Raphaël - Karaoké - Tournée

Duration: 1h20 « Does a scorpion abandon its shell for the night?

Duration: 1h20

« Does a scorpion abandon its shell for the night?  »

— Still and always the same dream... To go on stage unprepared, what does one do in such cases? asks the singer Raphaël to his phone's AI.

— A karaoke, the AI replies. It's your only chance. A popular hit track starts at full volume, then stops:

Sorry, you don't have the rights for this song...

Karaoké is not an ordinary concert

It's a free and hypnotic form, of great formal audacity. A labyrinth where Raphaël gets lost between his songs, phantom covers, and the voice of an omniscient artificial intelligence. On stage, four musicians and an actress, but also mental images that resurface, illusions, and a karaoke that turns into a nightmare. The audience witnesses an inner journey: childhood memories, family ghosts, summoning Bowie or Johnny, real and imaginary crashes. The show oscillates between humour and vertigo, poetry and technological satire. Here, songs are doors that open onto other worlds. A total show, musical and visual, where truth appears between the words behind the layers of screens. And where, perhaps, the only solution is to dare to shed one's shell.

Raphaël

Minimum recommended age: 14 years

A creation by Raphaël

In artistic collaboration with Cyril Teste

Assistant Director Céline Gaudier

Dramaturgy Thomas Bidegain

Raphaël is dressed by Véronique Nichanian, artistic director of Hermès men's wear

Guitar / Vocals / Piano Raphaël

Live AI Voice Laetitia Spigarelli

Cristal Baschet Keyboard / Saxophone Marc Chouarain

Drums Aymeric Westrich

Double Bass Hagar Ben-Ari

General Stage Manager Jean-Marc Besson

Sound Engineer Frédéric Lucas

Backline / Stage Clément Rateau

Lighting Manager and Designer Julien Boizard

Video Creation Mehdi Toutain-Lopez

Video Cameraman Nicolas Doremus

Set Design Nina Chalot