Luonnollisesti (Naturellement)

LUONNOLLISESTI on June 28 and 29, 2025, on the Site des 3 Glands, consisting of 2 acts:

– Act 1, sound siesta (30 minutes) at 2pm and 4pm, written by Emilie Mousset
– Act 2, theatrical monologue (1h) at 7pm Saturday, 6pm Sunday, written by Stéphane Ghislain Roussel, performed by Marja-Leena-Leena Junker.

The term luonnollisesti, Finnish for “naturally”, immediately raises a behavioral question: can we live and act in harmony with nature, as if naturally? What meaning does the word have in a culture emblematic of this opposition? Taking the form of a monologue, Luonnollisesti is dedicated to the Finnish actress Marja-Leena Junker, whose fifty-five-year career was mainly spent in Luxembourg. The question of a life in the heart of the city mirrored by a desire for complete immersion in nature is also a thread running through the play. However, the text is not intended as a project about ecology, but within ecology. Ecology is understood as the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment. The aim here is not to take a critical or catastrophist look at these dynamics, but to summon up and provoke reflection through sensations, opening up other forms of belonging and ways of reconnecting with the living. The role of animism in Western civilization and the fertile power of imaginaries linked to eco-feminism and the power of repair also serve as references.

“(…) Life in Padasjoki is very different from a city like here in Luxembourg. It’s even more different from metropolises like London, Paris and Brussels, the major European capitals. Of course, each city has its own character and energy. In the past, I used to get intoxicated by the hustle and bustle and the constant concert of noise. Concrete everywhere, like a sounding board. Now, this urban density is suffocating me. My body is vulnerable to too much violence. (…) I’ve often dreamed of theaters set amidst greenery, of sharing the stage with eagles and moose. (…) ”