Copyright information:Jean Louis Fernandez
A prestigious fashion house is tasked with the assignment of a lifetime: designing the wedding dress of a British princess. For months, seamstresses, designers, and embroiderers labor in total secrecy across Paris, Alençon, and Mumbai. Every stitch demands perfection, every detail absolute discretion – until their lives take an unexpected, dramatic turn.
'devastating viewing from which you can’t look away'
– The Guardian ★★★★
In LACRIMA, director Caroline Guiela Nguyen offers a rare, intimate glimpse behind the gilded curtains of haute couture. The performance traces the hands that bring the dress to life: from a couture atelier in Paris, through a lace workshop in Alençon, to an embroidery studio in Mumbai, where centuries-old craftsmanship is passed down from generation to generation. At the same time, LACRIMA asks an urgent question: how are we looking at the inequalities and postcolonial power behind the glamour and beauty of the haute couture?
The dress itself becomes a symbol of visibility: dazzling on a princess, invisible in the hands that made it. With an open set and dynamic video projections revealing every delicate stitch across all three ateliers simultaneously, an exciting and gripping drama unfolds.
'What’s most important for me is to show that these victims also possess power: the power of their knowledge. It won’t necessarily save them, but it gives them dignity, an ability to participate in the beauty of the world.'
— Caroline Guiela Nguyen, director
Read the interview with Caroline Guiela Nguyen
dates
Wed June 24 7:30 PM
Thu June 25 7:30 PM
Fri June 26 5:00 PM
prices
- default from € 35
- CJP incl. a drink € 20
- HF Young from € 26,50
- youth under 18 € 15
information
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English, French, Tamoul surtitles: English, Dutch
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2 hours 55 minutes (zonder pauze)
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LACRIMA
Jean Louis Fernandez
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LACRIMA
Jean Louis Fernandez
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LACRIMA
Jean Louis Fernandez
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LACRIMA
Jean Louis Fernandez
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LACRIMA
Jean Louis Fernandez
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Caroline Guiela Nguyen, author, mise-en-scène
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