Les Subversives • Spectacle des Filles de Simone

At the crossroads of the intimate and the political, Les Filles de Simone resurrect three forgotten sororal utopias in this immersive play, the fruit of extensive documentary work. With humour and tenderness, they weave a link between past and present to restore to these collective experiments their full power of inspiration.

Take a seat in the circle and embark on a journey into the heart of these communities of women who dared to invent other ways of building society! From the independent Beguines of the Middle Ages to the Maison des Babayagas in Montreuil founded by Thérèse Clerc, and a community of lesbian and ecofeminist women in Oregon in the 1970s, Les Filles de Simone tell us three stories of survival and repair written in the feminine. Between fictional scenes inspired by real testimonies and playful moments, the two actresses invite us to a lively and offbeat exploration of their singular daily lives, where one can go from a meeting about buying a chainsaw to an herbalist quiz.

Around the show

Arpentage de « Elles vécurent heureuses  » de Johanna Cincinatis (WED. 17 MARS｜18h30—21h30)

In partnership with Peuple & Culture

Duration 3h

Price 8€

Booking recommended

La Maison des Métallos, in partnership with Peuple & Culture, invites you to a "surveying" workshop around the book Elles vécurent heureuses : L'amitié entre femmes comme idéal de vie by Johanna Cincinatis (éd. Points). More and more of us are putting friendship at the heart of our lives. Some female friendships go beyond the classic framework of a friendly relationship: women buy houses together, found non-mixed third places, marry to celebrate their friendship. They value a bond with revolutionary power. Instead of making it an adjustment variable, a "gateway" or "safety valve" relationship allowing them to manage other types of relationships, they place friendship at the centre of their lives and interests. What if this model became democratised? What would happen if female friendship represented the same social achievement as a couple and opened as many doors: economic capital, social recognition, fiscal support, professional network, personal fulfilment? Female friendship would mess everything up