Fanny & Alexander - Nina

Fri, 29 Aug - Sat, 30 Aug

La Cité Bleue

La Bâtie - Festival de Genève

A tribute? No, a comeback. Fifty years after her legendary concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Nina Simone is back! American soprano Claron McFadden offers a mimetic portrayal, following Simone’s voice live via headphones. A voice that sings, that speaks intimately to her audience, that defends political stances and confesses the sorrow of not becoming the first Black concert pianist in history. A voice full of expression and emotion, transporting McFadden into a fantastic “layering” process. “I let her fill my soul”, she says – and she fills ours, too.