Théâtre du Galpon is an independent performing-arts house in Petit-Lancy, Geneva. It presents contemporary theatre and dance productions, hosts artist residencies, workshops and training, and supports company creation and experimentation. The venue includes rehearsal and gallery spaces, fostering local artistic development and serving as a platform for innovative stage work within Geneva’s cultural scene.
Choreographed by Marion Baeriswyl and D.C.P, Champ examines group forms and the bonds between individuals and their environment through pared-down movement and immersive sound. Drawing inspiration from stromatolites and collective cooperation dynamics, the piece probes ways of world-making and of creating common life. The choreography favors subtle shifts, ordered patterns and physical listening, inviting a contemplative and sensorial experience that foregrounds ensemble intelligence and fragile ecologies. Presented as part of the Temps fort 3D.
Choreographed and performed by Mario Barzaghi, Parashurama presents a fragment of Kathakali, the classic dance-theatre of south India. Rooted in the training lineage of Kalamandalam Neeraj, the piece stages the warrior-sage Parashurama — his awakening, anger and confrontation with a wedding procession — through precise gestural language, dramatic facial play and martial elegance. The staging pairs ritualized makeup and measured physical discipline with an intimate encounter across cultures, exploring mythic heroism and controlled fury within a compact, rigorous form.
Julyen Hamilton presents an improvised performance that blends dance, text, costume and set into a single, immersive gesture. The piece invites a direct experience of awakening and an aesthetic and spiritual encounter, driven by improvisation and the distinct material contributed by the audience. Sensory and intimate, the work foregrounds presence, unpredictability and the meeting between performer and public. Presented as part of the Temps fort 3D programme.
Choreographed by Caroline de Cornière and performed by Cie C2C, Seule.s en scène foregrounds the female body-memory through a shared movement that each dancer shapes in her own way. The work honours singular trajectories beyond youthful prescriptions, weaving choreography grounded in memory, transmission and the emancipation of gesture. Intimate and physical, the piece invites a contemplative attention to ageing, lineage and the small variations that carry personal histories across bodies.
Created by Cie Axis, Brouhaha blends digital arts and dance to dissect the insidious mechanics of submission. Through precise choreography and a cold digital scenography, the piece maps conformity and reveals how power takes hold of bodies and minds. Minimalist and almost mathematical in its rigor, the performance creates a tense atmosphere where gestures and projected images explore consent, control and collective alienation.
Adapted by Joël Pommerat and directed by Laure Hirsig, Pinocchio is a contemporary, inventive staging by Cie La Ruche that follows the picaresque and tortuous quest for emancipation of its young protagonist. The production combines stripped-back theatricality with precise physicality to explore identity, autonomy and the cost of becoming oneself. Performances alternate between playfulness and darker undertones, led by a committed ensemble that navigates poetic storytelling and raw emotion.
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