An intimate venue located in Carouge, Theatre Alchimic offers approximately 10 performances each year. Guided by the belief that theatre can contribute to changing the world by sparking reflection and serving as a cornerstone of social cohesion, Alchimic explores timeless or pressing contemporary themes.
L’homme oreiller is a poetic, physical theatre piece that explores sleep, memory and intimacy through fragmented scenes and inventive stagecraft. The performance blends subtle movement, atmospheric soundscapes and minimalist design to evoke shifting states between wakefulness and dream. The ensemble cultivates a fragile, tactile atmosphere where gestures accumulate meaning and silence speaks as loudly as action. The result is a meditative, emotionally resonant experience that lingers beyond the lights.
La métamorphose explores the fragile border between body and identity through a poetic, physical theatre language. A small ensemble navigates shifts of character and perspective with rigorous choreography, sculptural stagecraft and a restrained sound design that amplifies inner states. Intense visual metaphors and precise timing transform mundane gestures into charged ritual, inviting close attention to vulnerability and change. The production balances intimacy and formal daring, offering a meditative encounter with metamorphosis as both pain and possibility.
An imaginative, lyrical retelling of the classic Cinderella tale, Cendrillon blends theatrical magic with intimate storytelling. The production favors refined choreography, evocative lighting and a spare yet expressive set to create moments of wonder and quiet emotion. Performers move between fairytale gestures and contemporary nuance, exploring identity, resilience and transformation with elegant physicality and subtle humour. Audiences are invited to inhabit the emotional arc through movement and silence.
In French.
Calamity is an intense, atmospheric theatre piece that explores upheaval, memory and human fragility through a blend of physical performance and evocative soundscapes. Sparse staging and sculptural lighting carve intimate moments, while the ensemble uses breath, gesture and fragmented language to trace connections and losses. Tension shifts between stillness and sudden release, inviting the audience into a concentrated, emotional landscape where silence often speaks as loudly as action.
Trois mecs au bol offers a raw, intimate exploration of male friendship through a blend of physical theatre, dark humour and poetic moments. The piece relies on a tightly knit ensemble, agile staging and sparse, inventive design to shift between everyday realism and heightened, symbolic tableaux. Audiences are invited into close, visceral scenes that probe loyalty, vulnerability and small acts of rebellion in contemporary life.
In French.
A poetic theatrical piece that draws on the imagery and themes of Jacques Prévert’s poetry. The production blends spoken word, physical theatre and live music to explore memory, flight and everyday wonder. Sparse, luminous staging and careful use of light and sound create intimate, dreamlike moments. An ensemble of performers shifts between lyricism and playful reverie, shaping a performance that is both tender and mischievous, inviting quiet reflection.
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