The Grütli defines itself as a “center for the production and dissemination of the performing arts.” It offers a rich tapestry of live performances, spanning theater, dance, and local artists’ showcases. As a contemporary theater, it concentrates on current themes and local narratives, serving as a lively hub for contemporary theater. Additionally, the Grütli houses a cinema and a café.
A historical thriller that unfolds between archaeology and memory, Craignez la nuit follows the discovery of a thirteenth‑century grave whose occupant is revealed to be an abbess. The production traces the woman’s life and its echoes in today’s world, examining the violence women endure and the violences that live within them. Sparse staging and tense rhythms create an intimate, unsettling atmosphere where past and present collide, letting silence and sudden ruptures guide the narrative.
In French. Adults (16+)
Four performers meet three times in borrowed scenographies, each performance creating a unique improvised story that revisits another show’s set. The company uses the stage as sole starting point: the performers discover a scenography whose content they only know by title, then invent astonishing narratives on the spot. The result is a tense, playful exploration of space, memory and theatrical form, each improvisation followed by a post-show conversation.
In French.
Carpet Diem plunges into an absurd world where a Persian carpet takes centre stage alongside an enigmatic companion. This playful duo fuels a cascade of imaginative tableaux, blending gentle humour and poetic surprise. Through tactile objects, visual invention and nimble staging, the piece celebrates freedom of thought and the joyous possibilities of creativity. Designed for family audiences, the performance invites viewers of all ages to rethink the ordinary with warmth and whimsy.
In French.
La Simone offers a tender portrait of a grandmother in the countryside, where small gestures and patient rhythms shape memory and presence. The piece favors sparse, attentive staging, subtle soundscapes and quiet physicality to reveal the richness of ordinary moments. Performers inhabit gestures and silences with warmth and uncanny clarity, inviting a reflective, emotional listening. The result is an intimate theatrical poem about care, time and the traces we leave behind.
In French.
Une Ville à Soi is an immersive sound creation built from testimonies gathered in local neighbourhoods. Guided by two narrators, the performance projects listeners into 2075 while reflecting on what it means to be a woman in the city of 2027. It traces a feminine geography of presence and absence, revealing everyday strategies and intimate political gestures. The piece unfolds as a sensitive, political promenade that redraws urban space step by step.
In French.
Presented at the Festival CDD, Jésus Triste follows a gang of bus fare dodgers seeking a line of flight to walk between the drops of the worst empire that governs them. Performed by a tight ensemble, the piece mixes grotesque humor and bleak poetry, using physical theatre, rhythmic text and stripped-back staging to evoke precarious survival and collective resistance. The production balances tenderness and fury in an unsettling, poetic atmosphere.
In French.
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