Adversoeurs

Between jubilation and humor, Adversœurs… is first of all the desire of a woman to tell us about her fascination for two exceptional athletes, two women of the field with an incredible destiny: the Williams sisters. From their story, she created a parallel with her own and questions herself in filigree about her relationships with her own sister: how to be sisters while being rivals, how to remain sisters without becoming rivals… What remains beyond the conflict, beyond the performance? Will their sisterhood allow them to go through everything? Will this sisterhood survive all the trials? Two stories that weave together beautifully, and it will be a question of bodies, women, skin, ambition, tennis, place to take, movement, effort, and performance. It will also be a question of loyalty, complicity, love. Whether you are a fan of tennis, the Williams sisters, or family stories, join us on both sides of the net to discover this unpublished text, in a sharp cast. Game, set, and match! _______ By: Stéphanie Mangez / Writing support: Raïssa M'bilo / Director: Stéphanie Blanchoud / With: Claudine Gourdin, Olivia Harkay, Tamara Kalvanda, Stéphanie Mangez / Assistant Director: Lena Janev / Scenography: Dimitri Shumelinsky / Costumes: Elise Abraham / Lighting: Théron Benoît / Sound design: Géraldine Capart / Musical composition: Jean-François Arsy / Sports/tennis coaching: Billy Mahieu _______ A CO-PRODUCTION OF THÉÂTRE LE PUBLIC and the MAPS company. WITH THE HELP OF THE WALLONIA-BRUSSELS FEDERATION - DEPARTMENT OF THEATER, AND THE SUPPORT OF THE TAX SHELTER OF THE BELGIAN FEDERAL STATE VIA BESIDE. The project benefited from a CED-WB/Chartreuse de Villeneuve-lès-Avignon grant, the Autrices Grandes Scènes grant (SACD/THÉÂTRE LE PUBLIC), and was developed within the framework of the Ecriture Enfants Admis/Cie MAPS Residency.