What does this life of mysticism make us ponder? 

Such a phenomenon goes beyond the moral and scientific convictions of the 21st century. 

It made us become aware of a new manner of conceiving freedom, through chosen submission and suffering. 

Submission 

To accept any order without attempting to understand its causes and consequences. To just act, in order to free one’s spirit from daily and futile thoughts; to hence be able to open up to the truth that is present in each one of us. 

Suffering 

Not to fear it anymore, until death is no longer feared. Not being afraid to die also means not being afraid to live. 

Indeed, what prevents actions is suffering, the fear  of losing what we have, of perhaps suffering someday, of dying. 

If we were to take into consideration the notion of freedom that was defended in the 21st century, we would find ourselves faced with two diametrically opposed definitions of freedom: 

Suffering and submission on one side, individuality and refusal of suffering and death, on the other. 

In the face of these fundamental oppositions, we observe that the values of Marie-Madeleine de Pazzi’s century are related to Action. Indeed, in the 16th century society, the word freedom was considered meaningless. And yet, it seems that people could go to the end of their madness and were able to achieve their task. 

Let us magine Marie-Madeleine de Pazzi alive today… 

She would be locked up in a psychiatric ward and given large doses of medicine. She would be prevented from reaching her ideal, and ultimately from delivering her message to humanity. 

The Interface company chose to inspire itself for its new work of art by the life of Saint Marie-Madeleine de Pazzi. A few lines narrating her amazing destiny drew us in such an intense manner that we could not resist the urge to get a deeper understanding of her mystery…

Pazzi is

• Andre Pignat: direction and music
• Geraldine Lonfat and Stephanie Bowl: choreography and dance
• David Gaudin: video direction and graphics
• Tanja Lehmann and Renaud Grandidier: 3D images
• Patrick Jacquerioz: scenography and lighting
• Claude Journu: photography
• Maude Pfister: actress
• Six dancers

Pazzi was shown

• Pending its creation at the INTERFACE THEATER STUDIO in Sion, from November 11 to 29, 2005 
• At the LA POST THEATER in Viège,  during spring 2006 
• At the CROCHETAN THEATER in Monthey, on January 20, 2006 
• At the COCOON COMPANY THEATER in Bonn - Germany, in March 2006 
• At the THYON ALPAGES, in July 2006 
• At the SIMPLON, in August 2006 
• Tour in Bulgaria, France, Africa and Switzerland, during 2006 along with our previous work, TERUEL.