“Autophagies”: so much more than a culinary performance

It’s an unusual smell that fills the room at the Festival Confit de Cavaillon in southern France. The slightly sweet and earthy scent comes from a mafé, bubbling away on the stage. But the performance “Autophagies” by director Eva Doumbia is not only about cooking: it merges memory, history, awareness of the past and of the self, bringing to the stage the diverse tales of migration, colonial heritage, dance, music and of course, African…