With humor, poetry and fantasy, Xavier Guelfi delivers an offbeat and luminous one-man show where, in the guise of a mischievous dreamer, he fights pessimism by X-raying our society in order to better re-enchant the world.
The comedian and humorist Xavier Guelfi is fearless, offering, with disarming simplicity, "the keys to happiness and global change, without sectarian or dictatorial excesses"—nothing less! His dizzying yearning for optimism gives rise to a quirky, hilarious, and utterly refreshing one-man show.
Like a tightrope walker of words, enamored with the figure of Harlequin, Xavier Guelfi embarks on a crusade against pessimism and a certain propensity to believe in the end of the world. His weapons: words, improvisation, observation, the absurd, imagination, fantasy, and self-deprecation, all conducive to inventing a hybrid form. A blend of theater, humor, and magic. This is an opportunity to bring to life on stage an idealistic and whimsical Pierrot who, with a wealth of gags, adolescent grandiloquence, and gentle humor, tackles eminently serious subjects such as science and anthropology. Behind his deceptive appearance as a gentle dreamer, he has the knack of X-raying the myriad ills of our society with his finely crafted texts. Drawn into his world, he transforms us into incorrigible optimists with faith in humanity, capable of both stirring up trouble and taking flight alongside him. For, if you listen closely to him discourse with relish but without naiveté, re-enchantment is just around the corner.
The comedian and humorist Xavier Guelfi is fearless, offering, with disarming simplicity, "the keys to happiness and global change, without sectarian or dictatorial excesses"—nothing less! His dizzying yearning for optimism gives rise to a quirky, hilarious, and utterly refreshing one-man show.
Like a tightrope walker of words, enamored with the figure of Harlequin, Xavier Guelfi embarks on a crusade against pessimism and a certain propensity to believe in the end of the world. His weapons: words, improvisation, observation, the absurd, imagination, fantasy, and self-deprecation, all conducive to inventing a hybrid form. A blend of theater, humor, and magic. This is an opportunity to bring to life on stage an idealistic and whimsical Pierrot who, with a wealth of gags, adolescent grandiloquence, and gentle humor, tackles eminently serious subjects such as science and anthropology. Behind his deceptive appearance as a gentle dreamer, he has the knack of X-raying the myriad ills of our society with his finely crafted texts. Drawn into his world, he transforms us into incorrigible optimists with faith in humanity, capable of both stirring up trouble and taking flight alongside him. For, if you listen closely to him discourse with relish but without naiveté, re-enchantment is just around the corner.
