Ballad of a Man Who Listened to Cats
Feline Tales
The latest whimsical and poignant novel by Mathias Malzieu, the sublime voice of French rock band Dionysos, brought to the stage.
‘It's a sad and beautiful world,’ sings Tom Waits. And so does Mathias Malzieu. This is the story of a couple after a miscarriage. She almost died and no longer wants children. He still wants them. She is still young, he is getting older. They get a cat. Then two.
The prolific writer and voice of Dionysos, Mathias Malzieu, returns to the spotlight with a unique project: a dreamlike concert-reading (or ‘a musical to take away with you’ as he puts it) inspired by his latest novel and the album of the same name. On stage, he combines music, storytelling and shadow theatre in a tender and fantastical fable, told... from the cats' point of view! With original songs and nods to Johnny Cash and Lady Gaga, L'homme qui écoutait battre le cœur des chats is a pocket theatre populated by felines and ghosts, a magnificent tale where gentleness stands up to sorrow.
