GRADUS. GIORNATE D’AUTORE

FOCUS TIPHAINE RAFFIER

Author’s conversation with Florian Borchmeyer
Readings from La réponse des Hommes by Nicoletta Robello
with Giovanni Carta, Lidia Castella, Cristina Cattellani, Paola De Crescenzo, Stefano Guerrieri, Irene Paloma Jona, Salvo Pappalardo, Francesca Tripaldi

TEATRO DUE – Shakespeare 1
25TH NOVEMBER, 2 PM

How can we do good when reality is so complex and contradictory? In La réponse des Hommes, Tiphaine Raffier examines ‘the archaic and contemporary moral dilemmas and concerns that live within us’. The text places the tradition of Christian Works of Mercy (welcoming the stranger, giving drink to the thirsty, caring for the sick, clothing the naked…) in dialogue with the reality of our daily lives.

A woman working in humanitarian aid is unable to care for her child; a sick young man hopes against hope that the donor who will save his life will die; a seemingly blameless father would rather burn his secret than reveal it…

Through nine stories devoid of any moralistic intentions, Tiphaine Raffier appeals to the viewer’s empathy in order to highlight contradictions and reveal the proximity – and even familiarity – of evil.

Tiphanie Raffier is an actress, author, director and producer. After graduating from the ENMAD in Noisiel, she joined the École du Nord in 2006. As an actress, she has worked with, among others, Bruno Buffoli, Laurent Hatat, Gilles Defacque, Frank Castorf and Julien Gosselin. In 2012, commissioned by the Théâtre du Nord, she wrote, directed and starred in her first play, La Chanson , that later turned into a medium-length film and was presented at Cannes‘ Directors’ Fortnight in 2018. La réponse des Hommes is his fourth work.