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Program > Performances > France
 
"Open Sesame!"
Ali Baba And The 40 Thieves
Cinema Concert
Age: 9-12
50 minutes


Artists: Piano: Timothée Jolly
Guitars, drums: Denis Bedjai
Voices, sound effects: Samuel Hercule
Voices, harmonica : Métilde Weyergans
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In a lonely and abandoned place in a middle of nowhere, there were two brothers : one named Cassim, the other Ali baba. They live and work together managing an old gas station, but the passing cars rarely stop - so when evening comes, the two brothers entertain themselves by watching a famous western TV show. When they fall asleep, they dream all night long of cowboys. Cassim and Ali Baba live a life that is both strange and fantastic, yet peaceful and quite. Peaceful and quite, that is, until the day Ali Baba spies a squadron of men approaching on horseback in a cloud of dust. The well-equipped and heavily-armed riders -Ali Baba counts forty of them- appear to be rubbers. When their captain approaches a nearby rock and shouts "Open, Sesame!", the adventure is just beginning.
 
Date Time Venue Audience Reserve now
Oct. 25 3:30 PM National Geographic Live! Public Performance Reserve now
Oct. 26 1:30 PM La Maison Française Public Performance Reserve now
Oct. 29 9:30 AM La Maison Française Schools 202 944 6558
Oct. 29 11:30 AM La Maison Française Schools 202 944 6558
Oct. 31 6:00 PM K. Center - Millennium Stage Public Performance No reservation required
         
         
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La Cordonnerie's objective is to promote cultural and artistic learning through the development of new forms of theater and cinema. La Cordonnerie was founded in 1996 from a desire to both create for and meet with the audience. The members of the company write and direct "performed films" - musicians, actors and a sound effects man create a sound track that complements a silent film projected onstage. Music and sound effects - which are different for each film - are performed entirely live onstage. Performances can be followed by a post-event discussion with the artists. La Cordonnerie presents original, fun, and poetic films fused with a live performance full of surprises and emotion. Each show is a priceless moment.

The Film
Director: Samuel Hercule Screenplay: Samuel Hecule, Métilde Weyergans Stage Designer: Luc Vernay, Bérabgère Naulot Cameraman: Tibo Richard Costume Designer: Remy le Dudal Music: Timothée Jolly, Denis Mignard With: Samuel Hercule, Métilde Weyergans, Michel le Gouis, and Bernard Cupillard

Onstage
Piano: Timothée Jolly Guitars and Drums: Denis Bedjai Voices and Sound Effects: Samuel Hercule Voices and Harmonica: Métilde Weyergans
 
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