{"id":344970,"date":"2026-11-14T19:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T18:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geneveinfos.ch\/2026\/11\/14\/visite-vieille-dame-porras-fribourg-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T19:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T18:55:17","slug":"visite-vieille-dame-porras-fribourg-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geneveinfos.ch\/en\/2026\/11\/14\/visite-vieille-dame-porras-fribourg-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"La Visite de la vieille dame (The Visit) at Equilibre, Fribourg, 3 Dec. 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Omar Porras brings Friedrich D\u00fcrrenmatt's La Visite de la vieille dame (The Visit) to Equilibre in Fribourg. The performance takes place on Thursday 3 December 2026 at 8 pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Friedrich D\u00fcrrenmatt's play premiered in 1956 at the Schauspielhaus in Zurich, directed by Oskar W\u00e4lterlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omar Porras was born in Bogot\u00e1 in 1963. He moved to Paris in 1984, then settled in Geneva in 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He founded Teatro Malandro in Geneva in 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company blends Western and Eastern traditions, masks, music and physical theatre. It has toured Europe, Latin America and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His first version of the play opened in 1993 at Le Garage, a Geneva squat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The production won the Prix romand des spectacles ind\u00e9pendants in 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This success moved the company from Geneva's alternative scene to larger venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omar Porras revived the production in 2004 and 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His versions total some 300 performances in around 60 venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have played in Switzerland, France, Venezuela, R\u00e9union and Colombia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omar Porras received the Swiss Grand Prix for Theatre, the Hans Reinhart Ring, in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has directed TKM Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Kl\u00e9ber-M\u00e9leau in Renens since July 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has also been an associate artist at the Centre D\u00fcrrenmatt in Neuch\u00e2tel since 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new version opened at TKM from 22 September to 1 November 2026, before a tour of French-speaking Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omar Porras will step down as director of TKM in June 2027, with this production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Equilibre hosts the production in Fribourg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TKM Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Kl\u00e9ber-M\u00e9leau is the producer. The Maison de la Culture de Bourges and Ch\u00e2teau Rouge in Annemasse are co-producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fondation Charlotte Kerr, the Fondation Fran\u00e7oise Champoud and Migros Culture Percentage support the production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

A billionaire, Claire Zachanassian, returns to her home village. She offers to buy the death of the man who betrayed her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The community slowly gives in. The play explores corruption, collective responsibility and the power of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omar Porras directs and adapts the text, using Jean-Pierre Porret's translation. He plays Claire Zachanassian himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cast includes Pierre Boulben, Francisco Cabello, Manon Castellano, Karl Eberhard, Antoine Joly, Jeanne Pasquier, Omar Porras and Marie-Evane Schallenberger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fredy Porras and Omar Porras designed the set. The original music is by Andr\u00e8s Garcia, Omar Porras and Sarten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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