A performance that questions the place of the female body in folklore, drawn from a tradition passed down exclusively from father to son.
Émilie Masson
The performance begins indoors, in an intimate space, with the artist drawing a charcoal drawing of her father on the floor. Once the drawing is complete, her body springs into action: she tramples, strikes, tears and wraps the paper around herself, carried along by the music of the women’s anthem. At the end of this first sequence, the artist walks into a public space with a giant she has crafted herself from a childhood drawing.
The performance continues with a stroll and concludes with a dance with the giant. The drawing, the body and the movement become tools of transformation, allowing the artist to reclaim a legacy from the folklore of the Ducasse d’Ath that was not intended for her, and to claim her place in the public sphere.
Émilie Masson (she/her) is an artist and a second-year master’s student at the Beaux-Arts in Tournai. Her work is rooted in her family history, her childhood and the traditions that have shaped her. Drawing, performance and the body are at the heart of her practice, which she uses to question memory, transmission and the place one occupies or is denied.
Infos
| DATE | CONTENU |
|---|---|
| 2026/04/251730 |
25.04.2026 17:30 Studio Thor, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode |
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Music : « L’Hymne des femmes »
Free entry, no reservation required