En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule

The Gazon·Neve Company is a Brussels-based theatre company that brings together, among others, the projects of Jessica Gazon. The works developed within the company typically draw on societal taboos as a driving force for performance, channeling the desires and anger of the creative teams into a shared artistic language that fosters a dynamic of co-creation.

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Born in Verviers into an anarchist, eco-conscious and unconventional family, Jessica Gazon began developing company-based work as early as 2009. Shaped by a series of improbable, accidental, and sometimes decisive encounters, their artistic path is marked by constant mutation and transition.Their projects are generally composed of autofictional material and devised theatre, and seek to question the limits of representation through both humor and political engagement. Their work also focuses on adapting novels by autofiction writers such as Camille Laurens, Édouard Louis, and Mathilde Forget. Their productions have been performed across Belgium, including at Théâtre de la Balsamine, Théâtre Varia and Théâtre Jean Vilar.

Recently appointed associated artist at the Théâtre des Martyrs, their current focus is on creating human-centered artistic experiences in which both creative practices and care for the team are central to the process, bringing together gentleness, joy and rigor.

Jessica Gazon also co-organized the collective reflection series “Pouvoirs et Dérives” at La Bellone, an initiative aimed at examining the various forms of violence within the performing arts sector in Belgium.

Édouard Louis, born in 1992 in Hallencourt, is a French writer and sociologist whose work is deeply shaped by his childhood in a working-class environment in northern France.
He rose to prominence in 2014 with En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule, an autobiographical debut in which he recounts his difficult upbringing. Two years later, he published Histoire de la violence, inspired by a violent assault he experienced.
In 2018, he continued his exploration of social violence with Qui a tué mon père, a deeply moving text about his father and the devastating impact of public policies on the working classes. Three years later, he paid tribute to his mother in Combats et métamorphoses d’une femme, portraying her struggle for emancipation in the face of poverty and domestic violence.
With L’Effondrement, published in 2024, Édouard Louis turns his attention to his older brother, who died at the age of 38. Driven by dreams of social mobility, his brother ultimately collided with the harsh realities of his environment, gradually descending into alcohol abuse and gambling.
A major figure in contemporary literature, Édouard Louis is regularly invited to speak at conferences, and his works are widely studied in universities.

Executive Production Gazon·Neve Company
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