Like a fish in the air

Like a fish in the air by Jean-Pierre Martinez

Poetic, psychoanalytic, and humorous monologues

Without delving into philosophy or reclining on a psychoanalyst’s couch, during moments of idleness or sleepless nights, we all contemplate the meaning of life. Well, at least the meaning of our own lives. We ask ourselves small questions without substantial answers. Or even big questions without a tiny hint of an answer. Unless the daily routine suddenly derails, sending us, dizzy, to the edge of the unfathomable abyss of meaning. A troubled depth can then surface, revealing, amidst the waves, like a sea monster, a one-way street… which constitutes the tragi-cosmic essence of our everyday existences. A comical dive into the depths of our superficial lives…

Original title in French : Comme un poisson dans l’air (Les Monoblogues)
Translation by the author

 

 

Monologues for a man

Creation under the title “Like a Fish in the Air” at Espace Alya during the Avignon OFF Festival in July 2018.

Creation under the title “The Monoblogs” in Contrexéville at the Casino Theater on June 12, 2010

Spanish translation by the author: Como un pez en el aire
Portuguese translation by the author : Como um peixe no ar

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