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Justine Heynemann and Rachel Arditi take on the mythical figure of Olympe de Gouges in a feminist and festive musical fresco. Electrifying!<div> 1789. As France undergoes unprecedented upheaval, Olympe, author, director, and troupe leader, tries in vain to have her play Zamore et Mirza performed at the Comédie-Française. The rejection she faces is based solely on common misogyny.</div><div><br></div><div> Olympe flies into a rage as powerful as the one echoing through the streets of Paris.</div><div><br></div><div> She joins the struggle, actively participating in the building of a new society.</div><div><br></div><div> Like many citizens, she believes that the man in "All men are born free and equal" is also a woman.</div><div><br></div><div> But actually, no. Not really...</div>