Neró_una Puta Historia de Amor

Faced with the collapse of the world, one question presents itself: might the true débâcle be that of love? With an incandescent text, conceived as a logbook, Greek-Swiss director Anna Lemonaki and Franco-Swiss author Julie Gilbert take the catastrophe from the flank and plunge into the heart of the relationship.

On stage, an immense vertical wall becomes the playing area. Eight performers (dancers, climbers, and musicians, women and men alike) replay the choreography of love: launching themselves, clinging on, falling, getting back up.

The bodies defy gravity, caught in a story that wavers without ever giving way. Words pass from one language to another, moving from the intimate to the collective and sketching a fragile humanity in search of common ground.

Until suddenly something gives way: a celebration erupts, irresistible. The stage catches fire and sweeps everything along in its path. Here, loving becomes an act of resistance. A burning necessity, to be shared, come what may. ↘ With the Centre culturel suisse.

Paris Distribution Text Julie Gilbert, Anna Lemonaki Direction Anna Lemonaki Cast Konstantina Barkouli, Panagiotis Christakos, Severin Domela, Julie Gilbert, Chara Kotsali, Emmanouela Korki, Anna Lemonaki, Myrsini Pontikopoulou-Venieri, Nikos Tsolis (in progress) Dramaturgy Katerina Andreou, Adina Secretan Choreography Katerina Andreou, Anna Lemonaki with Costas Kekis, Chara Kotsali and Emmanouela Korki Assistant director and dramaturgy Costas Kekis Set design Neda Loncarevic Costumes Séverine Besson Lighting design Renato Campora, Alexandre Bryand Music and composition Myrsini Pontikopoulou-Venieri, Nikos Tsolis Set construction Ateliers de la Comédie de Genève (Hugo Bertrand, Yannick Bouchex) Costume making Ateliers de la Comédie de Genève (Aline Courvoisier) and Fanny Buchs Costume painting Valérie Margot General stage management Sébastien Babel Sound technician Benjamin Vicq Lighting technician Jean Sottas Climbing collaboration Théo Chambert, Severin Domela Scientific collaboration Thomas Jammet Booking Laurence Lang, Iseult Clauzier – La Poulpe Production and administration Samuel Schmidiger With the support of Pro Helvetia and the Centre Culturel Hellénique