A videographic and musical tale in the nocturnal nature.

Creation at La Bobine, Grenoble. Winner of the Salle Mômes program, Sacem 2023.
Coproduction ARFI / La Bobine in Grenoble.
With the support of Jazzèbre in Perpignan, Le Cri du Port in Marseille, and the city of Chaponost.
In collaboration with the MEG (Musée d'Ethnographie de Genève), AIMP Archives Internationales de Musiques Populaires, and with the involvement of the LPO Drôme-Ardèche.

Duration: 50 minutes (technically independent performance).

At just 13 years old, the young Native American Lozen already has quite a reputation: she is known for her courage, mysterious powers, and sharp tongue.
For some time now, the Chawobelden have settled on the land of her people, the Chiricahua. They are holding several of them captive, forcing them to cultivate agave fields, as the Chawobelden's main concern is to have the whitest teeth possible, and agave is the primary whitening agent in toothpaste. This cactus is also the main ingredient in tequila, so the Chawobelden are as intoxicated as they are with their whitened teeth!

Lozen has one thing on her mind: to free her people. But how will she find them? How will she set them free? Where should they go next?

Lozen knows some secrets, and she is not alone: in the forest, she knows who to count on.

The Lozen project is conceived as a musical and videographic escape in Native American nocturnal territory, a narrated walk through an imaginary natural site, evoking the story of the Apache Chiricahua warrior Lozen, who, in addition to her bravery, was said to have shamanic powers. Her adventures have been passed down to us through various tales, inspiring us to create images, sounds, music, and characters.

The story is told from Lozen's perspective, as well as from four other viewpoints: that of the owl, the coyote, the ant, and the water snake. Four perspectives that attempt to sketch the contours of a young adolescent with an incredible destiny and many resources.
In this shared space with the audience, the aim is to imagine life in nature, on land or in the air, in the inhabited night—wonderful yet sometimes surprising. An ambiance created with sounds and images projected into the air, like a canopy.