AFD and Goethe-Institut host theatrical performance by Laurie Cannac

Entertainment Desk :
Inspired by the famous European fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm, it is a ‘one-woman show’ by the very talented Laurie Cannac and a whole universe of puppets. Directed by Ilka Schönbein with Laurie Cannac’s design and interpretation, Wolfed Down was nominated for the Molières Jeune Public Prize in 2010, said a press release. This ‘Gothic’ version of Little Red Riding Hood builds an eclectic connection between the puppet and the actress’s body, explores
its animistic power, and successfully combines
poetry and a sense of humour. The puppetry work of Graine de Vie, Laurie Cannac’s company, combined with the ideas of the great ‘alchemist’ Ilka Schönbein, stands for a popular and particular form of theatre favouring emotion and breaking taboos with an
illusionary art skill, using masks and her expressionist aesthetic. Laurie Cannac is a puppeteer. First trained
in the art of drama at the Théâtre-Ecole du Passage,
led by Nils Arestrup and Alexandre Del Perugia.
She learned puppet theatre just by playing in the street. The performance will be in English.