ARTAUD VARIATIONS ACT #1 // ALEPH THEATER // PARIS. FEBRUARY 2026

ARTAUD VARIATIONS

Act No. 1 — Paris, France, February 2026.

On the 28th of February 2026 at the Aleph Theater in Ivry-sur-Seine, not far from where Antonin Artaud spent his final years, the first version of ARTAUD VARIATIONS was presented to the public.

The public got to see and hear a unique combination of the text Peter Valente, the voice and electronic music of Gérard Pape, the performance art and choreography of Josef Ka , the live video transformations of Loran Qui, Music, live electronic transformations of Stefan Tiedje, and the lighting design of Samuel Lardillier.

Photography: Samuel Macé

ARTAUD VARIATIONS, ACT I, February 28th

Beyond Transgression, Beyond Theatre, Beyond Opera:

the Real of the talking body, the Real of the suffering body…

THE LAW OF THE EONS HAS ENDED.
NOW IS THE TIME OF FIRE AND DESTRUCTION:
THE HOLOCAUST OF REASON.
THE SECRET OF MADNESS IS REVEALED.
I AM GIVEN THE MEANS TO RESEARCH
THE MIND OF GOD.
I, ARTAUD, WHO AM REBORN WITHOUT A NAME.
IN THE PIT OF THE ETERNAL.

Text: Peter Valente
Voice and electronic music: Gérard Pape
Performance Art and Choreography: Josef Ka
Live video transformation: Loran Qui
Live electronic transformation: Stefan Tiedje
Photography: Samuel Macé

Published by Josef Ka

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International performance, visual and sound artist Josef Ka blends richly varied influences – everything from Butoh dance to cinematic theory – with her decades of nomadic world travel to create bold, highly personal site-specific art. Josef Ka’s themes range from investigating the place of the human body in contemporary reality to exploring the inner body as a representative system of our human and post human kind. Her artistic practice often actively invites the audience inside a sort of private reverie, making it is a deeply participatory one; she actively engages with both her audiences and with a wide diversity of other experimental artists. In addition to her own work, Josef Ka curates a regular series of events and exhibitions at her Helsinki underground space – Sauna Gallery – and teaches classes on the theory and practice of performance art. She is also the inventor of the WORST THEATRE and her yogic training system, KA-YOGA. https://eskargoeskargo.com/

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