Brasiers & Brassières: a literary cabaret
It's burning, sure. But it is still uncertain whether this “brazier” is a controlled fire embers or an angry sea of flames. Some even talk of an inferno, where fierce passions or wars unfold. Bras play a role in this. But which?
You will get the answers to these questions on the evening of the “Brasiers et Brassières”, the fiery theme of the literary cabaret of the Réseau des autrices francophones de Berlin, which takes place on February 22 at Lettrétage. The program includes texts inspired by this topic and written very hot by various female authors from the network, as well as musical performances by Ann Gaspe and Rock elegant. The evening will be moderated by Neitah Janzing, the current head of the network, and Delphine de Stoutz.
The evening is in French, the texts will be available in German.
Ann Gaspe
Ann Gaspe (Agnès Guipont) is a Franco-Berliner author, musician and actress whose work is characterized by poetry and theatre. In Berlin since 2002, the poet and singer has participated in numerous theatre productions and worked as a co-author, musician and sound artist. She is working on a setting of Louise Labé's 24 sonnets. She is a founding member of the network of French-language authors Réseau des autrices francophones de Berlin e.V.
Rock élégant
Rock élégant is an all-female indie trio from Berlin. In their original songs, performed mostly in French, the Quebecians Elizabeth Grenier (guitar, vocals) and Karine Simard (bass, vocals) celebrate the power of existential humor. With Japanese drummer Miho Shimomura, a third voice is added, which makes the band's garage-lofi sound even more elegant. Their first album, “Tu arrives à point”, was released in 2024.
Neïtah Janzing
Neïtah Janzing is a German-Quebecois artist. After arriving in Berlin in 2019, she joined the network of French-language authors in Berlin, with whom she realized several projects, including reading stages, events and text workshops. At the end of 2021, she founded the U8 Collective with author Laurence ErmaCova, a literary collective that aims to give poetry a place in public space. Janzing was a resident at Stadt.Land.Text and in the artists' village Schöppingen (North Rhine-Westphalia), where she wrote postcards to unknown people. Nature, memory, people and the foreign are among her favorite topics. Paper materials, photography, rituals, and text work are her preferred means of expression.
Delphine de Stoutz
Delphine de Stoutz, *1976, Evian-les-Bains, France. Delphine de Stoutz is a writer, dramaturge and literary mediator. She is one of the founders of the network of French-language female authors in Berlin (Réseau des Autrices) and the “Hôtel des Autrices”, an award-winning and internationally recognized Franco-German program for digital residencies and publications. Her first novel “Adult (R)” was published in 2018. Her work revolves around heterolinguistics, post-patriarchal language, and literature outside the book. Delphine de Stoutz has lived in Berlin since 2008.
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