The Compagnie En Quête du Vivant premieres Gravitation(s) Bleu Profond (Gravitation(s) Deep Blue) at the Théâtre du Passage in Neuchâtel. This show about family carers runs from 1 to 4 December 2026 in the Petite salle.
The story
The Compagnie En Quête du Vivant is a professional theatre company founded in Neuchâtel in 2022.
It works between documentary theatre and contemporary creation, drawing on life stories and investigations.
It has three members, Alice Bouille, Baptiste Ebiner and Matthias Schnyder. Alice Bouille is a director and writer.
Its first production, Chères et Chairs (Dear Ones and Flesh), premiered at the Théâtre du Passage in September 2023.
The piece then toured to Porrentruy, Môtiers, La Chaux-de-Fonds and the Théâtre 2.21 in Lausanne in May 2025.
Gravitation(s) Bleu Profond (Gravitation(s) Deep Blue) is its second production. It began with a questionnaire sent to family carers.
Who organises it
The Compagnie En Quête du Vivant produces the show, co-produced with the Théâtre du Passage.
The Loterie Romande, the Canton and City of Neuchâtel, and the Jan Michalski Foundation, among others, support it.
What to find
This Neuchâtel production draws on testimonies from family carers.
Three actresses give voice to these quiet lives, in an immersive set-up where the audience takes part in the listening.
The show combines documentary material and poetic writing around the bond between carers and those they support.
Alice Bouille conceived and directs the show. She performs alongside Shin Iglesias and Fanny Künzler.
Lucile Petracca designed the lighting, Neda Loncarevic the set and Jérémie Rognon the sound.
On Friday 4 December, a talk titled Raconter la vie des proches aidant·es (Telling the Lives of Family Carers) accompanies the performance.
Practical information
- Dates, Tuesday 1 to Friday 4 December 2026
- Times, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8 pm, Wednesday at 7 pm
- Duration, 1 hr 15 min
- Venue, Théâtre du Passage, Petite salle, Passage Maximilien-de-Meuron 4, 2000 Neuchâtel
- Price, CHF 35, reduced CHF 25
- Tickets, online, on 032 717 79 07 or at billetterie@theatredupassage.ch
Links
- Théâtre du Passage, show page
- Official Théâtre du Passage box office
- Official site of Compagnie En Quête du Vivant
- All events across French-speaking Switzerland, Genève Infos Agenda
Sources
- Théâtre du Passage, show page, accessed on 14 November 2026
- Compagnie En Quête du Vivant, official site, accessed on 14 November 2026
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