Charles Juliet's novel adapted for stage

Pauline Ribat stages the autobiographical novel of Charles Juliet, titled Je viens de là, which explores speech, inner life, and the conquest of language. The work is based on Juliet's broader literary exploration of personal and familial history.

Charles Juliet's literary journey

Charles Juliet, a contemporary French author born in the Ain in 1934, published Lambeaux in 1995, retracing his story and those of his two biological and adoptive mothers: the isolated and the valiant, the suffocated and the courageous. The narrative combines biographical investigation, autobiography, and fiction, going beyond what memory alone can reach.

A journey of self-discovery

Lambeaux is also the story of Charles Juliet's journey toward himself, born a farmer and becoming a writer, and his deliverance through writing. It is described as a reconciliatory, salvaging writing. A dialogue that makes the world exist.

From book to stage

From the book to the stage, imagination becomes an instrument for approaching reality. It is an ode to the beauty and strength carried by life; it is a story of hope. The adaptation by Pauline Ribat brings this literary work to the stage in a new form.

Cast and creative team

"Je viens de là" is a performance presented by the Company Since Dawn. Direction is by Pauline Ribat, with collaboration on direction by Vanessa Bettane. Adaptation is by Pauline Ribat in collaboration with Vanessa Bettane. Performers include Luce Mouchel and Nicolas Gonzales. Original music is by Guillaume Léglise. Costumes and accessories are by Aude Désigaux. Set design is by Marta Pasquetti. Direction of image is by Véronique Caye. Lighting is by Michèle Milivojevic.

Production partners

Delegated production is by Company Since Dawn Production. Co-production and first partners include Château Rouge - Annemasse Conventioned Stage, Malraux - National Stage Chambéry Savoie, Bonlieu National Stage Annecy, Theatre du Fil de l'Eau - Pantin, Theatre Dijon Bourgogne - CDN, Azimut - Antony Châtenay-Malabry, Aid in progress, support Theatre Paris Villette, Le Centquatre - Paris, City of Chambéry, and Savoie Department, in progress. The Company Since Dawn is conventioned by the city of Chambéry.

Performance dates and locations

The performance will take place on 14 and 15 October at Château-Rouge - Conventioned Stage of Annemasse, 10 and 12 November at Malraux - National Stage of Chambéry, and 15 and 16 December at Bonlieu - National Stage of Annecy.