»Dad, do you know what the Algerian war and alcohol have in common? The silence, the taboo and the shame.« The child who utters these words sees her father as a hero. But she later breaks off contact. Yasmine Yahiatène follows in the footsteps of her father Ahmed: his Kabyle roots, his exile to France, the loss of his mother tongue. But also the final of the ’98 World Cup, Zidane’s two goals, the glorious version of a French-Algerian memory marked by scars. And, between these two shores, alcohol – like a bad remedy for this disintegrating past.
Yasmine Yahiatène and her creative team have co-authored »La Fracture«, a world premiere that is as discreet as it is disturbing. In a subtle game of oral evocations and visual overlays, she slips into the gaps in her family history and transforms the stage into a place of investigation and reparation.
As part of Le Lampenfieber Festival 6.-10. November 2024
Upcoming Dates
- Nov 06, 2024, 20:00
A production by Yasmine Yahiatène in co-production with le Kaaitheatre, BUDA Kunstencentrum, Little Big Horn asbl, la Coop asbl et Shelterprod. Supported by la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles / Service du Théâtre, de la Ville de Bruxelles / Bourse Kangouroe and by Vlaamse Gemeenschap Commissie.
With the support of Kunstenwerkplaats, Citylab, Darna asbl, Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles Paris, Montevideo – Centre d’art, Espace Senghor, Cie L’hiver nu, Le Sillon Lauze, taxshelter.be, ING & the Belgian federal government’s tax-shelter.
