Daphné BIIGA NWANAK
Actress

Daphné received a grant to help her study at the Théâtre National de Strasbourg. 

What is your artistic background ?
I began acting at the Ecole de la Comédie de Reims, whilst also studying philosophy in a literary preparatory class and at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris. A little later, I joined the Ecole du Théâtre National de Strasbourg. Over the years, I've worked with Bob Wilson, Maxime Kurvers, Jérôme Bel, Joris Lacoste, Séverine Chavrier and the collective (La) Horde. I've been staging my own collaborations with Baudouin Woehl since 2020, and Maya Deren, which we created together, is an important piece for me. As the years go by, I've come to realize that my work is becoming more and more focused on writing, for which directing and acting are joyful channels.

How do you see your profession today ?
An attentive eye inherited from Bourdieu, who believes that art can only be properly understood by observing the socio-political, technical and relational conditions from which it emerges. From this point of view, I think we're at a new historical turning point, and that my profession will be quite different in a few years' time.

How do you see yourself in 5 years ? In 10 years ?
Carrying on what I have just started.

This interview was conducted in 2024
Photo credit: Julia Grandperret