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EUPHRATE on tour during the 2024/2025/2026 seasons in FRANCE, the UNITED STATES, BELGIUM, and CANADA

Daughter of a Turkish father and a Norman mother, Euphrate is a high school senior facing challenges within the education system. Besides her rather mediocre grades, she must soon express her choice of career path: a real conundrum. She begins to wonder how her dual culture has influenced her identity. In a witty and humorous dialogue with her father, she embarks on a journey to explore her Turkish roots and childhood memories. Blending dance and words, the show joyfully expresses the path toward affirming her own voice as a woman.

NIL BOSCA, Writing, concept, and performance
STANISLAS ROQUETTE & OLIVIER CONSTANT, Assistant directors, ALEXE POUKINE & HASSAM GHANCY, Writing collaborators, CHRYSTEL CALVET, Choreographic oversight, STEPHANIE VERISSIMO, Sound, GENEVIEVE SOUBIROU, Lighting

Recommended for ages 12 and up, the show is in French with English subtitles

Origin of the project

“Initially, when I started to imagine this show in 2019, I wanted to address the question of desire. How does a person manage to break free from the constraints imposed by their gender, culture, and social class to access their own desires? What path do they take to escape the pressures from the education system and then the world of work, in order to identify what they truly want to do? I wanted to tell a life journey that would reflect this difficult transition, from a teenage quest for meaning to full blossoming in adulthood. I then sought to meet people who could inspire me for the creation of this character. It took me some time and several stages of work to realize that the story I needed to draw from was my own. I wanted to weave together three essential themes that have marked my personal journey. The first is career orientation and how school prepares us for it—or not. I myself changed paths three times, always in search of “what truly resonates within me.” I questioned the meaning of my future from an early age, but the answer only came to me much later. Next is the question of my cultural identity: my mother is French, my father is Turkish, and this dual belonging has shaped my development as a young woman. It has become a central point in my search for meaning and desire. By overcoming the shyness that prevented me from questioning my Turkish roots, I realized how essential it was to explore this part of myself. Finally, I had to navigate the internal and external obstacles related to being a woman. This is how Euphrate was born, my fictional double, through whom I hope to turn my story into something more universal, touching on a reality larger than my own.”

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NIL BOSCA
After earning a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, Nil Bosca turned to theatre and joined the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, followed by the École du Jeu. At the same time, she taught herself dance, later working with Jann Gallois and Chrystel Calvet in contemporary dance, as well as with several hip-hop dancers at Porte de Pantin and Le 104. Since graduating in 2018, she has performed in theatre productions by Mani Soleymanlou (“Trois” at the Théâtre National de Chaillot, the TGP, and Le Tarmac), Delphine Eliet (“Enjeux Pro”, MC93), Stanislas Roquette, Monique Stalens, and the company Pavillon 33 (“Richard II” by Shakespeare, Anis Gras).

As a dancer, she has appeared in the show Humanoïdes by Jann Gallois, and has been featured in films and music videos by Laura Combeau (Solere), Charles Habib-Drouot (Touché par la foi / A. Viot), Giacomo Abbruzzese (Disco Boy), and Armel Hostiou (Khellitni najri maurak / M. Lamouri).

After assisting Joël Pommerat during a creation workshop for the play Ça ira (1) Fin de Louis in 2014, she collaborated on Les Mômes porteurs by Mounia Raoui and Jean-Yves Ruf, contributing artistic and choreographic direction.

In addition, she wrote and performs Euphrate, a solo show about her Turkish heritage, co-directed with the support of Stanislas Roquette and Olivier Constant, and produced by the company Artépo. Euphrate is currently touring in France and internationally (with the support of Villa Albertine and the Institut Français). Nil Bosca is represented by Elisabeth Tanner at Time Art Agency.

Instagram : nil_bosca

Press Highlights

"Magnificent actress, dancer, singer." FRANCE INFO CULTURE TV

"It's a little gem, it's truly magnificent!" LE MASQUE & LA PLUME, FRANCE INTER

"Talented and lively. Beautiful and nourishing work." LE CANARD ENCHAÎNÉ

"Delightful. Full of suspense and conflicting emotions." TÉLÉRAMA

"Don't leave town without seeing Euphrate. Enjoyable. Bright. So joyful." LE FIGARO

"The actress also excels in establishing a relationship with the audience."

LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUE

"Superb show." MONA CHOLLET

Event Information

Date : Thursday, May, 7th, 2026

Time : 7:30-9:00pm

Location : Performance Garage 1515 Brandywine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Language : French with English Subtitles

Cost : $20 for Young (under 21)/$25 for Members/ $30 for Non-Members

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