B**** (pronounced BITCH) is a solo performance that invites the audience to explore the shadowy aspects of the character portrayed on stage. It is an intimate moment, a sharing of the darker points in the life of a young woman, a mother, facing her own difficult times. Yipoon Chiem feels the need to share her story, which seems to resonate with everyone’s experiences. The solo questions her place as a woman, a political refugee, a mother, a wounded child, in a community where appearance matters, where the right to be oneself is censored simply by being a woman. This brings her back to the question of the foundations of society regarding the perception of women. There are different archetypes of women, and the loss of feminine identity was the starting point. The solo is an introspective look at her life, an observation of her state of mind, expressed through her work as a dancer and choreographer.
Author : Yipoon Chiem
Choreography/ Performance : Yipoon Chiem
Musical creation : Louc Sadu – Torben Hens – Enael Music (Anese Laghmich) – Yipoon Chiem
Lighting design / Stage management : Lucien Elskens
Videos : Elen Sylla Grollimund
Costumes / Scenography : Caroline Faïnke
Scenography : Yipoon Chiem
Coach : Mike Van Alfen
Choreographic coach : Alesandra Seutin (Cie Vocab Dance)
Delegated productions : Citylab Pianofabriek – Lezarts Urbains
Co-productions : KVS – Stad van Brussel – Mestizo Platform/Wipcoop – Rataplan – Zinnema
Broadcast : Get Down – Dancers Management
With the support of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and the VGC