Actapalabra
A clown theater | 4+
Performance for school classes.
Registration directly at the ticket office, Tel: +41 41 729 05 05 / Mail: karten@theatercasino.ch
public schools per person CHF 0.–,
Public school classes from other cantons per person CHF 5,
private schools per person CHF 15.–, teacher is free of charge
For schools: Talk after the performance and workshop on request
Duration: 50 min. without intermission
Without language
Recommended age: 4+
Talk after the performance
Theatersaal
The Theatersaal offers a full view of the entire stage from every seat. The auditorium slopes upwards from Row 6 backwards.
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Body language | Non-verbal | Clowns
«Actapalabra» takes a young audience into the orbit of a revolutionary Beckettian universe. Two clowns perform on stage without ever having recourse to words. The show delves into the mechanisation of our lives and the time that we are lacking. The moving set revolves around them like a world of relentless absurdity. A premonition whispers in our ears these gentle words: «Leave the mechanical behind, hope is there, within you, you already know all you need to know.» The two figures are there for each other as the one who is different, the one who is not us. See what I mean.
The «Actapalabra» clown and machine show is a beautiful phantasmagoria for two clowns, brought to life by Am Stram Gram, a Geneva children’s and youth theatre company that knows what gets young people excited. One critic said that as far as they could remember, they had never witnessed a performance where the young audience had been so passionately involved in what they were watching. «Actapalabra» was invited to the 2025 Swiss Theatertreffen and is touring internationally across Europe and Canada.
Concept, play: Joan Mompart, Philippe Gouin
Machines: François-Xavier Thien
Dramaturgy, assistant director: Nikolett Kuffa
Light design: Luc Gendroz
Sound design: Tim Paris
Costumes: Mélanie Vincensini
Props: Valérie Margot
Make-up, hairpieces: Cécile Kretschmar
Sound: Jean Faravel
Exterior view: Magali Heu, Hinde Kaddour
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