2023-10-05 00:05:11
Published on October 5, 2023 at 02:05. Modified on October 5, 2023 at 05:16.
It’s well known that the dead are all good guys and the cemeteries are full of indispensable people. Really? Talking about them during a funeral, praising them, only saying good things about them is not necessarily Isabelle Guisan’s intention. In chapels and an old church, the Vaudois writer will speak from October 6 for a “draft funeral oration”. Only one on stage entitled Incredible! where it will be a question of addressing the themes of old age, waiting, solitude and the words loaded with meaning that we pronounce one last time during funerals. With a touch of provocation, a lot of tenderness and a touch of humor, the one who is also a journalist takes us into those moments that we prefer to forget, the farewells.
“I have always been concerned by the end of life, death,” she explains in a soft, calm voice. These are themes that live within me. I worked in nursing homes for more than fifteen years, first to lead writing workshops and then to launch activities that support the citizenship of residents. In the newspaper 24 hours, I wrote unvarnished chronicles on the living conditions of the residents of these institutions. I think I have a deeply social side with this desire to make the silent ones heard. I always wanted to be a loudspeaker, or rather an echo chamber.”
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