Marie Laure Boggio, writer and directer
Actor and storyteller, she has worked with Fabienne Gozlan, Luis Jaime Cortez, Philippe Hottier, Catherine Zarcate, Florent Pelayo and enacted texts of Molière,Jean Racine, Louis Calaferte, Itsik Manger, Carlo Gozzi and Henri Pichette.
She has writen texts for the theatre and adapted plays from literary works like “Les Minuscules”, by Roald Dahl, for the puppets of the Théâtre T and “ Barbabec ” from a Grimm's tale (she is interested in young publics and obtained a diploma for children's theatre in 1994).
She signed her first mise en scene with “L'Amour des Trois Oranges”, by Carlo Gozzi.
Karim Amari, musician
He spent eight years in India where he specialized in North Indian music studying the Sitar with the music master Ustad Usman Khan. He also plays the Deelrooba, the Surbahar and many other percussion instruments like the Dougi Tarang, the Nagaram and tablas.
He organizes Indian music concerts and exhibitons of instruments in France. Karim participates in the work of the C.C.R.S.S. in Puna, India, by collecting traditional musical instruments.
He intervenes in schools and in trusts and has composed music for film and shows. He has played with the National Orchestra of Corea.
Sylvain Fornier, marionnette maker and puppeteer
Was trained in cabinet-making. He chose the theatre but still fabricates the faces of his marionnettes.
Actor in several shows dedicated to the young, Sylvain discovered the art of marionnettes in the “Ecomusée” in Alsace. He now plays and directs marionnette shows there and funds the “Châteaux des Fables” Company where he works with puppets of human size and this art has becomes his passion.
He also has a real interest in the theatre of masks which he explores with Catherine Germain and Christina Wistari (Bali Topeng).
Alexandra Ré, marionnette maker and puppeteer
Actor, trained at the Dramatic Art School of Saint-Etienne, Alexandra performs under the direction of Yves Faure, Olivier Farge, Mireille Antoine, André Fornier and Emilie Valantin.
She intervenes regularly in schools and in trusts with theatrical workshops. She is the founder of the « Hippocampe Théâtre » and of the Festival of “Histoires Courtes” (Viviers sur Rhône). She discovered the art of marionnettes some years ago working with Puran Bhatt in India and with the “Théâtre du Fust”.
She also explores the art of storytelling and produces her shows for both children and adults.
