Femmes Bûcherons

Cette installation réunit des femmes lorraines bénévoles de plus de 50 ans

This installation brings together female volunteers over 50 from the Lorraine region in France who, through their strength and energy, cut logs, throw axes, construct and build ephemeral wooden totems.

Such, in a few words, is the concept behind Dorte Olesen’s installation Femmes Bûcherons, which will occupy for 5 days the Place Stanislas in Nancy to open the evening performances at the Opéra National de Lorraine.

She wishes to make female strength and community spirit more visible, make an aspect of rural life visible to city dwellers, and show the degree of physical force required to produce energy.

However, her project also aims to show the knowledge possessed by women over 50 and to encourage the meeting of different cultures.

“I hope that the spectators will feel the smell of the logs and soak up the force of attraction of the physical cooperation and community spirit existing amongst women. Women over 50 form an interesting group. They place no importance on appearance”.

Femmes Bûcherons is a display of female strength.

Source CCN – Ballet de Lorraine programme 2012 – 2013