Les Traversées du Marais: A Day of Poetic Experimentations at CWB|Paris
The Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles | Paris (CWB|Paris) is set to host a unique event on Friday, September 5, 2026, as part of the “Les Traversées du Marais” festival. This day-long program, titled “Les Traversées du Marais au CWB|Paris,” promises an immersive experience of poetic and performative experimentations centered around words, featuring artist Eloïse Tabouret and the collective Mange tes mots.
The event aims to forge connections between contemporary Belgian and French poetry scenes, focusing on practices that view language as a dynamic space for experimentation, relationship-building, and transformation. Here, words are not mere carriers of meaning; they become a medium to be performed, shared, and shifted, embodying memories, conflicts, emotions, and imaginative narratives.
Event Schedule and Activities:
The day is structured into three main parts, offering diverse ways for the public to engage with the poetic explorations:
- 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Writing Workshop (Free, Reservation Required)
Led by the collective Mange tes mots, this workshop will delve into Eloïse Tabouret’s research on lexical inventions and collective practices. Participants will explore linguistic shifts, experiment with deviations, and craft texts that will find their initial platform during the open mic session. - 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Performative Protocol by Eloïse Tabouret (Free Access)
Eloïse Tabouret will activate her participatory and discursive protocol, “Crève $@!0?€.” This open-to-the-public table game is conceived as an evolving manifesto, devoid of a single author. It serves as a collaborative space where dialogue uncovers the tensions, contradictions, and empowering acts of reappropriation and position-taking within language. The exchanges will form a communal material, destined to be reactivated, transcribed, and extended into an editorial format. - 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM: Poetry Evening (Free Access)
As the evening unfolds, the written works will transition from the workshop space to the stage. The open mic will first welcome texts and voices from the public (pre-registration with the collective required), followed by a curated program featuring three Belgian and two French authors. This lineup includes the punk and deeply embodied poetry of Bo Rainotte, the fractured verbal partitions of Olivia Tapiero, the hybrid forms of Jules Beurrier-Loncan (blending writing, musical composition, and performance), the narratives of Raïssa Yowali (exploring identity, memory, and filiation), and the plastic, baroque, and sensitive language of Mardi Forestier (where sensibility precedes meaning). This constellation of contemporary writings will explore the intersection of the intimate and the political, where shared sensibilities and language invent themselves in the very act of their utterance.
This event, echoing the broader “Les Traversées du Marais” festival, positions poetry as a space for encounter and experimentation. It is a journey where writings are shared, voices resonate without being identical or assimilated, and language rediscovers its capacity to generate new imaginaries and foster collective forms of life.
Practical Information:
- Date and Time: Friday, September 5, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- Location: Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles | Paris, 75004 Paris
- Admission: Free for all activities.
- Reservations: The writing workshop requires prior reservation. For the open mic session, participants must register in advance with the Mange tes mots collective.
Contact and Further Information:
- Website: cwb.fr/agenda/eloise-tabouret-mange-tes-mots-traversees-du-marais
- Facebook: Check the CWB|Paris and Mange tes mots pages for updates.
- Instagram: Follow CWB|Paris and Mange tes mots for event details.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with contemporary poetry and explore the transformative power of words in the vibrant setting of the Marais in Paris.
Source: https://www.jds.fr/paris/manifestations/festival/les-traversees-du-marais-au-cwb-paris-1692787_A
