A tender and offbeat show exploring death through testimonies, songs, rituals and bursts of laughter. An invitation to speak about endings in order to celebrate life.
Drawing on conversations with undertakers, mediums, doctors and specialists in funeral rites, Alenka Chenuz and Amélie Vidon create a polyphonic theatre piece about memories, fears and human bonds. Personal and professional experiences of death are brought together, from grand farewells to quieter, more discreet departures.
Songs, rituals, a badly connected microphone, a trade in tissues and inappropriate laughter punctuate this tender, vibrant theatrical ceremony. Bouffer les pissenlits par la racine reminds us that speaking about death is also a way of celebrating life.
