Spectacle Le Petit Chaperon Rouge ou la faim du silence

Puppet show and participatory discussion by the Ideokilogramme company

What if revisiting our childhood tales made it possible to think through complex subjects we struggle to address, even when we genuinely want to do the right thing? Le Petit Chaperon Rouge ou la faim du silence sets out to create a space of meaning and exchange in which to speak, gently and clearly, about sexual violence against children.

Through music and puppet theatre, we follow the little journey of Little Red Riding Hood, a bold and joyful child plunged into a cruel story. The writing is inspired by Charles Perrault's text. Two multidisciplinary artists, Haciba Boucena and Hélène Poulain, reimagine the tale from Little Red Riding Hood's point of view. They borrow the codes of physical theatre and shadow theatre within a pop, stylised stage design. The soundscape is built live using real or repurposed instruments, such as the electric oud, bird calls, percussion and everyday objects.

The performance is followed by a participatory discussion pitched at children's eye level, led by the actresses. It aims to introduce essential concepts that give young children and older ones alike the tools to understand the mechanisms of this kind of violence, to point to people and support structures, and to explain the reflexes to adopt when a secret turns into poison.

A musical creation by the company Idéokilogramme.