Scenography: The Desert (2024)

The scenographic concept was to pair a highly synesthetic story with highly unrealistic puppets, reminiscent of modernist toys from the 1920s to 1940s. The main character is a pilot who either dies in the desert or comes close to it but is eventually rescued (who knows?) According to the original director’s vision, the desert is made of sugar, which at times turns into cotton candy. The idea was to create a very vibrant play area where the puppets continuously fall apart and reassemble. They lose their heads, disassemble, transform, disappear, shrink, and grow.

In addition to the puppets and their accompanying objects, the scenography contains the table and two pedestal stands for the cotton candy machines.