My Lover Gnarled Apple Tree 

Thus, it is the story of an apple tree that knows it is starting its ultimate cycle of existence on earth. The tree is set on sowing the seeds of a life spent growing: as spring comes, it adorns itself with scented flowers, and then bears fruit, heavy and juicy like never before. Later, sharp-beaked birds devour its descendants, robbing it of all its fruit, but one: a love-struck apple that keeps it company through autumn and detaches itself in winter, rolling on the frost-bitten ground. The tree can now disappear, obliterated into dust and returning to the ground to feed others. 

This is the story told by Chiara Collet. Thanks to some skilful optical tricks and to Stéphane Blanquet's genius, a magical transubstantiation will occur: branches will suddenly grow out of her and she will be laden with fruit. Her body will be covered in a layer of bark through which her face will appear - now the sap of this tree of dreams. Then the apple will grow, and in its wide-open eyes, we will, once more, be able to recognise the storyteller!

The importance, the urgency behind the creation of such a fable for children (an audience who hears poetry in a secret way) stems, according to Jean Lambert-wild, from the imperative to create a theatre of the people, at the heart of which lies a “high standard of humanity”. Exploring the issues of transmission and conversation in order to uncover the roots and branches supporting us. Creating a rich and demanding fable in order to sow the seeds of the humanity that unites us all.