The weight of ants

Le poids des fourmis Théâtre Bluff Le poids des fourmis is an explosive, funny, and biting satirical comedy that transforms the world's anxiety into a formidable energy of resistance. Jeanne and Olivier have the world on their shoulders. She vandalizes pubs, he dreams that his generation will be grilled like a marshmallow. But when a school election is organized during an improbable "Future Week," both decide to enter the battle. Fiery speeches, dirty tricks, ninja expeditions, dubious collusion, and frankly suspicious unicorns: the campaign becomes a great political delirium where the absurd reveals, with formidable precision, the flaws of our era. Under its crazy appearance, Le poids des fourmis talks about very serious things: eco-anxiety, citizen powerlessness, abuse of power, collective laziness, but also the burning desire not to give up. The play laughs loudly, sometimes grinds, shakes a lot, but it does so with contagious vitality. For at heart, that is indeed what this show is about: even when the world seems too heavy, even when the powerful seem untouchable, the little ones can move the lines. A word, a gesture, a meeting, a tiny revolt can lead to another. Like ants, everyone seems light alone, but together, we become a force capable of moving mountains. A funny, caustic, and galvanizing show that makes you want to laugh, think, debate, and above all believe again that we have, collectively, weight in the face of the world. In partnership with the Cellule Environnement of the Ville de Mouscron. Crédits Nathalie Claude / Gaétan Nadeau / Élisabeth Smith / Gabriel Szabo Texte David Paquet Staging Philippe Cyr Direction production Emanuelle Kirouac-Sanche Direction technical Mélissa Perron Direction technical / Tour management Antoine Breton / Rébecca Brouillard / Frédérick Bélanger / Catherine Dicaire Assistance Vanessa Beaupré Scénographie Odile Gamache Costumes Étienne René-Contant Lighting Cédric Delorme-Bouchard Conception sound Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux Codirection artistic Mario Borges / Joachim Tanguay