Du mensonge thérapeutique
Stéphane Menti

Du mensonge thérapeutique (Therapeutic lying) maps the links between lying and fiction. Today, there is a rapidly growing practice that involves deliberately saying the opposite of what one believes to be the truth, without any intention of harming, deceiving, or hurting others. How does lying respond to the needs and challenges of our world in crisis? Does it not allow for the creation of new perspectives? Between performance and investigation, Stéphane Menti's show attempts to answer these questions.

Text Stéphane Menti

Interpretation Stéphane Menti

Artistic collaboration Eloïse Prax, Catalina Rincon Gilles, Brune Bazin, Marion Thomas, Lucie Lintanf

Outside eyes Gwen Breës, Cindy Séchet

Stage management Luna Moncada

Co-production Théâtre de Poche - Hédé-Bazouges, Théâtre La Balsamine - Bruxelles, La Fabrique de Théâtre - Bruxelles

Born in Grenoble and living in Brussels, Stéphane Menti studied applied arts and contemporary arts, obtaining a bachelor's degree from the Grenoble-Valence School of Art and Design, followed by a master's degree in fine arts from Nantes (2013). In 2016, he graduated from the ISAC choreography program at the Académie Supérieure des Arts et des Chorégraphies de Bruxelles.

He has performed for Olivia Grandville, Albert Quesada, Louise Vanneste, and Colyne Morange. He has been a member of the research group “Ruser l'image” with Latifa Laâbissi and Isabelle Launay, among others.

In 2019, he founded the BAAL Collective with Cindy Séchet and Louise Doumeng. With Cindy, they are working on the project La salle des fêtes (The Village Hall) at the village hall in Brussels. At the same time, he is starting a solo project, CAT, based on the difficulty of speaking up.

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