Thibaud Hue 2:57 p.m., October 16, 2021

It's been a few days since the hashtag # MetooThéâtre has invaded social networks.

Actresses, directors and screenwriters gathered this Saturday morning in front of the Ministry of Culture in Paris to demand concrete measures from the public authorities in order to "reverse the balance of power".

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After cinema, the #Metoo movement is also reaching the theater world.

The hashtag # MetooThéâtre was launched ten days ago on twitter.

They are actresses, directors who denounce acts of sexist and sexual assault in their professional environment.

They were this Saturday morning in front of the Ministry of Culture in Paris.

200 women, authors, actresses, screenwriters were present.

On their signs, we could read "He raped me, you applaud him" or "Death to the omerta".

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A relief"

It was Marie, present at the event, who launched the hashtag on social networks. She testified to having been raped by a comedian from the Comédie Française. This gathering is a relief for her. "To have seen the victims of the other cases, the fact that we are hugging each other, there is something very strong. It is very beautiful and that is the general mood: the joy of to be together and to be heard. We hope it will last. "

Agathe is also part of the collective that came to demonstrate this Saturday.

If the floor is freed, it is not enough for her.

The young woman calls for concrete measures.

"We are asking for a national survey so that figures can be established. Because figures and statistics are indisputable. And so that we can also measure the extent of this phenomenon which we see every day in our country. circles, "explains the young woman, who also calls for" a system of parity within programming, within institutions so that the balance of power can change. "