Suairë (2024)
Suairë [Suite] (2024)
Presented as part of the Fierté Montréal Pride Festival
The Village District and on the Esplanade of the Olympic Stadium,
Montréal (Canada)

In this two-part performance series, the artist reappropriates the ritual of the Stations of the Cross, transforming their body into both instrument and receptacle of suffering. Raphë methodically unfurls a long paper scroll across hundreds of meters, shaping it into a monumental burden that is then strapped to their back. This ritual procession, a dance passage between visibility and disappearance, charges every step with pain and persistence, turning suffering into a path toward liberation.

Dans cette série de deux performances, l’artiste se réapproprie le rituel du chemin de croix, transformant son corps en instrument et en réceptacle de la souffrance. Raphë déroule méthodiquement un long rouleau de papier sur plusieurs centaines de mètres, le façonnant en un fardeau monumental attaché ensuite à son dos. Cette procession rituelle, une traversée dansée entre visibilité et effacement, charge chacun des pas de douleur et de persévérance, transformant la souffrance en un parcours vers la libération.

Suairë (2024)
Suairë Suite (2024)
Presented as part of the Fierté Montréal Pride Festival
The Village District and on the Esplanade of the Olympic Stadium
Montréal (Canada)

Credits
Direction, Performance, Conception and Production Design: Raphë
External eye: Nadia GK
Image Credit: Liana Paré (TheGhost)
Thanks to: Chris Ngabonziza, SDC Village Team, Éric T-N and Philomène.