Brailler comme une Madelaine
Slug Meal
Camille Huang
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Brailler comme une Madelaine
Catherine Desjardins-Béland
Théâtre Denise-Pelletier
50 min + 40 min
May 31, 9pm
June 1, 3pm
June 2, 7pm
This personal and universal piece tells the story of a family, of decaying flesh and profound inner peace. Catherine dives into this performance to share a transformative and profound experience as she confronts death, gazes upon it calmly, and transcends existential anguish. BDSM is approached here as a realm of calm, vulnerability and safety.
Catherine Desjardins-Béland’s corporeality was built through circus arts and somatic practices. Although her propositions may not inherently belong to the circus realm, she employs its codes such as risk, prowess, and rhythm, but also dismantles them. Her experiences as a sex worker, nonconformist, BDSM practitioner, woman, and survivor merge within her channeling body. What arises are personal works that inevitably reflect the world that shaped the individual.
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Creation + Performance
Catherine Desjardins-Béland
Performance
Mlle Kate
Photography
Pierre Béland
Safety + Stage Management
Antonin Desmarais-Godin
Special thanks to
Collectif Nu.e.s, LA SERRE – arts vivants, Pierre Béland, Antoine Parent, Maison de la culture Maisonneuve
Previous creations
Brailler commue une Madelaine – Maison de la culture Maisonneuve, festival Hochelaga Queer et Nu.es – 2023
Les Érotisseries – Espace Libre – 2022 et 2023
Les Érotisseries – La Chapelle – 2014 et 2015
