"Romancero Queer", the Pasteurized Queer

Photo Teresa Suarez Placing herself under the tutelary figure of Federico García Lorca, Virginie Despentes creates Romancero Queer. A rather consensual spectacle whose critical force struggles to emerge. In March 2024, Virginie Despentes created at the Théâtre du Nord – where she is an associate artist – Woke, co-written with Julien Delmaire, Anne Pauly and Paul B. Preciado. Finding some of the performers of this show, the author and director si…