Help! | Ariane Mnouchkine, 2005

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Martine Franck,  Théâtre du Soleil Les Petits Bourgeois, play by Maxime Gorki,
 directed by Ariane Mnouchkine,Theatre Mouffetard, 1964
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Help!

Theatre, come to my rescue!
I am asleep. Wake me
I am lost in the dark, guide me,
at least towards a candle
I am lazy, shame me
I am tired, raise me up
I am indifferent, strike me
I remain indifferent, beat me up
I am afraid, encourage me
I am ignorant, teach me
I am monstrous, make me human
I am pretentious, make me die of laughter
I am cynical, take me down a peg
I am foolish, transform me
I am wicked, punish me.
I am dominating and cruel, fight against me
I am pedantic, make fun of me
I am vulgar, elevate me
I am mute, untie my tongue
I no longer dream, call me a coward or a fool
I have forgotten, throw Memory in my face
I feel old and stale, make the Child in me leap up
I am heavy, give me Music
I am sad, bring me Joy
I am deaf, make Pain shriek like a storm
I am agitated, let Wisdom rise within me
I am weak, kindle Friendship
I am blind, summon all the Lights
I am dominated by Ugliness,
bring in conquering Beauty
I have been recruited by Hatred,
unleash all the forces of Love.”

 Ariane Mnouchkine, Théâtre du Soleil

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Martine Franck, Ariane Mnouchkine during the rehearsal of Le songe d’une nuit d’été.
Création au Cirque Médrano, Théâtre du Soleil, 1968
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Le Théâtre du Soleil is a Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble founded by Ariane Mnouchkine, Philippe
 Léotard and fellow students of the L’École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in 1964.

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