Fils de bâtard

Investigation, live music, mime, slam poetry: a theatrical UFO on a blazing odyssey

Following the success of 'Pourquoi Jessica a-t-elle quitté Brandon?' in Avignon, Cie MAPS presents its new theatrical UFO: FILS DE BÂTARD.

A son sets off in search of his father, dead for 15 years. His only clues are three maps: Congo, Antarctica, and Libya. For this dizzying investigation, Emmanuel De Candido traveled for seven years across three continents. But in the end, it is his mother, a heroine in the shadows, who gradually emerges from the story—a discreet woman yet revolutionary in her own way.

From Congolese independence songs to polar winds, from his mother's failed euthanasia to the birth of his son, this false solo performance alternates between tenderness, anger, and humor.

Emmanuel and his accomplices shift seamlessly between theatrical styles: storytelling, slam poetry, live music, mime and giant puppetry. A true story that challenges notions of filiation, heritage, and patriarchy. "What we experience here is gripping, poignant, and unmissable!" La Libre Belgique

Critics' Pick in Belgium
'Festival Guerrières' selection