Spokesperson artist. He is the one who offers a voice to those who are not heard. Or at least not listened to. Or who feel they are not.
"The Court of Miracles is everywhere I live! "A resident of a low-rental housing tower in Lille once told him. Historically, in the Middle Ages, the Coëstre was elected beggar of the Court of Miracles to represent them to the authorities. The Courts of Miracles are now legion around the world. And their inhabitants have visions of the world, emotions, societal reflections to share. And Coëstre lends them his words to bring them to the public, on stage.
Beyond a literary rendering, beyond a rendering in shouted texts or songs, Coëstre is an artist going to meet people, in slums, in foster homes, in isolated villages in distant countries. or living right there.
A deep and captivating voice, a chiseled poetry, an influence of Gainsbourg no doubt, who wanders from language to language, from land to land, from existence to existence.