By Thomas Richardson
Published on 27 Mar 21 @ 17:26
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From March 22 to 26, the music hall group Les Sea Girls was hosted in residence at Alexandre-Dumas theater of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines) to polish up his new show Anthology or almost. The public will be able to discover it next season.
“The Sea Girls in power, yes it’s gone! We’ll rule the galaxy! »All dressed in white, the actress-singers with unbridled humor, Judith Rémy, Prunella Rivière and Delphine Simon, aka The Sea Girls, were in Saint-Germain-en-Laye last week. The Alexandre-Dumas theater, which no longer welcomes the public within its walls for months, due to a health crisis, nevertheless pursues many actions, and in particular hosts many artist residencies. This was the case from March 22 to 26 for this female trio, accompanied on stage by two musicians (guitarist Dani Bouillard and percussionist Vincent Martin). The opportunity for everyone to refine the preparation of their new show entitled The Sea Girls anthology or almost. Show which should be scheduled next season at the Saint-Germanois theater.
“The three of us met twenty years ago,” explains Delphine Simon. At the beginning there were four of us and now we are three with a fourth which changes with each show. Except for this one, where the three of us decided to be with our two musicians. “
Clown characters
Initially, The Sea Girls belonged mainly to the world of music hall. “Basically we are all actresses,” confirms Delphine Simon. Our last show The Sea Girls in power ! was telling a story. There, we are more in line with our first shows: a series of songs in a lighter show. We wanted to tour in smaller venues and revisit our old songs arranged by Fred Pallem for 20 years, the ones we have enjoyed singing in the past. Written mainly by Prunella Rivière, the songs are part of the tradition of French song while oscillating between styles (rock, salsa, tango, etc.).
–“Our characters are clownish and adapt to all situations. The work goes through moments of improvisation to find sketches between us. Our show continues to grow with the audience. So it’s complicated at the moment … “
The first rehearsals ofAnthology or almost started ten months ago. “We were supposed to play our premiere in October but we were confined just before this premiere. Then it must have been in December, but it keeps going backwards. In the meantime, we continue to rehearse. Singing and dancing requires physical mobilization. “
Regarding the closing of the theaters, Delphine and the members of the group say they are “totally in solidarity with the occupation of the theaters at the moment. Finally, there are actions to defend the intermittent and the precarious. “
The last time The Sea Girls were able to perform on stage in front of an audience was last October before the second confinement.
At the end of their residency, the group was able to produce a “teaser”, a trailer for their show that they will then send to theaters. “It’s complicated to bring in professionals, so we’re betting on this teaser solution. ” Note that the Alexandre-Dumas theater is not one of the occupied establishments,
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, artistic director, prefers to play the card of national solidarity: “The objective is to evacuate all together this virus and to find an almost normal life. It is unfortunate that cultural places cannot open to the public, but the most important in my opinion is to be in solidarity with this pandemic. I prefer that we can reopen once we are sure that there will be no new wave. ”
