The Théâtre du Passage presents Maldonne (Misdeal), a piece by French choreographer Leïla Ka. The performance takes place on Sunday 29 November 2026 at 5 pm in the Grande salle in Neuchâtel.
The story
Maldonne (Misdeal) premiered on 16 November 2023 at La Garance, the national stage of Cavaillon.
It is Leïla Ka's first group piece. CENTQUATRE-PARIS produces it together with the choreographer's company.
Around a dozen French co-producers support it, including the Suresnes Cités Danse 2024 festival and the CCN Ballet de Lorraine.
Its first touring season covered around thirty venues, from November 2023 to November 2024.
Leïla Ka began dancing in Saint-Nazaire. She performed in May B, a piece by Maguy Marin.
Her first solo, Pode Ser, dates from 2018. It has won six international awards and been performed more than 200 times.
The duo C'est toi qu'on adore (It's You We Adore) followed in 2020, then the solo Se faire la belle (Breaking Free) in 2022.
Se faire la belle (Breaking Free) completes the trilogy. It received the Révélation chorégraphique award from the French critics' association.
In 2022, her short piece Bouffées (Gusts) also won first prize at the Danse Élargie competition of the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris.
She is an associate or partner artist at several French venues, including Dieppe scène nationale, La Garance and MC2 in Grenoble.
The BNP Paribas Foundation has supported her company since 2024.
Who organises it
The Théâtre du Passage in Neuchâtel programmes the show.
The production is by CENTQUATRE-PARIS and Cie Leïla Ka.
What to find
On stage, five dancers inhabit around forty evening, wedding and ball gowns.
The dresses fly, spin and collapse, to songs by Leonard Cohen and electronic bass lines.
The piece explores femininity, fragility, anger and multiple identities.
Leïla Ka created the choreography and costumes. Eight performers dance in rotation, including Justine Agator, Mariana Faria and Myrto Georgiadi.
Laurent Fallot designed the lighting.
The show is adapted for people with hearing impairments.
On the same day, company dancer Aïda Ben Hassine leads two workshops in Neuchâtel. The first, at 11 am, is for professionals, the second, at 2 pm, is open to all.
Practical information
- Dates, Sunday 29 November 2026
- Times, 5 pm
- Duration, 55 min
- Venue, Théâtre du Passage, Grande salle, Passage Maximilien-de-Meuron 4, 2000 Neuchâtel
- Price, 45, reduced 35
- Tickets, online, on 032 717 79 07 or at billetterie@theatredupassage.ch
Links
- Théâtre du Passage, show page
- Official Théâtre du Passage box office
- Workshop registration
- All events across French-speaking Switzerland, Genève Infos Agenda
Sources
- Théâtre du Passage, show page, accessed on 14 November 2026
- CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Maldonne artistic dossier, accessed on 14 November 2026
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