Edith&me

Based on a true story.

A singer is mysteriously muted and immobilized and can no longer perform. A silenced secret is burning inside her. Yet she is not alone - a feisty and determined Edith Piaf is there to drag her out of bed and pull her back into life.

Together, the unlikely duo conjures up a partnership of solidarity and tenderness, setting out together on a voyage full of grandeur and vulnerability, grief and victory, competition and compassion.

Yet the only way forward, to free themselves and each other from a haunting past, is to retrace it.
To dare to touch and expose the truth.

To tell a story of survival through art in the most physical sense imaginable. one more time they will face the demons lurking close by - and those deep within - until a new, undeniable voice is born.

A one woman show, with puppets/object theater and singing, explores - in an innovative and virtuosic way - the aftermath of violence committed by persons of power - as survivors meander through the distorted path of police investigation, the press and the legal system, that retraumatised them and scares them into silence. It delves into the aftermath of violence, body and soul, as well as the decision one is forced to take - whether to stay silent or speak out?

The play presents, with warmth and humor, the incredible struggle for saving and reclaiming one’s life and voice through art, with the inspiring force of a legendary woman and singer.

The unfolding recollections of the trauma and injustice are artfully intertwined with the reawakening of the soul through music, human friendship and above all - love.

/ A Personal Note / With this new show I have decided to do what I have always done in my art and life: to transform personal pain, trauma, fear, grief, injustice -into art that touches others, to tell this story in a way where people in the audience can see into themselves and know they are not alone.

To shed a light on these issues and to encourage dialogue.

This is also the true story of how Edith Piaf literally saved my life.

Edith & Me is the third part of a trilogy I have been developing for 15 years, dealing with violence towards women/ children. In this final chapter I can finally give center stage to the main voyage - the one of healing.