JULIETTE nue | Madame Caroline

JULIETTE nue is a project developed by the CTELA Lab at Université Côte d’Azur, led by Caroline Bouissou. It includes several stages: the publication of a story written by Caroline Bouissou, its rewriting and stage adaptation, and, in collaboration with UniCA students, the creation of original texts and a performance, along with documentation of the creative process.

JULIETTE nue – The Book
Published by Sarnalhèrs
130 pages

12 post-photographic collages
4 pages of archive photographs
1 sound piece

100 numbered and signed copies
10 copies include a signed photograph
2 artist’s proofs, numbered and signed

Part of a larger project
Winner of the UniCA grant from the EUR CREATES program

Price: €15
To order, contact the author directly
Or find the book in:
Nice – Librairie Massena, Librairie Les Journées Suspendues
Cagnes – Cros de Cagnes, Librairie La Pêche à la Ligne
Luchon – Librairie des Thermes

JULIETTE nue, or 100 Years in the Life of a Resolutely Contemporary Woman: Juliette. A touching and humorous life story — Juliette is a hairdresser in Aix-en-Provence before meeting François and moving to Belgium. After a thousand twists and turns, the young couple settles in Cagnes-sur-Mer. A joy to read! Feminist, free-spirited, and full of life, Juliette is timeless.

c C. Bouissou

Extract 1 Juliette – au salon

(...) Je coiffais les hommes au début mais je n’aimais pas ça du tout alors je les ai largués pour ne coiffer que les femmes d’ailleurs ça ne rapportait pas du tout et ils étaient mal élevés. Le lundi matin j’avais quand même quelques clients hommes pour leur faire la permanente en cachette. On faisait beaucoup de coiffures différentes il y avait encore des chignons mais c’était rare, à mon époque c’était la moumoute. J’avais une petite vieille qui me préparait les faux cheveux et après je les teignais de la couleur des cheveux de mes clientes qui étaient obligées de revenir parce qu’elles ne savaient pas se coiffer ; je gagnais un argent fou avec ça ! J’avais une cliente dont le mari était jaloux et quand ils se battaient il lui arrachait les cheveux, il jetait les moumoutes par la fenêtre et le lendemain il fallait qu’elle revienne pour que je lui refasse tout.

JULIETTE nue, or 100 years in the life of a resolutely contemporary woman: Juliette. Juliette is a hairdresser in Aix-en-Provence before meeting François and moving to Belgium. After 1,000 adventures, the young couple settle in Cagnes-sur-Mer: a must-read! Feminist, joyful and free, Juliette is timeless.

JULIETTE nue - the workshop
JULIETTE nue is a project led by the Labo CTELA at the Université Côte d'Azur. It is a 3-stage project, involving the publication of the story written by Caroline Bouissou, its rewriting for the stage with doctoral students, and a performance accompanied by the publication of the creative process.

This is a multi-disciplinary inter-campus project involving students in dance, theatre, literature, language science, philosophy (Carlone), art (Villa Arson) and music (Conservatoire) from 1st year to doctorate level.

JULIETTE nue - the show
JULIETTE nue is a book by Caroline Bouissou and the starting point for a multi-generational, multi-disciplinary play. Sunday 15 will be the only performance, and admission is free so if you'd like to join us, welcome!
It's about creation, women, sharing and joie de vivre.
It's an intergenerational project, with actors aged between 17 and 102.
It's a multi-disciplinary project involving students
in Dance, Theatre, Literature, Language Sciences, Philosophy (Carlone), Art (Villa Arson) and Music (Conservatoire).

It's an innovative project by EUR CREATES & the CTELA laboratory, UNICA

Thank you to the 200 people who turned out on 15 December for the premiere of JULIETTE nue followed by Miroirs!

JULIETTE nue - video projection

© C. Bouissou

The awards ceremony: 22 prizes awarded!

The "If you say so, I must be able to do it" prize
double by the "you can count on me" prize for véronique

The "everything is an experience to be experienced and I'm here" prize for Alix

The "uninterrupted joy against all odds" award for Juliette

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