Odyssée - 1664

Flashback to 1664, a year of disillusionment following a period of euphoria: the Kronenbourg Brewery was founded, as was the colonial East India Company, and Louis XIV replaced absolutism and the unbridled arts with academicism. This era of stagnation does not escape the keen eye of art historian Hortense Belhôte. The woman who traded the lectern for the stage strikes another major blow against official memory with a “spectacular lecture”—a specialty of hers. As always, with her delightful and insightful blend of theoretical references, pop culture, and autobiographical revelations—including her own addictions—the energetic com%Eédienne brings back the unbridled artistic jubilation that preceded the political upheaval of 1664, of which today’s France is still the heir.

Q&A with the artist following Thursday’s performance.

By Hortense Belhote

Ages 15 and up
1h00