Former actress on RTBF’s Grand Cactus (who had the impression of having acted as a “buffer” between the Poufs and the arrival of the Damien Gillard/Tamara Payne duo), series (Almost Normal, Unit 42), the movies (The world is ours), theater (Gervaise or Chic underwear) or even ex-candidate of Ch’tis in Las VegasHarmonie Rouffiange denounced the not always rosy underbelly of the Belgian artistic world in her first show “Surréartiste”. “As a result, I gained credibility and confidence, she assures. More people follow me for that and not for the other things I did before. Many people lost on the way, in addition to what I denounce in the show. But it’s not worse because the right people have arrived. I grew up with this show performed over thirty times. I talked about everything that was wrong with humor and emotion. Today I feel like things are going really well. I have no more waiting. I’m really happy. There is a letting go.”
Why this title “Hyper”?
“Because by dint of playing Surreartist and having other projects, I realized that I always had a different sensitivity from normal. Why did certain communications sometimes hurt me so much? And before, we didn’t talk about it. When I was little either. So, we always lived without really knowing what it was. It’s only been a few years that we’ve been talking about it like ADD, autistic disorders, autism or high potentials. And then, one day, a therapist told me about it. She told me I was hyper. I still lived 34 years without knowing it, it’s crazy! And today I’m 37 and it’s only now that I know about it. I felt that there was a discrepancy, but I didn’t know what. It’s not a disease. It’s not serious. It’s even good. On the one hand, I wanted to talk about it because it makes me feel good. On the other hand, I also wanted there to be an educational dimension in the show because just in interviews, I have a lot of people I don’t know who write to me and say: ‘Ah yes , everything you explained is me. I have to come see your show.’ So, already, I’m super happy. I also wanted to do a little awareness and prevention. Always with touches of humor and emotion. I felt that this was the news I wanted to talk about. Surreartist was rather fed up with the profession, here, it was a desire to talk about that. Like a necessity.”
And so here you are, author and producer of your show from now on. Regrets about the days of “Grand Cactus”, TV, etc. ?
“No, I don’t really have any regrets because I feel that environments where you have to play someone else don’t suit me, in fact. I know how to do it, but I don’t I don’t feel very good. So I have no regrets, I did everything I wanted in my life. I wanted to be an actress, I wanted to teach my passion for theater and I wanted to make a living from it. little to everything. I’m super happy to have been able to do it. all this before I turned 40. I still don’t want to have children but I love taking care of other people’s children. But doing it changes your life, your body. , your schedule.”
Any other comedy projects in sight?
“I refused a lot because they were small roles… If I had said yes, it really had to suit me 100%. Because afterwards, once you say yes, there are lots of rehearsals, additional dates, etc. And you say to yourself, ultimately, for a small role, it’s not worth it.”
What advice would you give to hypersensitive people, like yourself, in this profession?
“If we are not well, if we suffer from not being where we want, should we continue? I don’t know. I know that I have had moments of doubt …And that’s why I accepted things that weren’t really suitable, thinking that maybe that was what I had to do. I really regretted everything that was reality TV, for example. because people still talk to me about it today. As for hypersensitivity, I lived with a burden but it became a gift today Because I felt that the emotion, with each show, is more intense. stronger: the characters, the creativity, the ideas come quickly. Everything is faster and more intense.
