Tumeur ou tutu

Tumour or tutu… A style of writing that grabs you and never lets go, as cruel as it is playful, as funny as it is poetic… and imbued with an incredible urgency to live. Émilie Faucheux performs a deeply felt monologue, adapted from Léna Ghar’s dazzling debut novel. A fervent lover of powerful texts and characters who are just as compelling, the director and actress finds a formidable voice here; the sort that appeals to her passion for embodying a role. Léna Ghar’s ‘I’ is a young girl who grew up in a family ‘prison’ where language is in crisis, mirroring the silences and violence lurking within. Throughout this solo performance, which traces the stages of a life from the age of 3 to 27, Émilie Faucheux draws us into the mysteries of a radical and innovative style of writing, brimming with biting humour and self-mockery. Combining sensitive acting, music and graphic projections, this is an extraordinary tale of emancipation!