2 – 7 December

Inconditionnelles

In a women’s prison, Chess sings alone in her cell, searching for a form of escape. She and her cellmate Serena are in love. When Serena is granted parole, both women are devastated. Left in solitude, Chess reflects on her life — her crime, her daughter, her pain. With the help of Silver, a producer leading music workshops in the prison, she begins composing songs to confront her past, not knowing it might one day catch up with her.

This poetic, musical performance is a liberating incantation — a love story between Chess and Serena, and a powerful exploration of confinement and longing.

In French.

 

Chemin de la Gravière 10,
1227 Les Acacias
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Photo Credit: © Gaëtan Brugger

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