“2 years ago I found out that I might need to go through a double mastectomy in the future. For different reasons, breast reconstruction doesn’t feel like an option for me, so if I’ll get there, I’ll probably go flat. The mere prospect of losing my breasts raised many questions for me related to my definition of my own femininity. Through my own story I’ve connected with a growing community of women that choose to go flat, that stand proud of their new body and embrace it. Oftentimes, I’ve even had the impression they seem radically more free than ever before in their body.

I’ve set out to create Dark Horse as my own journey to embracing the body I have today. No matter what. I used to always dislike one part of my body or another. I used to wish I’d look different. But today I feel that if I get to keep all of my body parts through this lifetime, I’ll commit to embracing them regardless of how they look. We didn’t come into this life to hate the vessel we were born in, the vessel that we move through this world with. Life’s just too short for that.”

– Meytal Blanaru

Note contains nudity.

Creation & performance: Meytal Blanaru

Music: Benjamin Sauzerau

Dramaturgy: Ido Batash & Olivier Hespel

Light design: Francois Bodeux

Production: Fathom High Asbl

Coproduction: Theatre Les Brigittines, Charleroi Danse, Pole Sud CDCN, Compagnie Thor

International Communications & Development: Katherina Vasiliadis

Photos: Pierre Planchenault