"I am at home in a theater," the Proust questionnaire of Sophie Jolis, interpreter of Coco Chanel in the theater

Writers, musicians, singers, dancers, stylists, filmmakers… All summer long, artists are taking part in this game for franceinfo Culture. Today, Sophie Jolis, author, director, and actress.

Coming from the world of music – where she learned her craft as an opera singer with the most prestigious baroque ensembles – she quickly established herself in the theater thanks to her musicals such as Mademoiselle Gabrielle Chanel and The Buckingham Affair . Author, composer, director, actress, Sophie Jolis asserts herself as much on stage as behind the scenes: an exceptional jack-of-all-trades. Meet a music-loving artist.

Franceinfo Culture: This summer, are you more of a work or a nap person? Sophie Jolis: Work! Nap time is my business, but I tell her, "Not now, I have an idea!"

On vacation, are you a mountain or a beach person? The beach in the mountains, like in Corsica.

Let's talk about creation: are you a morning person or an evening person? Either, as long as there's silence.

Cinema or theater? Theater is live.

What show, book, film, or record have you still not seen, read, or listened to? In Search of Lost Time: Too many pages, not enough choruses.

Your best memory as an actress? Performing in front of an audience on stage at the Palais. Garnier.

Your nightmare? Loss of voice.

If you were a show, a book, a movie, a record, what would it be? Billy Elliot is grace born of struggle.

What phrase, song, or opera aria has changed your life? I cried listening to La Traviata .

Which characters in literature, cinema, or theater have you hated? Evil characters scare me.

And those who have always been with you? The bold women who transform their lives into work.

Where do you feel at home? I feel at home in a theater, but less relaxed than in my living room.

Where do you find inspiration? At home, my office is my creative laboratory.

What's the question that horrifies you? "But otherwise, what do you do in real life?" ?"

And the one you've never been asked? "Do you know how to be bored?" ?"

Why did you choose this particular photo to illustrate the questionnaire? It's a photo of me on stage, playing Coco. Chanel. She symbolizes the freedom to invent, elegance, and boldness.