Spectacle : Le Rainbow Day & Night

Rainbow Day & Night is a highlight event dedicated to LGBTQIA+ artists, programmed and organized by La Magnanerie at Théâtre du Train Bleu in Avignon since 2024. At the intersection of theater, dance, and performance, it presents a diverse program combining shows, discussions, and parties.

In a context of persistent discrimination against LGBTQIA+ individuals and growing obstacles for performing artists, Rainbow Day & Night stands as a space of visibility and dialogue. This special event comes to Paris for an evening for the first time upon invitation from MAIF Social Club.

The evening will continue with an electro and techno DJ set by Ukrainian artist and activist Jenia Gatash at bar Les Souffleuses, in the heart of the Marais (Paris 4th). Because dancing is protesting!

PROGRAM:

18h30 – "Creating, struggling, passing on: what stories of LGBTQIA+ activism today?". Discussion moderated by Javel Habibi, with Nour Joseph Gebrael, choreographer and dancer, and Christophe Martet, journalist, activist, and co-founder of Act Up and Yagg. Moderated by Javel Habibi – artist, filmmaker, and drag queen creator of the legendary nights at La Flèche d’Or – this roundtable brings together Nour Joseph Gebrael and Christophe Martet to examine the legacies and contemporary forms of LGBTQIA+ struggles. From the AIDS years marked by Act Up-Paris actions to modern mobilizations against far-right offensives (such as the action of the collective Les Inverti.e.s), how do queer communities turn anger into narratives, solidarity, or artistic acts? Between memory, creation, and resistance, this encounter highlights the political power of the arts to keep struggles alive, pass down stories, and envision freer and fairer futures.

19h20 – حمار الليل Hmar Lil – Somnambule

Between theater and song, حمار الليل Hmar Lil is the story of Asmaa, a young refugee. It interweaves her political commitments, trips back and forth to the prefecture, stories of Pokémon, and love at first sight for a woman "beautiful as the revolution."

A young queer refugee, Asmaa arrives in France shortly after the release of the game Pokémon Go. She seeks her place, like refugees from Syria, South Sudan, or Afghanistan fleeing war. Stuck in a maid's room too small to be legally rented, she dreams of being Pikachu. An alter ego capable of traveling through space-time and reliving memories. Asmaa Samlali sings in Amazigh and Arabic of her attempt to build a new life, accompanied by music and live translation from Zoé Kammarti. Despite the countless obstacles along her way, she prepares for drama school auditions and devises rituals to heal her wounds.

20h45 – Cabaret Amour – En joie, Résistons !

A magical and singular space-time, Cabaret Amour is a poetic-political response to the world around us! A poetic vessel to board for a journey into care, blending different artistic worlds and practices, inviting us to inhabit the world differently.

We wake up one morning telling ourselves the world is in bad shape. And that we are too.

What to do? How to act? So that the world gets better… At the bow, Lylybeth Merle, performer, poet, and royal master of ceremonies, invites various artists from slam and performance to burlesque and drag, creating an exploration where their practices meet.

Featuring: Lylybeth Merle, DJombo Godess, Joli Younes, Drag Couenne

22h – Electro and techno DJ set by Ukrainian artist Jenia Gatash at bar Les Souffleuses, in the heart of the Marais (Paris 4th).