{"id":340005,"date":"2026-11-14T04:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T03:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geneveinfos.ch\/2026\/11\/14\/cetait-notre-terre-comedie-geneve-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T04:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T03:50:44","slug":"cetait-notre-terre-comedie-geneve-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geneveinfos.ch\/en\/2026\/11\/14\/cetait-notre-terre-comedie-geneve-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u2019\u00e9tait notre terre (It Was Our Land) at the Com\u00e9die de Gen\u00e8ve, 20\u201325 Nov."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Com\u00e9die de Gen\u00e8ve presents \u201cC\u2019\u00e9tait notre terre (It Was Our Land)\u201d, directed by C\u00e9lie Pauthe, from Friday 20 to Wednesday 25 November 2026. The play adapts Mathieu Belezi\u2019s novel about the colonisation of Algeria.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mathieu Belezi\u2019s novel dates from 2008. It is the first of his four novels about the colonisation of Algeria by France. Le Tripode is republishing it in autumn 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mathieu Belezi won the Prix Le Monde in 2022 and the Prix du Livre Inter in 2023 for \u201cAttaquer la terre et le soleil (Attack the Earth and the Sun)\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C\u00e9lie Pauthe ran the Centre dramatique national Besan\u00e7on Franche-Comt\u00e9 from 2013 to 2023. She won the Grand Prix of the Syndicat de la critique for \u201cL\u2019Annonce faite \u00e0 Marie (The Tidings Brought to Mary)\u201d in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The play premieres in autumn 2026. It then goes on tour, to the MC93 in Bobigny from 3 to 7 February 2027, then to Le Libert\u00e9 in Toulon on 12 and 13 February 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who organises it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Compagnie Voyages d\u2019hiver produces the play. The Com\u00e9die de Gen\u00e8ve co-produces it, with the Nouveau Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de Besan\u00e7on, Ch\u00e2teauvallon-Libert\u00e9, the MC93, the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Quartiers d\u2019Ivry and \u00c9quinoxe Ch\u00e2teauroux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to find<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Montaigne estate, 653 hectares, has belonged to the Saint-Andr\u00e9 family since the mid-19th century. Six members of the family tell, as a chorus, the end of their world during the war of independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adaptation by C\u00e9lie Pauthe with Mathieu Belezi. The painter Kamel Kh\u00e9lif, born in Algiers, paints on stage. Set design by Ali\u00e9nor Durand, lighting by S\u00e9bastien Michaud, sound and music by Aline Loustalot, costumes by Ana\u00efs Romand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five performers play the piece. The cast for the Geneva performances has not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practical information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n