Brightly painted wooden marionettes, live actors dressed as peasants, and five musicians playing period instruments (including one on a hurdy-gurdy!) come together on one stage to engage in one of humanity’s favorite pastimes: making fun of itself! Experience Lully’s Atys like you’ve never seen it before in this piece of delightful satire, 18th-century style!
Marie Lenormand
Alain Buet
Arnaud Marzorati
Brightly painted wooden marionettes, live actors dressed as peasants, and five musicians playing period instruments (including one on a hurdy-gurdy!) come together on one stage to engage in one of humanity’s favorite pastimes: making fun of itself! Experience Lully’s Atys like you’ve never seen it before in this piece of delightful satire, 18th-century style!
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