A tableau vivant explored by a monologue on stage “X in the river” in Un mage en été

In Un mage en été by Olivier Cadiot, staged in 2010 by Ludovic Lagarde with the actor Laurent Poitrenaux, the character has a vision that he describes and imitates: a photograph by Nan Goldin, “Sharon in the river”. Without any screen on stage, only by words and a very rare gesture, the actor performs the picture and dives in it. The performance leads to redefine the tableau vivant’s reference picture: reminding Deleuze’s theories of image, the still picture appears fluid, dynamic – augmented.