Le Premier Sexe ou la Grosse Arnaque de la Virilité

and Reine Blanche Productions LE PREMIER SEXE

OU LA GROSSE ARNAQUE DE LA VIRILITÉ

DURATION: 1h15

By Mickaël Délis

Directed by Mickaël Délis and Vladimir Perrin

With Mickaël Délis

A man on stage, supported by various members of his family, his classmates, his shrink, his exes, his future partners, colleagues, students, offers the fruit of his reflection. The condensed essence of an existence in seven scenes and about twice as many foundational anecdotes, brought together to question the dizzying nature of a gender and all the imperatives it implies. The author got a bit carried away with that long sentence, the rest will be simpler. Promise.

From childhood to adulthood, from oppression to emancipation, from abusive virility to a singular masculinity, Le Premier Sexe is a journey. And a sharing.

PRESS:

« Terribly funny without being immodest, this show simply feels good and allows for a salutary reflection on the deconstruction of gender stereotypes.  » Sandrine Blanchard - Le Monde

« Moving, even dizzying… A text of incredible intelligence, direction and performance of breathtaking beauty… With a rare sensitivity, accuracy and humour, Mickael Delis’s show is a revelation!  » Rossana di Vincenzo - Télérama - TTTT

« Exceptional, unforgettable, funny and moving (...) Great art for a moment of high artistic calibre. Mickaël Délis in his garden of...delights, is irresistible. Did you say masterpiece?  » Jean-Rémi Barland - La Provence - Coup de Coeur La Provence festival OFF 2023

« A funny play that shatters so-called virility.  » L’Humanité

« With Le Premier Sexe ou la grosse arnaque de la virilité, Mickaël Délis offers a masterful show that will make its mark, as well as a moving message of freedom.  » Nicolas Arnstam - Toute la Culture

« Borrowing the structure of Simone de Beauvoir’s feminist essay, Mickaël Délis playfully questions masculinity today. A caustic, salvatory one-man show