The aesthetics of resistance

1 — 16 Mar 2025 at the Théâtre de l'Odéon in Paris, France

6 February 2025

The aesthetics of resistance, view of the performance. Courtesy of Théâtre de l'Odéon

The aesthetics of resistance follows the rite of passage of a young German during the Second World War. A member of the anti-fascist resistance, he travels from Berlin to Spain and onto Stockholm, and through his encounters with all sorts of historic figures, including Bertolt Brecht, asks about possible communist unity.

Coming from a working-class background, he also gains an education – and this is the essence and power of Peter Weiss’ novel –through his analysis of works of art to develop with his friends a genealogy of resistance-based art, free from all ideological injunction.

With a company of seventeen actors putting forth a dishevelled, Dantesque performance, Sylvain Creuzevault questions European history from a communist point of view and in these uncertain times, builds an ark against the flood.

Théâtre de l'Odéon

The Théâtre de l'Odéon, officially named Odéon–Théâtre de l'Europe since March 1990, is a national theater in Paris, France. It is located on Place de l'Odéon in the 6th arrondissement and was inaugurated in 1782 to house the Théâtre-Français troupe. Since September 1971, the Odéon has been one of France's six national theaters. Its current director is Julien Gosselin (as of July 15, 2024).

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Paris, France

The aesthetics of resistance, view of the performance. Courtesy of Théâtre de l'Odéon
The aesthetics of resistance, view of the performance. Courtesy of Théâtre de l'Odéon
The aesthetics of resistance, view of the performance. Courtesy of Théâtre de l'Odéon

The aesthetics of resistance, view of the performance. Courtesy of Théâtre de l'Odéon
The aesthetics of resistance, view of the performance. Courtesy of Théâtre de l'Odéon
The aesthetics of resistance, view of the performance. Courtesy of Théâtre de l'Odéon