Coproductions
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2026
Dans le caillou
Granit Suspension (France)
For this new production, we’re tackling an explosive and profound theme: pebbles. One initial question guided us: their origins and their lives. Following geological research, we embarked on a journey of exploration—both performative (becoming a pebble, communicating with a pebble) and narrative (various characters). Our plan: to portray withdrawal, the struggle to remain hard, loneliness, the urge to shatter, and the desire to melt into a strange and funny performance.
Creation in 2028
Presentation at Temps d’M 2028
2026
Le Cabaret Grand-Guignol
Succursale 101 (France)
The Cabaret Grand-Guignol is a musical and visual spectacle that reimagines the aesthetic of the Théâtre du Grand-Guignol with the boldness and poetry of contemporary puppetry. Through short acts, dark scenes, and bursts of cruel humor, the cabaret explores the boundaries of the grotesque, the macabre marvel, and the desire to transgress. This cabaret—at once theatrical, performative, and visual—brings together human bodies with hybrid, organic, monstrous, or unsettling figures.
Creation in 2029
Presentation at FMTM 2029
2026
La Piste délicate
Pierre Lac (France)
Executive Production: Le Tas de Sable – Ches Panses Vertes CNMa
“La Piste Délicate” (The delicate trail) transposes the world of a live stream into a paper theater production. During a political interview, a streamer questions a political figure about a scandal in which he is alleged to have been involved. Through a multifaceted narrative that blends text and animated images, this show examines the tactics that certain media outlets and political figures use to make us doubt reality. And why might it be tempting to embrace alternative realities?
Presentation at FMTM 2029
2026
Cas de figure
Cie Intramusculaire – Raphaëll Dupuy (France)
When an artist is accused of an act that is punishable by law, is it possible to appreciate their work without the person’s actions immediately coming to mind? *Cas de Figure* explores the moral dilemma raised by the question of separating the person/artist from the work. The show sparks a discussion about the ways we consume art and how we perceive the individuals who create it. Raphaëll operates on the premise that we can separate the artist/person from the artwork and invents the concept of *Cas de Figure*, a television show that allows celebrity guests to meet the personification of their works. “Didn’t Dalida ever dream of meeting Gigi l’Amoroso? On *Cas de Figure*, it’s possible.” What leads us to imbue artists with a special aura? Can we downplay the gravity of an act in the name of extraordinary talent or a remarkable work of art? To what extent do human actions influence how works of art are received?
Presentation at FMTM 2027