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A fallen princess, having just emerged from battle, loses her family, wealth, kingdom and seeks to escape.<div> The songs are taken from the Gospel album "Where is Love?" by Sister Nat & the Gospel Stars, released in February 2024, featuring original compositions by Natacha Maratrat, aka Sister Nat. Available on all platforms and on CD.</div><div><br></div><div> Natacha Maratrat</div><div> From the age of 8, she acted in a Peter Brook play at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, which incorporated passages from the Mahabharata. She identified with Peter Brook's redemptive work, for which she would go on to perform in several other plays: Shakespeare's The Tempest (as Miranda) and I Am a Phenomenon, based on the writings of Oliver Sacks, with whom she also completed numerous professional workshops reserved for his company.</div><div><br></div><div> After studying at the National School of Theatre in Strasbourg, she dedicated herself to Gospel music under the tutelage of artist Mister Blaiz. She then adopted the stage name Sister Nat and toured France, performing Gospel shows. She now has 26 years of touring experience and over 800 concerts to her credit.</div><div><br></div><div> Natacha Maratrat has never stopped writing; her writing unfolds in intimacy, but it is again through song that it will be shared within compositions from the 2000s onwards. She became a member of Sacem in 2007.</div><div><br></div><div> In 2008, she met the writer Paolo Coelho and proposed a theatrical adaptation of his book: "On the Banks of the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept". She obtained the rights in 2008 and worked on several versions for 10 years. The play was hosted in Residence at the Annot Festival, the Summer of All Dreams (2010), at the Festival en Seine (2011), in Maisoncelle en Brie (2012) and at the Forum 104 in Paris (2018).</div><div><br></div><div> In 2018, Natacha Maratrat, whose gospel stage name is Sister Nat, worked on the album "Where is Love?" featuring nine original compositions and two covers. Each song explores a pilgrimage of the heart in search of Absolute Love. Released in February 2024, the album was well-received in England, receiving airplay on several radio stations and rave reviews.</div><div><br></div><div> In 2020, the writing work on "Where is Love?" began.</div><div> In summer 2025, this work will be in residence at Chapêlmele in Alençon with director Béatriz Gutierrez and choreographer Lionel Amatode. Two preview performances will take place at the Théâtre de l'île Saint Louis Paul Rey on September 12 and 13, 2026.</div><div><br></div><div> Natacha Maratrat is also a teacher. In 2004, she founded the Gospel Stars Choir. She offers professional training for freelance performing artists. She has also been teaching musical theatre, often original productions, since 2012 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. She will open her own musical theatre school in Puteaux in September 2022.</div>