Transformations Opéra Radio

There are things we see only with our peripheral vision; the floating ear perceives voices that the attentive ear lets flee. Adeline Rosenstein’s theatrical performance, Transformations Opéra Radio, is set in these interstices of silence. She invites us into an acoustic lounge containing multiple seats, an intimate and fictitious assembly that evokes a recording studio and the ephemeral places where revolutionary disillusions can be shared. A score halfway between opera and podcast, this radio performance brings together the testimonies of women who took part in revolutionary movements that transformed the history of their countries, without being remembered by history (Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde 1974-75, Palestine 1987, Mexico 1994, Tunisia 2011). Revealing the patriarchal dynamics at the margins of the anti-imperialist struggle, the recorded or translated utterances are complemented by reconstructed sound documents, the words of female scientific researchers, and musical fragments. From solitude to the construction of a sisterhood, away from the discourse, at the mercy of the enemy—the one who wants nothing to change—emerges a documentation of our transformations, both intimate and political.

Presentation: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Les Halles de Schaerbeek, La Bellone
Concept, text, research and direction: Adeline Rosenstein | Direction assistant, performance and vocals: Marie Devroux | Performance and vocals: Aminata Abdoulaye Hama | Performance, vocals, harp and sound editing: Hanna El Fakir | Sound installation, music composition, sound research and performance: David Stampfli | Music composition, sound engineering and performance: Iris Therasse | Set design, performance, songs and vocals: Yvonne Harder | Set design assistant: Lük Stucki | Lighting design: Arié van Égmond assisted by Romane Sauboua | Technical direction: Charlotte Muller | Internship direction assistant: Eléonore Barrault | Set construction: Ateliers de La Comédie de Saint-Etienne | Production coordination: Maison Ravage | Development and distribution: Habemus Papam
Production: Maison Ravage | Coproduction: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Les Halles de Schaerbeek, La Comédie de Saint Etienne, Maison de la Culture de Seine-Saint-Denis, L'Art Rue - Festival Dream City, Centre Dramatique National Orléans
With the support of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles and Wallonie-Bruxelles International