I live in a fat lady

By and with Luana Montabonel

“J’habite dans une grosse dame” (I live in a fat lady), by Luana Montabonel, is a performance that highlights a fat, often marginalized body as an act of resistance and a celebration of bodily diversity, inviting audiences to reconsider their perceptions and recognize beauty in the ordinary.

As part of “En roue libre” (Ma Ville à vélo 08)
With the support of La BatYsse, a venue dedicated to the puppet arts, the Pôle International de la Marionnette – Jacques Félix, and Jardin Parallèle, a compagnonnage-missioned company. Show based on a model created as part of the 3rd year at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette – Margareta Niculescu (class 2021-2024).

You can catch the show ‘J’habite dans une grosse dame’ (I live in a fat lady) on tour this summer:

•  Festival Les invité.es de la Batysse, in Pélussin (42410) on Saturday 5 July at 4pm and 6pm
• Festival Récidive, in Dives-sur-Mer (14160) on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 July at 9.30pm
• Festival La plage des six pompes, in La Chaux-de-fond (Switzerland), from 6 to 10 August (times to be confirmed)
• Festival Mondial des théâtres de marionnette OFF de rue, Parc Pierquin, Charleville-Mézières (08000), 18-28 September (dates and times to be confirmed)