By embodying the words of Mahorese women of different ages, conditions and temperaments, the three performers of the play “Elles avant nous” compose a unique, rich and subtle portrait of the island in the Indian Ocean. Refreshing encounter in “L'Oreille st hardie” with Nawoile, Anzmat, Anturia and Marie, the team of the play written by Leyla Claire Rabih.
First of all there is the force of testimony, the word alone, devoid of any artifice, any staged effect. The actresses Nawoile Said Moulidi, Sensor Soilihi et Anzmat Ahmadi stand on the stage and begin to interpret these female characters, which will follow one another throughout the show They before us.
More than characters, these are people that the three actresses embody as much as the words collected by the author of the play Leila Claire Raby is anchored in Mahorean reality.
Nawoile, Anzmat, Anturia et Marie Demesy – who continued to stage the show – present in the podcast The Ear is bold how they managed to convey the words of the women of Mayotte as accurately as possible:
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These women, these Mahoraises, of different conditions and ages who told their stories to Leila Claire Rabythe author (and first director of this show before being called to other functions). They told about their lives on the island, their relationships with Mahorese society, with France, with their parents, with love, with couples, with marriage, with the idea of having and raising children…
The testimonies follow one another, the portraits become more refined and we sometimes smile, we often learn, we try to understand what these evolving women feel. in a unique culture and society, in a French land but with religious and cultural traditions far from what exists in France…
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The three performers of They before us have not lived the lives of those they embody but they have each seized this material and injected – a little – of what they themselves are and sometimes by proximity to the paths of their parents or their in relation to France, for example, they were able to bring even more finesse to their acting. The pure work of the actresses that they are, did the rest.
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Last July, attracted largely by the current events in Mayotte in recent times (problems linked to water shortages then immigration issues, etc.), the public turned out in large numbers during the OFF Festival. d'Avignon at the Chapelle du Verbe Incarné and discovered on stage a Mayotte placed in other spotlights – more flattering and luminous than usual in the media – with the show They before us.
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It remains a show of excellent quality thanks to the interpretation of its actresses and very fluid thanks to a beautiful staging – which knows in particular at a given moment, taking advantage of traditional and less traditional fabrics to illustrate the point relating to respect customs and modernity -.
So many reasons to discover this play, notably with its trio of excellent and endearing actresses…
Find the performers and director of They before us In The Ear is boldit’s HERE!
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“Elles avant nous” show by Leyla Claire Rabih, co-directed by Marie Demesy with Nawoile Said Moulidi, Anturia Soilihi and Anzmat Ahmadi.
On tour, season 2024-2025: until November 20 in Mayotte, from November 27 to 29, 2024 in Chambéry, January 9 and 10, 2025 in Belfort, January 16 in Nevers, February 3 to 8 in Dijon…
