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How do we construct ourselves as women and artists when few role models are passed on to us, when a part of history is missing? With her company Quai n°7, Juliette Steiner leads this reflection, seeking to reveal this missing heritage. In the tradition ofAn exhibitionWith the last mischievous touch of an invisibilized visual artist, the director brings back to life, in this creation, some little-known or forgotten paths.

It all begins with a conference. A presenter tries to introduce us to the work of a woman artist. But the video projector doesn't work, and nothing seems to be displayed about her life. And yet, she left her mark on her era and enjoyed a certain renown. The lecturer is struggling when we suddenly witness shifts in time and space.

Blending live visual arts, theater and improvised DJ set, four performers make women artists appear and disappear in a joyful play of echo and resonance. The elements unfold in ingenious ways, transforming the stage into a concert hall or workshop. Artemisia Gentileschi, Louise Bourgeois, Artemisia Gentileschi, Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, the female cave painter and many more talents rub shoulders. To the rhythm of the music, the show re-appropriates their heritage, their words and their powerful works, all with a great deal of humor.

Director, actress and visual artist, Juliette Steiner has been a member of the artists' collective at the TJP - Centre Dramatique National de Strasbourg since 2023. A student at Strasbourg's Haute École des Arts du Rhin from 2009 to 2014, she has spent the last five years building her career at the crossroads of acting, visual installation, dance and set design. She continued her training with two years of acting at the Conservatoire de Colmar. As an actress, Juliette Steiner has since worked for a number of directors, and has also dubbed for Arte. Juliette Steiner founded the Quai n°7 company in 2016. Her work combines plastic research, feminist and societal questioning, and the re-actualization of great myths. The same year, she created ANTIGONE #Ismene. Then follows : H.S. (2021), Services (2021), A floating island by Eddy Pallaro as part of Faits d'Hiver at the Théâtre de Peuple (2021). Juliette Steiner was associate artist at the Comédie de Colmar from 2019 to 2022. She has been supported by La Filature, scène nationale de Mulhouse, since 2022. Visit TJP, she stages the play An Exhibition (2024), and creates for toddlers aged 18 months and over Moé Moé Boum Boum (2025) awith choreographer Kaori Ito. In 2025, Juliette Steiner accompanied the creation of Collectif en scène alongside author Marie NDiaye and sound designer Ludmila Gander.

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