SALAMMBÔ ARCHIVES
Salammbô — The Musical Archives · Lyon, 2000 — images, music and memories from the production
A heartfelt thank you to the artists who gave voice and life to Salammbô.
A heartfelt thank you to Marion, Amar, Karine, Anne, Joël, Lucile, Sylvain, Pepe, Serge, Raoul,
and to all those who will recognise themselves here, for their commitment,
their time, their passion and their love of performance and the stage.
This archive also preserves the memory of their work and their invaluable
contribution to this adventure.
SALAMMBÔ — THE MUSICAL ARCHIVES
“I am going to write a novel set three centuries before Christ, for I feel the need to escape the modern world in which my pen has been too deeply immersed and which, moreover, wearies me as much to portray as it disgusts me to behold.”
— Gustave Flaubert
SALAMMBÔ ARCHIVES · LYON 2000
A creation, a company, an artistic adventure.
In 2000, Salammbô came to life on stage in Lyon. Nearly thirty performers took part in this first production, bringing together music, song, dance and theatre. Performed notably at Le Radiant and La Bourse du Travail in Lyon, the show found its audience before entering a long hiatus.
These images, photographs and recordings are the traces of that adventure: a production built collectively, a universe still taking shape, and a story that continues today through those who lived it, heard it or discovered it.
SALAMMBÔ IN 2000
A glimpse of the original production through images and excerpts.
THE 2000 ALBUM
Music as the first memory of the production.
The Lyon production also left behind a musical legacy through the Salammbô album. Its songs, voices and arrangements bear witness to the sound of the production as it originally existed.
More than a simple archival document, this recording preserves something of the energy of the original company and still allows us today to rediscover the musical colours that accompanied the birth of the work.
Discover also the new versions of Salammbô’s 25 tracks in our Music section.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Behind the production, a company and a human story.
These photographs also tell the story of what the stage does not reveal: the rehearsals, the encounters, the bonds that were formed and the shared memories of an adventure lived together.
Shows come to an end. Memories remain… but the show must go on!