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As part of the Meyer Foundation's residency program, dedicated to young creators in the field of writing.
Research residency.
A musical adaptation of *Home Sweet Home* by Alice Zeniter and Antoine Philias, adapted by Manon Lepauvre.
The score for *Home Sweet Home* aims to create a sonic ecosystem that matches the play’s dramatic ambition—a space where music embodies rebellion, vulnerability, and the unbridled imagination of adolescence. Its musical architecture, structured around a short and a long form, mirrors the very movement of the work, from the intimate to the collective, from experimentation to the epic.
The short form serves as the opera’s foundational unit. Conceived for an actor, a singer, clarinet, trombone, percussion, and electronics, it establishes the project’s fundamental musical language. Its hybrid orchestration, blending acoustic and electronic elements, reflects the aesthetic of the abandoned high school—both a tangible refuge and a realm of the imagination. Mobile and designed for non-traditional venues, it serves as a tool for outreach and a traveling artistic manifesto.
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As part of the Meyer Foundation's residency program, dedicated to young creators in the field of writing.
Supporters
Ensemble Écoute; Fondation Meyer; Royaumont Abbey; Orchestres à l'école; La Caisse des Dépôts
Biography(s)
Manon Lepauvre
Composer
Manon Lepauvre, a French composer born in 1992, views art as a vehicle for social messages, in dialogue with other disciplines. Trained at the Laval Conservatory under Marco Suarez Cifuentes, she then enrolled at the Aubervilliers Regional Conservatory in Martin Matalon’s class.
Admitted to the CNSMD in Lyon in 2018, she studied under Matalon, Jean Geoffroy, Michele Tadini, and François Roux, earning her DNSPM in 2021. To conclude this cycle, she composed*Conte-Goutte*, a show for children.
In 2021, she entered the CNSM in Paris for a Master’s degree in instrumental composition with Frédéric Durieux and in New Technologies with Yan Maresz, Luis Naon, and Grégoire Lorieux. Her thesis piece,*Circé*, addresses the femicides of 2023.
In 2023–2024, she enrolled in the IRCAM program and composedInnate, a reflection on confinement for a dancer, light installation, and electronics.
Since 2019, she has received commissions from renowned ensembles (K/D/M, 2E2M, Paris Mozart Orchestra...). She has been in residence with the Ensemble Écoute since September 2024.
Home Sweet Home
Manon Lepauvre
Residence
Fri. 3 — Fri. 10 April 2026
Mon. May 18 — Fri. May 22, 2026
Mon., June 1 — Thu., June 4, 2026
Distribution
Manon Lepauvre
composer
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