, Kaïs Chouibi, Brune De Maurin, Liah Frank, Lazare Huet, Louise Mariotte, Lisa Martinez, Isabelle Missal, Rolando Rocha, Ennio Sammarco
Light designer Alexandre Beneteaud, Albin Chavignon
Costumes Louise Marin
Original musics Franz Schubert, Gilles de Binche, Gavin Bryars
Rehearsal manager Ulises Alvarez
Duration 90’
CO-PRODUCERS
Compagnie Maguy Marin
Maison des Arts et de la Culture de Créteil
The Compagnie Maguy Marin is subsidized by the Ministère de la Culture - DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, la Ville de Lyon and receives financial support from Institut Français for projects abroad. The Company is in permanent residence at RAMDAM, UN CENTRE D’ART.
MENTIONS
Like many other non-profit organizations in the region, the Compagnie Maguy Marin lost the support of the Auvergne–Rhône–Alpes Regional Council in 2025.
Production director Dorothée Alemany
Production & administration manager Julia Alquier
Production & education manager Léa Monchal
National and international distribution A Propic - Line Rousseau et Marion Gauvent
The performance is part of the subscriptions Passato contemporaneo and Corpi in transito. To find out more, visit the box office page.
