In an adaptation by artistic director Gilbert Laumord, the SIYAJ Company of Guadeloupe performed the first full-scale performance (to our knowledge) of this play since 1971. Emily Sahakian introduced him to the play and has been supporting Laumord's work in the role of dramaturg. A trailer can be viewed here. The production opened at the Artchipel in April 2022 and has been performed at various festivals and theatres in Guadeloupe and Martinique. You can access the original program at the Artchipel here. You can also download the Dossier de presse here. You can also find an article published in the magazine Nouvelles Semaine here. You can also find an article published in the magazine France-Antilles in May 2022 here. As Laumord continued to work on his adaptation and the mise-en-scène, the company performed in the following venues: - On May 12-13, 2023, Laumord’s adaptation was staged at the Centre culturel Sonis in Guadeloupe. You can find an article published in the magazine France-Antilles in May 2023 here. Concurrently, Howlround Theatre Commons and the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center hosted a conversation, moderated by Frank Hentschker, about the play and the SIYAJ Company’s adaptation. You can find this conversation here. - On April 28, 2024, Laumord’s adaptation was presented as the opening show of the Festival Cap Excellence in Guadeloupe You can find the program to this event here. Recorded testimonies from this production are available on the SIYAJ Company’s Facebook page. - On May 24, 2024, for the first time since 1971, the play was staged in Martinique. The performance took place under Laumord’s adapted title, HDN - Opéra d’un Tout Monde, at the Théâtre Aimé Césaire. You can find the program to this event here. You can also find Madinin’s Art review here. You can watch the trailer here. You can also watch a short special with interviews here. -On May 27, 2025, the performance will be reprised at the Mémorial ACTe in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. You can view the team for this performance here. Photographs by Philippe Virapin.
