29 September – 18 October

LA VISITE

Booking Required

Directed by Céline Goormaghtigh and written by Anne Berest, LA VISITE probes maternal instinct with sharp humour and urgent intensity. In a compact domestic setting, a young mother at the limits of endurance confronts visitors while her defenses dissolve; a trio of actresses whirl and collide, delivering a caustic torrent of language and revealing movement. The work explores ‘matraissance’—the birth of motherhood—balancing lucidity, rage and tenderness to unsettle familiar myths about maternal bliss.

In French.

Chemin de la Gravière 7,
1227 Les Acacias
Photo Credit: Compagnie Tiens Toi Droite !
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Photo Credit: Compagnie Tiens Toi Droite !

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