About
What to expect
Rébecca Chaillon composes a funny and fierce parable about survival, between gravity and lightness.
- A performance by Rébecca Chaillon
- Her company is called Dans Le Ventre
- The piece starts from life in the margin
- It is a parable, not a programme or comfort
Dates
Questions
When does La Parabole du Seum start and end?
La Parabole du Seum is on Wednesday, 16 December 2026, 19:00 until 21:45.
Where is La Parabole du Seum?
La Parabole du Seum takes place at Théâtre National, E. Jacqmainlaan 111, Brussel.
How much are tickets for La Parabole du Seum?
Tickets for La Parabole du Seum cost from €20 at the theatre's official ticket shop.
What does the title mean?
In French, 'parabole' means both 'parable' and 'satellite dish'.
'Seum' is French street slang, said to come from the Arabic word for 'poison' or 'venom', used for anger, frustration and bitterness.
The title also refers to Octavia Butler's novella 'Parable of the Sower', published in French as 'La Parabole du Semeur'.
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Getting there
Théâtre National, E. Jacqmainlaan 111, 1000 Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE
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