The Haitian poet and playwright Jean d’Amérique is among the winners of the 4th edition of the Auteurs en tandem program, dedicated to street arts and theater.
Haitian writer Jean d’Amérique is among the winners of the 4th edition of the Authors in Tandem program – Street and Public Space Arts & Theatre, the results of which have just been announced. For this 2026/2027 edition, he is paired with artist Dalila Boitaud. A second duo, bringing together Sophie Anselme and Maud Galet Lalande, was also selected by the program’s partners.
Run by ARTCENA, this program pairs, for each edition, a street and public space artist with a playwright who has received the National Aid for the Creation of Dramatic Texts. The goal is to spark a meeting between two different writing worlds, without any obligation to produce something, in order to nurture the vitality of contemporary writing.For Jean from America, this selection is part of a journey already marked by growing recognition in the French-speaking literary and theater scene. Alongside Dalila Boitaud, he will benefit throughout the 2026/2027 season from support that includes financial aid as well as writing and public work residencies, provided by the program’s partner organizations.This collaboration between the two artists is meant to lead to a shared writing process, where each is invited to exchange their imagination with the other. At the end of this experimental period, the duo will present a roughly thirty-minute lab performance at the Chalon dans la rue festival in July 2027 — a must-see event for street arts in France.
The Authors in Tandem program brings together several leading French cultural institutions: ARTCENA, L’Atelline – a nationally recognized stage for Art and Creation, Chalon dans la rue / L’Abattoir – National Center for Street Art and Public Space, La Chartreuse – National Center for Performing Arts Writings, as well as Le PÔLE, a nationally recognized stage for Art in the Territory – Armand Gatti Theater Library.Jean d’Amérique’s inclusion among the winners of this edition confirms the place that Haitian writings continue to secure within the support systems for theatrical creation and street arts in France. His collaboration with Dalila Boitaud, an artist of street and public space arts, paves the way for a unique dialogue between two disciplines that rarely intersect, with the result set to be presented to the public next summer in Chalon-sur-Saône.
Meanwhile, the two winning pairs of this 4th edition are already starting their residency and shared writing period, in a setting that favors experimentation over immediate production.
