It's a little marvel to which Michael Lonsdale invites us with the show Entre Ciel et Terre . A delight. Such nuggets always deserve to be given space. You have to make room in the tumult, in the oppressed heart, in the life that you dream of and forget to live. Live every moment, live in the consciousness of life. It's so hard. It is also the first step on the hushed path of love.
Pierre Fesquet, who shares the poster with Michael Lonsdale, created a poetic montage from the book Between Heaven and Earth , the book that Michael Lonsdale dedicated to Charles Péguy. Lonsdale has an activity as a writer, a cantor of beauty, as important as his activity as an actor. Lonsdale thrives on the word of God. We can say of him that he carries out an artistic apostolate and there is something rare enough in the contemporary world of culture for it to be noted… and encouraged and praised.
By listening to the beautiful voice of Michael Lonsdale, but also by observing Pierre Fesquet who mixes with the reading, increases it with his enthusiasm, his generosity and above all, above all, his ingenuity, the show gives the possibility of entering in the world of Péguy.
But I could say otherwise. I could say that by letting oneself be penetrated by the metaphysics of Michael Lonsdale, the bewitchment of the language of Péguy torments us. By letting ourselves be surprised by the way Pierre Fesquet has of embracing us, of forcing us to wrestle with the text and its permanent surprise, we appropriate every word of Péguy, but perhaps more importantly, we feel the wind blowing in our ears, woodchips falling on the ground, bullets whistling nearby, Hope taking our hands and the Virgin Mary encouraging us to docility. Grace is there just waiting for our conversion, and this show participates in it in a beautiful way. It's at the Théâtre de Poche. And this is not unusual. In this very small room, we are at our ease to receive a divine message.
Extension from March 29 to April 19. Please note that this extension is at 7 p.m. and not 9 p.m. as the first presentation of this poetic show.
Théâtre de Poche – Montparnasse
75 bd du Montparnasse, 75006 Paris
Reservations: 01 45 44 50 21
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Poche bar offers light meals and its selection of wines before and after each show.