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Pastille Opera

Musical drama

Opéra Pastille is a musical black widow who ingests her audience by liquefying their organs after listening.

Christophe Imbs and David Noir compose the two mandibles, leaving the spectators to mutate into pairs of legs as soon as the thread reaches its end.

Ultimately, this is the story of a woman who prefers to think of her tumor as a pregnancy.

Pastille is attached to the radiator in Esther's apartment. It is so named because of the small round disc, as big as a coin, which appeared after its birth at the place of an embryo of atrophied arm, which soon dried and fell. From the small round spot that became fibrous, developed over the years the claw that today serves as his arm. Thus equipped, it clings to the facts and gestures of Esther's life, forced to adopt it by force of circumstance.

Musical composition and piano: Christophe Imbs
Book and vocals : David Noir

Sound and light control: Eve Harpe

A Collectif OH ! / Le Générateur co-production

with the support of the DRAC Ile-de-France, the Department of Val-de-Marne and the city of Gentilly
Opéra Pastille | Musical drama by Christophe Imbs and David Noir | Graphic design : Léa Egrelon from visual © David Noir
Opéra Pastille | Musical drama by Christophe Imbs and David Noir | Graphic design : Léa Egrelon from visual © David Noir

Esther

Alligator clip

Bite of your hand annihilates me

Of ecstasy and torment

Sure death, your child's embrace

Crustacean lullaby of my body's movements

Veinous voluptuousness your charming forehead falls asleep  

Unruly Crab

Fruit on my feverish insides

Integumentary acid

Secure the hold of your teeth

Crustacean lullaby will sway my fate

Veinous voluptuousness with which my soul restores itself  

 

The biting child | Lyrics © David Noir | Music © Christophe Imbs | All rights reserved

The booklet in PDF (below)

Opéra Pastille | Musical drama by Christophe Imbs and David Noir
Opéra Pastille | Booklet © David Noir | All rights reserved | Reproduction prohibited

Pastille, Pastille, bitter pill, swallowed whole, deserves my ordeal

Opéra Pastille | Musical drama by Christophe Imbs and David NoirOpéra Pastille | Musical drama by Christophe Imbs and David Noir

Mother, Mother! We are here!

Les enfants du Choeur des Choses | Opéra Pastille | Drawing © David Noir
The Children of the Choir of Things © David Noir
The Opera Pastille Chorus of Things performed by the audience led by Christophe Imbs

Opera Pastille - Posology

Opera

Dramatic work set to music

Pastille

Small piece of a pharmaceutical paste

Pastille Opera is a difficult thing to swallow. The timing and frequency of taking the medication, as well as the way in which it is taken, are essential instructions to follow.

What should I do if I miss a dose?

Do not take a double dose to make up for the single dose you forgot to take.

What to do if you take more than the recommended dose or if you take it accidentally 

Always contact the nearest commission or institution for advice on risk and action.

What to do in case of poisoning?

Plug your ears and breathe slowly into your mask.

Opéra Pastille | Christophe Imbs and David Noir in family | Creation residency at the Générateur | May 2021
Opéra Pastille | Christophe Imbs and David Noir in family | Creation residency at the Générateur | May 2021
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