Despite Her
Creators: Shantala Pèpe, Thomas Turine, Marc Lhommel, Béatrice Massinger, Patricia Eggerickx
A dive into the life and work of the great American divas of blues, jazz and rock from the 40s to the 70s... The journey of a woman torn between a brilliant public life and a tormented, bitter private life. In the wanderings of a sleepless night, between exaltation and decline, she bears witness, not without humor, to the loneliness that lies at the heart of success, and to an uncommon strength of life that comes up against the grip of addictions and toxic relationships. "Despite Her" places the paradox of feminine power and vulnerability at the heart of the performance, and engages with the audience in a relationship that is at once troubled and direct, taking them into the confidence of a whispered blues or witnessing a personality struggling with its excesses. Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Etta James, Dinah Washington, Janis Joplin, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin and Anita O'Day are the women who inspire this first solo project. source: shantalapepe.net