DC MICROFICTION: video and pictures

June 15, 2010

DC Microfiction was the first artistic residence at the Alliance Française de Washington, followed by a series of street performances based on texts by French writer Regis Jauffret and the 2008 Paris Nuit Blanche. 

                                                            Joel Ganz- Notre Plaisir de Vivre ©Yacouba Tanou

Guided by Valery Warnotte and Charlie Windelshmidt, 10 local actors performed 10 short snapshots along two walking circuits in the Anacostia (in English) and Dupont Circle (in French) neighborhoods which visited unexpected places such as a darkroom, a gym club and a warehouse...

                                                            Carl James-American Way of life ©Yacouba Tanou               

 DC Microfiction was a project that brought French contemporary theater and literature closer to the people and, unlike in a dark theater, made audience members interact with the performances and each other.

Pictures of the two circuits