La Petite Tuk

[YOUNG AUDIENCES] Joachim Latarjet and Alexandra Fleischer adapt Le Petit Tuk, a Hans Christian Andersen tale that raises universal questions about childhood and the making of the individual. They turn the hero into a heroine of the 2020s.

Because her mother has to work nights, Tuk takes on a great many (too many) responsibilities at home: she does the shopping, prepares the meals and looks after her little sister. Exhausted, she often falls asleep, anywhere, even in class, where she finds herself isolated.

In her dreams, her father, a musician who has been on tour for years, teaches her that singing is a powerful means of expression. Through these dreamlike encounters, her fancy is revealed and her singularity becomes a strength.

This social tale is a musical piece for which Joachim Latarjet has composed the score, which he performs live, notably on trombone and guitar. The humour, delicacy and poetry of the characters are carried by three performers, who sing and play all the roles.

In a space inhabited by video projections that bring to life the house, the school and the path along which Tuk begins to dream, one is gripped by this story in which imagination opens up new horizons.