RUMBA – L’ÂNE ET LE BOEUF DE LA CRÉCHE SAINT FRANÇOIS SUR LE PARKING DU SUPERMARCHÉ

They are waiting for the pilgrims’ coaches, which may never arrive. All around them are the silhouettes of the invisible – those whom no one looks at any more. In the background, an unexpected ghost: Francis of Assisi. What if he had been born in 1982? Who are the outcasts of the world whom he might have encountered on his journey?

Following *Laïka* and *Pueblo*, *Rumba* is the final instalment of Ascanio Celestini’s ‘trilogy of the poor devils’, blending satire, tenderness and raw poetry. Accompanied by live music from Philippe Orivel, David Murgia, co-founder of the Raoul Collectif, delivers a searing monologue. With *Rumba*, they conclude their exploration of the fringes with an ode to the memory of those forgotten by our society.