Jérôme Marin

Born in Orléans, Jérôme Marin spent several years at the Conservatoire national de région d’Orléans. His work soon turned to cabaret, especially the world of Karl Valentin. In 2001, his desire to sing gave rise to the creation of the character of Monsieur K., who performs on his own or as part of a group, and for whom he writes most of the songs. He has worked with several companies on different projects as an actor, including Entre les murs, after François Bégaudeau, directed by François Wastiaux. Then, in 2011, he returned to the world of cabaret, working on several forms combining dance and song with choreographers such as François Chaignaud, Daniel Larrieu and Marianne Baillot. In 2015, he took part in the reopening of the Parisian cabaret Madame Arthur, and became artistic director of its troupe. In 2018, he took his freedom back to imagine or participate in new projects still centered on cabaret and French songs, including a monthly Parisian performance: LE SECRET cabaret. In 2021, he co-signed Music All with Jonathan Capdevielle and Marco Berrettini. In September 2024, he launched a new project: La Barbicette Cabaret, and became associate artist at the Manège-Scène nationale de Reims. 

“Cabaret, generally speaking, is a fantasized vision carried by a certain collective memory, and its history is much more complex and at the same time simpler than we think... The notion of “artistic cabaret” (or indisciplinary cabaret) will be at the heart of our research. Drawing on the collective memory and imaginary world of cabaret, we’ll experiment with a range of individual and collective materials to define a starting point, a foundation on which participants can work and express themselves. We’ll then embark on the creation of an act, sketching out the contours of each participant’s own cabaret creature/avatar.” Jérôme Marin