Marvin M'Toumo

Zizi Zozio

Théâtre, Performance

  • TBC
  • G Hearing loops
  • E Partially-sighted spectators welcome

Écriture, mise en scène, costume, jeu : Marvin M'toumo. Création sonore : Baptiste Lechapelain. Création lumière : Alessandra Domingues. Regard extérieur : Clarisse Charlot-Buon. Consultante diversité et inclusion : Prisca Ratovonasy. Assistante mise en scène : Ursulina de Lombardia. Administration : Anna Ladeira. Production : Association Hibiscus Culturiste, Association Le Voisin.

Distribution: S.V.P. Production

Coproduction : Belluard Bollwerk (Fribourg - CH), Théâtre de l’Usine (Genève - CH), ARSENIC - Centre d’arts scénique contemporain (Lausanne - CH), Ménagerie de Verre (Paris - FR).

This poetical and challenging piece follows the dreamlike political path set by the artist in her first works. The words spoken, sung, whistled, screamed, and grunted by Zizi Zozio, all dressed up in feathers, speak of a heavy past and of an abused sexuality, a damaged childhood, and the impossibility of love.

__________________________________________________________________

Biographie

Marvin M’Toumo is a Guadeloupean artist whose singular poetry transcends academic division of visual arts, theater, fashion, and literature. She expresses her sensibility in a fluid practice, with identities, stereotypes, and archetypes at the heart of a critical poetry filled with symbols, humor, and dramaturgy. A graduate of Nice’s École Nationale Supérieure de la Villa Arson and of the Fashion and Accessory Design section of Geneva’s Haute Ecole d’Arts et de Design (HEAD). She was the recipient of the Prix d’Excellence de la Fondation Hans Wilsdorf (2019) and of the prestigious Festival international de mode et de photographie de Hyères à la Villa Noailles.

(!) This performance addresses themes of sexual violence, violence against children, and homophobia within the family (!)