Follow Me is based on the exclusive use of SMS technology to make contact, discuss, write and share with a stranger, and to move individually through the town. Inspired by a long process of research, the performance brings the stage right into the town itself, creating a virtual conversation focusing on individual spectators, who eventually find themselves to be part of a connected community of 40 participants or actors. This is no value judgement on the use of smartphones in today’s hyper-connected world. Rather, Maud Jegard uses this modern means of communication in a poetic, dramatic way to create a show and a new perspective, using coincidence and artistic encounters in our cities.

When the participants reach the end of the Follow Me trail, they don’t find resolution, but an invitation to carry the experience on – an experiment that will have left memories throughout the town: “traces and bubbles on the walls”. Drawing on her long experience in theatre theory and her work as an actress and director, Maud Jegard’s creation combines installation art, virtual illusions, acting, writing, a guided tour and the use of public space. This sensory experience raises many questions, without seeking to predetermine the answers.

Registration at the ticket office of the festival (until the day before the performance) • Remember to recharge your phone to follow the experience