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Thérèse and Isabelle, Marie Fortuit
Culture · Monday, November 2 · 20:00 · Paris
Théâtre 13 - Bibliothèque, 30 rue du Chevaleret
Written in 1954 by Violette Leduc and long censored, the text “Thérèse et Isabelle” traces the absolute passion of two teenagers in the boarding school of a college. A poetic language speaks of female sensuality and lesbian desire.\n\nThérèse and Isabelle are two young women who discover love and physical pleasure in the boarding school of a college in the North of France. During three nights, Thérèse — the narrator and double of Violette Leduc — will become intimate with Isabelle for pleasure before being discovered and separated from her “friend” by shocked adults. Wearing Thérèse et Isabel…
