Chloé Oliveres - Mon Côté Wertheimer

After Quand je serai grande, je serai Patrick Swayze, Chloé Oliveres returns to the with a new one-woman show that explores the legacy of madness through vivid female figures in her family. Terrified of becoming “mad”, Chloé Oliveres probes the psychological fragility of her ancestors. But were they unhinged? Or was it rather patriarchy that labelled them non-conforming? To shed her fear and cherish the maternal heritage that makes her who she is, she tries to reconcile herself with the mothers on the Wertheimer side of her family. In this luminous one-woman show, she reflects on mental health across time and the history of women. Through her “melancholic” great-grandmother, interned at the Sainte-Anne hospital, her grandmother with Alzheimer’s, her mother and herself, Chloé Oliveres follows the thread of her maternal heritage and her psychic inheritance. An exploration tinged with humour and tenderness.

Co-directed and writing collaboration: Papy

Set design: Émilie Roy

Lighting: Arnaud Le Dû

Costume: Sarah Dupont

Choreography: Jean-Marc Hoolbecq