Théâtre Montansier - Ravissement, Histoire de Bakhita

Entertainment/recreation

Tuesday 31 March 2026

20:30 to 21:45

Location : Théâtre Montansier

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Zianigo, Veneto. 1886.

When Bakhita meets Illuminato for the first time, she does not even look at him: she keeps her eyes downcast and her shoulders hunched, as she has done with all the men she has encountered over the years.

When Illuminato meets Bakhita, he sees something he has never seen before: a black woman. And a slave.

When Bakhita meets Illuminato for the second time, she dares to look up. Because this voice conveys neither anger nor violence, nor even authority. Illuminato speaks to this young woman, repeating the same words several times, and feels as if he is talking to a brick wall.

There will be a third meeting, then many more: these two have things to say to each other, despite the barrier of language and social status, religion and age, and the insurmountable barrier that stands between their respective histories, for she has crossed Africa on foot, the desert by camel and the sea by ship, amid so much violence that she cannot turn back, while he has never left his parents' land. No, really, they have nothing in common. And yet they will recognise each other as brother and sister.

Inspired by the true story of Bakhita (1869-1947), a young Sudanese slave whose journey to freedom was extraordinary, Ravissement depicts a friendship that becomes the cradle of a path to resilience. A show that plunges us into the heart of a human and spiritual rebirth.

Production Théâtre Pneumatique
Written and directed by Juliane Stern, set design by Jean Stern, sound by Agnès Moyencourt and Laurent Fléchier, lighting by Hugo Fleurance, costumes by Marie-Eve Wolfrom, with Elsie Mencaraglia and Benoît Cassard

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