Always persona non grata.
Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot said Monday “regret” that Bertrand Cantat, sentenced to several years in prison for the murder of his companion in 2003, created the music for an upcoming show at the La Colline national theater.
Asked about France Inter to find out if she found this situation "normal" in the middle of #MeToo at the theater, the Minister replied: "I do not have to intervene in the management of La Colline.
I regret that Bertrand Cantat was nevertheless invited ”.
. @ R_Bachelot: "I do not have to intervene in the management of the Théâtre de la Colline. I regret that Bertrand Cantat was invited there, nevertheless."
# le79Inter pic.twitter.com/XINQurjeKA
- France Inter (@franceinter) October 18, 2021
Ms. Bachelot argued "the freedom of creation" and stressed that the boss of the Hill, Wajdi Mouawad, could "not be accused of the slightest complacency with regard to the fight against sexual and gender-based violence".
The show “Mère”, created and directed by Wajdi Mouawad, will be performed from November 19 to December 30.
Cantat accused of other violence
The actress Marie Trintignant had succumbed to the blows of Bertrand Cantat, former singer of the music group Noir Désir, in 2003 in Vilnius.
The singer had been sentenced to eight years in prison.
He carried out four, including one in Lithuania, before being granted parole in 2007. His judicial review ended in 2011.
See also Bertrand Cantat: new investigations around the suicide of his ex-wife
Bertrand Cantat lost in June 2020 the defamation lawsuit he had filed at Point.
In an article published at the end of 2017, the weekly accused him of having committed violence against several of his companions.
Four years after the start of the #MeToo movement, the wave reached the theatrical world in France.
On Saturday, some 300 people demonstrated in Paris to denounce the omerta.