L'apprentie sage-femme

Theater performance

"The warmth of a manure heap to survive in this winter.

How old? Where from? Where is the snotty girl heading? Wherever she can find a turnip, or a warm pigsty, trying not to get chased away too quickly with stones or sticks.

« Are you alive or dead? » A voice speaks to her, a woman. The owner of the manure. Bread in exchange for labor. With Jeanne la Pointue, everything is earned. The snotty girl becomes Dung Beetle. Then through hard work, the midwife's apprentice.

Learning. Not too late to learn about life, others, laughter, tears, warmth, fullness, mindfulness, reading, all through pains and small joys. Not too old to give herself a name. Not too lazy to learn self-reliance. Not too foolish to grant herself the right to wonder « What do I want? »

Alice's path, in this cruel and funny world, where out of nothing, day after day, she earns her right to live."

Nathalie Bécue

Artistic collaboration Félix Prader

Concept and performance Nathalie Bécue