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Winter Funeral by Hanokh Levin
Dark humor and burlesque for this play with explosive characters!
Conservatoire Municipal Paul Dukas (Paris 12th)
Part of the Hector Berlioz Conservatory Cultural Season programme
About
At the theater tonight!
The Mask and Music workshop of the Hector Berlioz Conservatory invites you to a tragic and fantastic farce where two families, seeking to escape bad news to preserve a joyful event, reveal themselves in their most ferocious selfishness.
Through a succession of increasingly burlesque situations, Hanokh Levin paints a cruel portrait of a society ready to step over corpses to reach a goal that is ultimately derisory.
; Credits: DBThe story:
Winter Funeral is the story of a great fantastic and burlesque escape triggered by the unfortunate concomitance of two major events. On one side, cousin Shratzia is marrying off her only daughter Velvetsia to Popotshenko. On the other, cousin Latshek Bobitshek mourns the death of his mother who, before she left him, made him promise her a beautiful funeral in the presence of the whole family. So he sets off at night, and in pouring rain, to announce the terrible news to Shratzia.
The family then decides to take to their heels to avoid the announcement of the inconvenient news. And the flight begins, a total and absolute flight, dragging Latshek into an absurd journey through places as varied as they are delirious.
Cast:
With:
Maëna Arnaud
Zoé Chalais
Samuel Couturier
Loren Durassier
Angela Fournel-Meria
Geoffrey Fourmy
Anna Pinel Citolleux
Lucile Schmitz
Zoé Villard
and the musicians:
Neil Marin-Levrier
Joseph Reynaud
Maël Roth
Directed by:
Gatienne Engélibert
Magali Song
Mask creation:
Maëna Arnaud
Loren Durassier,
Angela Fournel-Meria
Lucile Schmitz
Under the direction of Emmanuelle Mouque Raggi
Our take on this event
When a joyful wedding collides with an inconvenient funeral, the result is a wild and surreal chase through human selfishness. This dark comedy uses haunting masks and live music to show how far people will go to protect their own happiness.
On Monday, November 16, 2026, the Conservatoire Municipal Paul Dukas presents Funérailles d'hiver by Hanokh Levin. Performed by the Masque et Musique workshop of the Conservatoire Hector Berlioz, this tragic farce explores the lengths to which two families will go to avoid a somber announcement during a wedding celebration. The performance runs from 20:00 to 21:30 and is free to attend, subject to seat availability. The venue is wheelchair accessible and offers specific accommodations for deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind, visually impaired, and cognitively disabled attendees. Please arrive 15 minutes before the show begins.
Funérailles d'hiver tells the story of an absurd escape triggered by conflicting events. Shratzia is preparing for her daughter Vélvétsia's wedding when her cousin Latshek Bobitshek arrives in the pouring rain to announce the death of his mother. Desperate to maintain their festivities, the family decides to flee, forcing Latshek into a chaotic journey across a series of surreal locations. This production serves as a biting portrait of a society driven by its own selfish impulses.
The play is directed by Emmanuelle Mouque Raggi, with staging by Gatienne Engélibert and Magali Song. The cast includes Maëna Arnaud, Zoé Chalais, Samuel Couturier, Loren Durassier, Angela Fournel-Meria, Geoffrey Fourmy, Anna Pinel Citolleux, Lucile Schmitz, and Zoé Villard, with musical accompaniment by Neil Marin-Levrier, Joseph Reynaud, and Maël Roth. Mask design is credited to Maëna Arnaud, Loren Durassier, Angela Fournel-Meria, and Lucile Schmitz.
The performance takes place on Monday, November 16, 2026, at the Conservatoire Municipal Paul Dukas, 51 rue Jorge Semprún, 75012 Paris. Admission is free, with entry granted on a first-come, first-served basis. The venue is fully equipped to accommodate individuals with mobility, hearing, visual, or cognitive impairments. Guests are requested to arrive 15 minutes prior to the 20:00 start time.
