Born in 1970 in Portland, USA, Tonya Harding achieved the first triple axel in the history of American figure skating. Skating is her life. The Harding family don't read books, but they often say ‘fuck’.

In 1994, six weeks before the Lillehammer Olympics, her husband and his family were accused of using a truncheon to smash the knees of her beautiful and ‘fucking’ rival, Nancy Kerrigan, a nice girl in her own right... Tonya tells the FBI she knew nothing about it. False testimony. The federation expelled her and cancelled her championship titles. Since then, she has been the face of evil for all of righteous America. A bittersweet chronicle of the 80s to the present day, American Princess is a funny and improbable biopic of the American heartland and its ‘star system’, where misplaced stars end up forgotten. Just behind the sets.

Founded in 2012 by Stéphane Albelda, the Compagnie Hussard de Minuit stands out for its unique multidisciplinary approach, combining text, image, musical composition and acting. In American Princess, the six performers - Élise Agati, Erih Ahmetaj, Louane Flütsch, Coralie Garcia, Loïc Vouillamoz and Jacques Métrailler - each play several characters. Their performances are both demanding and captivating, drawing the audience into a fluid narrative, as if they were watching a film. This is indeed Stéphane Albelda's “ hallmark” !