Le Bistro de Dan Roro

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Le Bistro de Dan Roro is on the road!

Le Bistro is an interactive educational production lasting 75 minutes, with 3 objectives:

To expose the audience to a little French language.
To present some genuine, traditional, French form of entertainment.
To explore the difference between national traits and stereotype.

Many visual skills were used:

* Comedy * Mime * French Music *

* French Community Singing * Ventriloquism *

* Unicycling * Juggling * Balancing *

(click here to see some photos of 'Le Bistro')

Le Bistro has been touring all over England for 18 years.

Versions of Le Bistro:

Versions for learners of French

Version for absolute beginners
Version for more advanced learners

Version for audiences who know no French at all

Age targets: Different styles are used according to the ages of the audience:

Secondary age (Often year 7 or year 8. Sometimes year 9)
Primary age (Often year 5 and year 6. Sometimes even younger)

Difficulties of understanding: none!

The show is mostly in French but many tricks and skills are used to make sure that absolutely all audiences constantly understand everything, whether they know French or not:

A lot of mime
A lot of comical repetitions
Constant visual action
Constant sense of danger
Physical and acrobatic skills

Setting up time:

90 minutes in primary scools and 2 hours in secondary schools are needed to set up:

the set - various backdrops and flats
a powerful sound system
a multitude of props

The striking down of the set takes 45 minutes.

Special Needs:

A version of Le Bistro continues to be available to Special Schools.
If interested please click here to contact Compagnie Tête-à-Tête