Edition 2022

From the 19th to the 24th September 2022, FAME will host its very first event!

This occasion wouldn’t be complete without a theme. The first theme will be Ouverture(s) or Opening(s). In French, ouverture(s) also translates as openness. In the plural form, it references the opening of our programme in space and time, but also the notion of opening up the mind to the plurality of bodies, ages, subjectivities, narratives and imaginations.

The programme features both international and Belgian artists, French and Dutch-speaking companies, and consists in performances of emergent and established artists.

The concept of « openness » also represents the desire not to have distill the different perspectives on what is “real” to a single worldview, nor to limit others to one single subjectivity, or fixed and definitive identity. Opening is the multiplying of points of view, positions and opinions.

To open means not to force women and gender minorities to speak of their lives, experiences and identities, but to challenge oneself to understand the world through their eyes and their creations.

For this reason, FAME has created 5 different pathways along which one can meander and explore the festival. These pathways do not have boundaries, nor strict entry or exit points. They are flexible, interconnected and reflect the paths you can walk to arrive at the shows, workshops, conferences... These are:

In the spirit of the festival's ambition to bring the arts and feminism into dialogue, each of these tracks is inspired by questions that animate and agitate contemporary feminist currents: materialist, decolonial and queer feminisms, eco-feminism, pro-sex feminisms, transfeminism, and so on.

Program

Soûlographie

Performance

Unlike the anaesthetics of all kinds that the powers that be watch us swallow without flinching (prozac, sleeping pills), alcohol is one of what Balzac called the ‘modern excitants’. We never know where excitement might take us - what revolutions it might lead us to....

Laurent de Sutter (dandy-es-booze) (he), Sara Selma Dolorès (she), Jérôme Colleyn (he) and Harouna Saou (he)

15.09.25 + 16.09.25 · 20h30

Language : FR

18+
Alcohol consumption

Banda Sardinhas

Concert

The opening evening will end with music and dance by Banda Sardinhas, a group of six female musicians based around Forró, a traditional music from north-east Brazil.

Clémence, Alice, Octavia, Lara, Juliette and Lisa

11.09.25 · 18h45

All audiences

Je passerai par ta bouche · performance

Performance

Is it necessary to use the sharpness of a blade to achieve the smoothest of velvets? This participatory performance gets the rhythms and words, tongues and mouths, taste buds and textures pulsating.

véra (&) léon (she)

13.09.25 · 17h

Languages : FR

16+

Je passerai par ta bouche · exhibition

Exhibition

Véra (&) Léon devour all the living forms we ingest, exploring the porosity between sensuality and voracity with devilish humour and angelic magic. The installation Je passerai par ta bouche (I will pass through your mouth) will be on display throughout the festival at the Théâtre des Riches-Claires.

véra (&) léon (she)

Toute la semaine

Langues : FR

16+

Anti-Cyclone #Openmic FAME

Open mic

The Anti-Cyclone collective invites you to take to the mike in an open mic with boombap, trap and drill in the background, with Dj Fidezil on the decks. With a feminist ideology that's inclusive and safe, the collective's aim is to bring people together in the hip-hop scene, which is still a very male-dominated environment. This open mic is open to everyone!

Collectif Anti-Cyclone

13.09.25 · 20h30

Language : FR

All audiences

Je passerai par ta bouche · workshop

Workshop

Explore the porosity of words between sensuality and voracity, with devilish humour and angelic magic. You will choose a form that we ingest and make short work of it.

véra (&) léon (she)

14.09.25 · 15h

Language : FR

16+

Gogaytte

Performance, Workshop

Gogaytte is a collaborative performance, the result of a series of workshops given in the run-up to the festival by Mélina Ghorafi at Le Poisson Sans Bicyclette. In collaboration with culinary duo T2T, the participants developed songs about their bodies and identities. They invite you to attend the performance of their songs, where the audience is invited to help prepare phytohormone drinks created in collaboration with T2T.

Mélina Ghorafi (she) – T2T

14.09.25 · 17h

Langues : FR

14+

The Last Seed

Screening

Screening of the film ‘The Last Seed’ by Andrea Gema. The last seed highlights an important theme: the issue of seeds and seed control, particularly in Africa.

Andrea Gema (she)

16.09.25 · 17h

Languages : VO + subtitles FR/EN

All audience

Inventer une alternative : Pour une pensée sociale de l’alimentation

Discussion Panel

What if we thought about food in a more collective, fairer and more environmentally friendly way? Come and discover initiatives that share a common goal of reinventing how we consume, produce and distribute food, each from a specific angle, in projects that emphasise the social and environmental aspects of food.

Fanny Campion(les Cuisines de Quartier), Clara Dinéty (Ferme du chaudron), Jonathan Peuch (CreaSSA)

18.09.25 · 10h

Language : FR

14+

Recettes de lutte, saveurs de dignité

Dinner, Discussion Panel

A buffet will be prepared and served by the women of Occupation du Bonheur, followed by a discussion on the link between cooking and struggle.

Occupation du Bonheur

18.09.25 · 12h

Languages : FR

Booking required (free)
Free sale at the event (in cash)

Mangez les riches : Alimentation et lutte des classes

Talk

How did the burger become a dish for the rich? Why has eating Nutella become a social stigma? Journalist Nora Bouazzouni, a food specialist, will be presenting her thoughts on the intersection between food and class struggle.

Nora Bouazzouni (she)

18.09.25 · 16h30

Language : FR

14+

Karaoké des origines

karaoke

Following on from Emmeline Marcour and Lisa Tonelli's ‘Dans la cuisine’, a play about cultural heritage and family memories through the cooking of her nonna's tomato sauce, we're calling up your memories in music!

19.09.25 · 21h

All audience

Carte blanche Tashattot : Food, Memory and Territory

Discussion Panel

Join Kinan Mansour and Sabine Boghossian for a roundtable on food, memory, and connection across Bilad al-Sham and its diaspora.

Sabine Boghossian (she), Kinan Mansour (he)

20.09.25 · 17h

Language : EN

All audience

Carte blanche Tashattot : Chickpea Workshop & Lunch

Dinner, Workshop

Join Kinan Mansour for a cooking workshop celebrating regional culinary heritage, where participants learn to prepare a traditional dish and share it together during dinner.

Kinan Mansour (he)

21.09.25 · 11h

Langues : EN

14+

Foragers + Soup over Bethlehem

Screening

Screening about Food and Politics in Palestine : Foragers directed and produced by Jumana Manna and Soup over Bethlehem directed by Larissa Sansour.

Jumana Manna (she), Larissa Sansour (she)

20.09.25 · 19h30

Language : VO (sous-titres EN)

All audience

La deuxième scène se dessine

Exhibition

The exhibition: ‘La deuxième scène se dessine’ (The second scene takes shape) highlights and combats gender inequality in the performing arts. It will be on display at the Théâtre des Riches-Claires throughout the festival week.

Voix De Femmes ASBL and Bachelor's 3 and Master's 1 students (2023-24) from the Visual and Graphic Communication workshop at ENSAV La Cambre

Toute la semaine

Langues : FR

Tout public

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Conference Transcripts

Four conferences took place in connection to the performing arts programme. These were held at La Bellone. You can find these transcripts below (in french):

Queer, art, politique : un lien évident ?
Gilles Jacinto

Comment penser des esthétiques décoloniales et féministes dans les arts de la scène ?
Aminata Demba · Marine Bachelot Nguyen · Lîlâ Bisiaux · Modération Aru Lee

Arts, écologie et féminisme
Barbara Métais-Chastanier · Le Crabe collectif

Pour un théâtre politique féministe et queer
Muriel Plana

Photos

Photos credits : Samy Soussi · samysoussi.be · @sam.photographe

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FAME is not only a venue, but also a supporter of co-production.

The Manx Cat Project is a multi-faceted project that brought together 5 directors and 3 authors from Ecarlate la Cie in the 2022 edition of the festival. The question of gender inequality is nothing new. This is why the company shined a spotlight on 5 influential women who have been excluded from Belgian history.

With the help of archives, they produced a synthesis of a century of feminism in the form of 5 plays.

Milva was present at the project rehearsals to document it photographically. This documentation ended up in a 7-day exhibition during the festival.

More about the project: : Volets 123 · Volets 45

Photos credits : Milva Ghenda · Site web · @mimidynamite

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The ones that matter

FAME, is of course a performing arts festival, but above all, it is a dialogue and an adelphity* representing the bridge between a multitude of people and projects. These people work all year round, are not always accommodated or considered, often work for long hours, are poorly paid… however, their work often leads to the betterment of society and individual lives; those of women, queer people, POC, those with disabilities, those of people in precarious situations, those on the margins of society.
We would like to extend our gratitude and thanks to these people for their work, for their daily contribution to society and for the trust that you have placed in FAME.

Thank you.

Adelphity*: The neutral synonym for sorority and fraternity.

To the collectives who work relentlessly every day.

To those who feed both your minds and your eyes.

To those who have made FAME accessible and sustainable.

And to the spaces that have placed their trust in us.

Team

Aliette Griz

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Relations and encounters facilities

Anna Lits

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Relations and encounters facilities

Camille Khoury

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Artistic Direction

Dorothée Dassy

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Financial and Administrative officer

Effir Libilbéhéty

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Press & Communication

Joëlle Reyns

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Technical Coordination

Laetitia Miranda-Neri

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Production Director

Louise Calvo

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Intern Production & Administration

Réianne Ismaili

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Intern Press & Communication