3 – 5 September

Festival de la Bâtie – On Emballe Bien les Choses Fragiles (Version Solo Spéciale La Bâtie)

Otis Thaïs Martin performs a solo trapeze piece that turns acrobatic balance into a metaphor for living with anxiety. On a rigging that oscillates and resists, Martin mixes aerial performance, spoken testimony and musical improvisation by Camille Garcia‑Rennes to explore exhaustion, survival strategies and the tenderness of queer kinship. Formerly associated with L’Abri, the artist transforms the stage into a political space for collective care and witness, crafting moments of tension that open onto surprising tenderness and fragile joy.

In French.

Avenue de la Paix 10,
1202 Genève
Photo Credit: DR
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Photo Credit: DR

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