Drawing on Georges Bizet’s Carmen, one of the world’s most popular and frequently performed operas, Sébastien Laudenbach reframes the story through the eyes of a group of street children from Seville determined to subvert the tragic fate of Carmen, a free-spirited and flamboyant young woman. In this animated reimagining, Viva Carmen unfolds through enigmatic encounters, love and sacrifice in Seville’s shadowy alleyways, where youthful courage confronts a foretold destiny shaped by passion, jealousy and defiance of fate.