Frédéric Ferrer

Frédéric Ferrer delves into the Arctic with two scientifico-poetic lectures presenting the results of his investigation into climate change. Two very serious presentations backed up by Powerpoint. But... then the repetition of hypotheses and conclusion begins to drag objectivity towards weirder ideas, opening up some unexpected perspectives.

Les Vikings et les Satellites (Vikings and Satellites):
In 981 Erik the Red was cast out of Iceland and, setting sail for the west, discovered a new land, Greenland. This is the starting point for this talk/performance. A thousand years after their first migrations, the Vikings continue to wreak havoc. Their “experience” of climate change has given rise to conflicting interpretations among the scientific community. Can satellites help us to understand the polemic between climatologists?

Author, actor, director and geographer, Frédéric Ferrer and his Vertical Détour company specialise in opening up lines of communication between theatre and science. Ferrer’s shows are based on his own investigations in the field, so that fiction is grounded in the real.