DECAZEVILLE – THE MOUNTAIN THAT BURNS is a place, a landscape and a portrait of the people who live there. This small town on the outskirts of southwest France will pitch its tents in Dresden for Fast Forward in the former robotron-canteen. Through moving images, original sound recordings and a parcours with seven screens, DECAZEVILLE tells the story of life in a region that is similar to many other regions in Europe: post-industrial, lacking in infrastructure, marked by emigration and disappearing social and economic services. But DECAZEVILLE is not a social reportage, it’s an invitation: to something like an afternoon TV series, perhaps to the beginning of a friendship, to everyday life beyond the big events, to a montage of life, determination, commitment, resistance, humour and unexpected dark depths. DECAZEVILLE – THE MOUNTAIN THAT BURNS portrays life in the kind of place we rarely look at and brings it onto the screen, onto the stage and into the world.

Nina Gazaniol Vérité, b. 1987, studied Performing Arts, Journalism and Art in Public Space, works as a visual artist, video artist and documentary filmmaker in various contexts, and with and for other artists. In her own work, she seeks the connection between film, space, performance and documentary work in order to create situations for the audience that oscillate between reality and fiction, poetry and documentary. DECAZEVILLE was created over a period of two years and is her first full-length production.

Performance hours of DECAZEVILLE – THE MOUNTAIN THAT BURNS at the robotron canteen building:

Fr., 15.11. 15.00 / 17.00 / 19.15

Sa., 16.11. 11.00 / 13.00 / 15.30 / 17.30

So., 17.11. 13.30 / 15.30 / 18.15

Please wear warm shoes and clothing, as the temperature in the robotron-Kantine can feel lower than the outside temperature in November.

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From 14. – 17.11.2024 the Festival Fast Forward presents new and unexpected perspectives of young theatre makers from all over europe! Again this coming fall you can experience 8 young theatre makers from very different parts of Europe with their productions!

➡ You can find the complete programm of the festival Fast Forward at the website of

Staatsschauspiel Dresden  >> Reserve your tickets now!

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DECAZEVILLE – THE MOUNTAIN THAT BURNS – On Screen: Karim Achour, Virginie Barthelemy, Guy Brunet, Benoit Coquard, Simone Falip, Michel Falip, Charlotte Falip, Alexandre Filhol, Morgane Fernandes, Georges Marti, Lilou Martinez, Timeo Martinez, Gérold Martinez, Thomas Peres, Elaura Sanhes, Christine Teulier, Alexis Teulier, Marc Teulier, Manon Viret, l’équipe de Roller Hockey „Les gueules noires“ de Decazeville, le club de danse folklorique „La Crouzade“ de Firmi et le club de Twirling bâton d’Aubin

Concept, Writing, Video, Scenography: Nina Gazaniol Vérité; Dramaturgy, Costume: Marion Vincent; Sound Recording, Mixing, Sound Design: Alban de Tournadre ; Technical Director, Scenography: Mahatsanga le Dantec Digital Device Development: Atelier Hemisphere;  Production: Association Tropacool; Co-Production: Parallele (Marseille)

Lieux Publics (Marseille), L’Abattoir (Chalon-sur-Saone), Association Eclat (Aurillac), Theatre Le Sillon (Clermont l’Herault) Mit Unterstützung von / With the support from KompleX KapharnauM (Lyon), Cultural Ministery (Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes), l’Atelier Hemisphere (Lyon), les Laboratoires deletere (Marseille), la FAI AR (Marseille)