2016. Far right parties are on the rise throughout Europe. In the countries of Northern Europe, National Awakening- an antidemocratic, populist movement led by Martha Heiger. In Martha’s birthplace, a suicide has taken place. Leader’s visit to the peninsula for her funeral is announced. Ellen, a young teenager, sets out to assassinate the woman threatening her and her country’s future. But on the day of the funeral, the situation drastically changes…

“En découdre avec ce qui nous désespère quotidiennement, dans ce monde-ci.”

TRISTESSES is a theatrical performance whose main theme is the relation between power and sadness. Borrowing the conventions of detective fiction and political comedy, Anne-Cécile Vandalem explores with humor one of the most formidable political weapons of the day: making the masses sad. Through cinematographic stage design, she shines a spotlight on the power of the media and the ways censorship functions in the open or, insidiously, in the shadow.

Première on 10 April 2016 Théatre de Liège, Liège

On tour from May 2016

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Tristesses was awarded the Prix de la Critique 2015/16 in the category Meilleur Spectacle.

 
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