Thursday 11 February, 20:00

Lucas Vuilleumier

Booking Required

Text and performance by Lucas Vuilleumier, directed by Brigitte Rosset. This poignant, often comic solo explores a sentimental, devout narrator who constantly hums old songs and grows up by observing the women around him: bourgeois grandmothers, eccentric pastors, colorful aunts. Through delicate mimicry and intimate storytelling, the piece celebrates female expression, faith and longing, tracing the performer’s resemblance to his mother and his affectionate obsession with Céline Dion.

In French.

Av. François-Adolphe-Grison 6,
Switzerland
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Photo Credit: DR

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