22 – 25 April

Ordalie

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Blurring documentary and ritual, Ordalie is a visceral exploration of adolescence. Through anonymous interviews conducted in a secondary school, four performers circulate the voices of pupils, teachers, principals and psychologists using a post‑synchronisation device. Identities shift and ages collapse as the staging invites adults to cross the mirror held up by Gen Z. A fragile, exuberant carnival, this piece transforms adolescence into a persistent, combustible flame. Produced for the VIVA festival.

In French.

Route de Frontenex 56,
1207 Genève
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Photo Credit: DR

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