“He killed her and you applaud him!”

Since its birth, the #MeToo movement has touched all professional fields, not just the artistic sectors. The latest derivative? The # MeTooThéâtre which curls up those who perform on the much darker stages and backstage of shows. The director of the Théâtre de la Colline in Paris and renowned director Wajdi Mouawad has also paid the price. The author of the pieces Littoral and Fires chose Bertrand Cantat to compose the music for his latest project, Mother, played from November 12 to December 30 in the grounds of his establishment. Only, the former singer of Noir Désir is also an assassin, sentenced to eight years in prison for having beaten to death the actress Marie Trintignant, who died at 41, and daughter of the actor Jean-Louis Trintignant. If the man was imprisoned for four years, released on condition in 2007 and placed under judicial supervision in 2011, he has since resumed a surprisingly normal life.

Bertrand Cantat is not unemployed. For him, musical projects are linked, like concerts and other artistic collaborations. And each time, its share of controversy that goes with it. In front of the Théâtre de la Colline, for the premiere of Mother, masked feminists demonstrated. The activists tried to padlock the entrance doors of 15 rue Malte Brun (20th arrondissement) and lit a red smoke, as reported Point.

“Cantat assassin, Mouawad accomplice!”

Numerous slogans were readable on their signs to show their anger, such as “Cantat assassin, Mouawad accomplice!” but also “He killed her and you applaud him!“. Despite these disturbances, the three knocks sounded at 9 p.m. sharp, and the red curtain rose, accompanied by the soundtracks of… Bertrand Cantat.