Spectacle - La part sombre

A sensitive and powerful account of the experiences of a woman with a 'normal' life who descends into madness, La part sombre puts into words the journey of the fall: the appearance of the first symptoms, the brutal intrusion of schizophrenia into a balanced daily life, the whispering voices, the isolation in a psychiatric hospital, and finally, the reconstruction and return to a form of normality.

Maï David wrote this touching, precise text with director Gaëlle Héraut, and brings it to the stage with force and beauty. The voice, the body and the words are the vectors of emotions and understanding of the world, offered to the audience in the close proximity allowed by the Fabrique.

La part sombre is not just about mental illness; it also asks us about the darker sides of ourselves, our own failings and renunciations.

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