The Duo of the Touche Noire Collective takes the audience on a unique investigation: What is Solitude?
You will join them on a journey through multiple forms of solitude; a voyage through interviews, texts, songs, life scenes, imagined scenes, laughter, and lightness. Each evening will result in the creation of a new landscape in which everyone can recognize themselves.
In French.
The MEG and Archipel Festival welcome South African guitarist Sibusile Xaba for a concert, followed by a meal and discussion led by Mo Laudi. This event, part of the MEGAFOLK series, celebrates the revival of South African maskandi through Xaba’s dreamy and socially conscious music. After the performance, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in conversation about his musical practice and the cultural context of his work.
As its grand finale, POCHE/GVE presents “Villa Dolorosa” by Rebekka Kricheldorf, directed by Manon Krüttli. This witty and sharp adaptation of Chekhov follows Irina, Olga, Masha, and Andrei as they navigate their aspirations and privileges amidst a melancholy-laced daily life. The characters voice their professional and personal uncertainties with biting humor, all while indulging in plenty of vodka. Through their familiar complaints and monologues, they unravel their privileges, possibly for the very last time.
In French.
Lola Giouse’s production of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac reinvents the classic play with a fresh, contemporary perspective, using live music, an all-female cast, and a queer, feminist lens to explore the love triangle between Cyrano, Roxane, and Christian. By moving beyond the traditional portrayal of the play as a showcase for a single actor, Giouse reclaims the text, infusing it with new meaning while addressing contemporary utopias. Drawing from her own experience as a young actress who once played Cyrano, she offers a joyful and collective reinterpretation that invites the cast and audience to explore multiple identities and declare their love freely.
In French.
In this performance, Marie-Caroline Hominal, dressed in shimmering jeans, moves through a fantastical world dominated by a pink set designed by her brother, artist David Hominal. The stage features large panels with changing textures, fleeting tones, and repetitive patterns, onto which the dancer projects her shadow, stories, dreams, and doubts. Marie-Caroline plays with repetition, collage, and formal gestures, creating a sense of distance, self-deprecation, and reflection. This is the third time Marie-Caroline has invited an artist to collaborate with her, and for this piece, she works alongside her brother to merge their artistic practices, exploring the intersection of their respective aesthetic universes.
In French.
In La Tempête ou la Voix du Vent, Shakespeare’s tale unfolds with a storm that shipwrecks King Alonso and his son Ferdinand on a mystical island inhabited by the monstrous Caliban and the ethereal Ariel. Prospero, a sorcerer and exiled Duke of Milan, plots revenge while orchestrating Ferdinand’s love for his daughter Miranda. Through reality and fantasy, malice and drama, Shakespeare’s final play offers both magic and truth. Director Omar Porras brings a fresh perspective, channeling its elemental and theatrical power in a profound, unexpected union.
In French.
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