The auditorium is plunged into darkness. Only the stage is lit, about fifty centimetres high, covered with a blue carpet, it would be very ordinary, if three men, sitting in suits, on a line facing the audience, were not very busy.

The two men on the right are each holding a mirror in their hands and are putting on make-up. The man on the left is preparing something in a bowl. The three characters seem very concentrated and their attitude invites a religious silence.

The man furthest to the right wears yellow make-up. The man in the centre, who is much blacker in skin, does this in green tones. The man on the far left is much older, with grey hair and presbyopic glasses on his nose.

Everyone is working silently and the audience is holding its breath. Suddenly, the man on the right raises his head, illuminated with a broad smile, his face, made very expressive by the make-up, and says « you can take photos! The room relaxes…

Par Jean-Yves

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