The excluded. On all sides. From a few words by Clairvaux inmates, other words come to us, about all kinds of exclusion, due to loneliness, illness, war or old age. J.P. Siméon’s simple poems open our eyes and our hearts.

This opus has taken several forms: the first was premiered at Clairvaux prison with the children of prison guards in 2011; a second, entitled Nous d’ici-bas, was expanded with a text by Amina Saïd and premiered in Marseille with children from the northern suburbs; a third is currently being studied, with texts by Jean-Pierre Siméon alone, while Nous d’ici-bas is part of Opus 55, Chants de lumière et d’exil.