The Child of the Tree

The Child lives at the foot of the Tree. The Tree watches over him, feeds him, and protects him. The Child also takes care of the Tree. Everything seems destined to go on forever… But one fateful day, the Tree can no longer find water in the depths of the Earth. It loses its leaves. It is going to die. And so will the Child. The Child must set out to find water…
Thus begins a wild adventure in an exhilarating and bewildering world: our own.

Through this poetic, philosophical, ecological, and humorous tale, the Lé LA Company once again examines our society. Like a modern-day Candide, the
young character casts a naive and benevolent gaze upon its workings and paradoxes. Why do we have to work and get dressed? Why is water only found at the tap? Why do some have access to it and others don’t? Why does materialism take the place of dreams? These are all questions that our young hero’s innocence will grapple with, leading him on a quest to discover his own humanity.

COMPAGNIE LÉ LA
Directed by: Antoine Chalard | Cast: Antoine Chalard,
Aurélie Lauret, Florent Malburet | Lighting Design: Judex Boyer
| Costumes: Magali Castellan and Coline Ploquin | Music: Gilles
Lauret | Choreography: Gloria Aras | Photography: Ghislain Durif

Presented by the Culture Department of the City of Hyères.