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Artenae
Macbeth! Macbeth! A Much Better Sadness — by Julie Coulon
Artenae presents Macbeth! Macbeth! A Much Better Sadness, a hybrid work combining performance, installation, and imagery by artist Julie Coulon.
On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition Ichnôs by Artenae, the artist is invited to create a carte blanche piece.
Drawing on Shakespeare’s iconic text, the work unfolds on stage in a highly colorful aesthetic, at the crossroads of boxing culture and rock’n’roll.
From T.S. Eliot to Bob Dylan, from Muhammad Ali to Joyce Carol Oates, Julie Coulon reinterprets the narrative of Macbeth and his struggle to become the Baron of Cawdor as a boxing match. The ring becomes a symbolic space where arena, ritual, and theatre of destiny merge.
Gradually, the gestures of combat shift into a tragic writing, revealing states of tension, vulnerability, and resistance, where bodies carry the traces of invisible stories and the echoes of collective tragedies.
La Maison du Carmel
Tuesday July 7, 2026 — 9:30 PM (sunset performance)
13 rue Frédéric Chevillon, 13200 Arles