Who hasn’t used or heard the expression “it was borderline” to stand out from the classic phrase “oh, that was really borderline,” meaning “we reached but did not exceed the limits”? Nowadays, we might say “I almost blew a fuse,” and that’s much less elegant, isn’t it?
But it would also be ignoring that “being borderline” is mainly a term used in psychiatry to describe a “personality with a peaceful and normal appearance,” but the diagnosis is not made without a thorough examination. My curiosity was piqued when I saw that a woman (studies mention that they are the most affected) was putting on a show called “Borderline” and she was in Antibes!
Indeed, that was the case. A charming young woman, originally from Charente but residing in Paris for 10 years, with sparkling eyes, absolutely calm, with a comprehensive background including a degree in English, a diploma from the Dance Conservatory, a DEUG in “Art and Performance from the University of Poitiers and still attending singing lessons! After an unconventional entrance where she applauds the audience, there is a total eruption with a projection of characters – all women, of course, or female animals – completely crazy or quirky like the Slavic choreographer, megalomaniac and wild, who makes a clever transition between Dorothée – who gives lessons to get rid of ordinary men – or Claire the depressive or Florence who is angry at the whole world, just to name a few.
No one in the audience is spared from this rain of talent, Anne Tappon moves like no one else while making the audience laugh, practicing self-deprecation without restraint with amazing transformations of her face, speaking of the physique “nobody in the stands and everyone in the garage,” when she dances with boxing gloves (as in the photo) and sings in multiple tones with the same success, spoofing the famous Carmen aria and the well-known song “Les feuilles mortes,” which becomes “La Femme au zizi.”
She forbids herself nothing, especially as everything comes out of her own mind under the direction of William Paquet. Don’t tell my doctor that I’ve caught acute “tapponitis” because I don’t want to recover – just like the audience filling the Théâtre de la Scène sur Mer in Antibes – and may it become an epidemic because laughter is health, isn’t it? With “Borderline,” you can only keep it… (www.annetappon.com)
Anne Tappon “Borderline” until November 1st at 8:30 PM
Théâtre La Scène sur Mer / Place Nationale in Antibes
(1st floor of the restaurant La Cascade, at the back of the room on the right)
Information and reservations at 04 93 34 11 21 or on www.theatredelamarguerite.com
