La Parisienne d'Alexandrie

"Childhood memories, of an era when cultures mingled, when religions embraced their similarities while forgetting their differences".

Isabelle de Botton was born in Alexandria, into a Jewish family, as cosmopolitan as her hometown was in the 50s. A city then torn between East and West, between its past and its future. And in this future, there is no place for "these foreigners" who have lived there for generations. There is the departure, where one must abandon a familiar world, friends, people who are dear to her. There is the arrival in France, where one must adapt to another way of life.

Expressed with the spontaneity of a child's gaze, this story introduces us to the trauma of exodus, but also the joys and enrichment that belonging to a dual culture can bring. A funny, invigorating and moving show dedicated to all those whose lives have been upended by History, Politics or Administrations.