L’après-midi d’un foehn Version 1

Phia Ménard is an artist who entrusts her puppets… to the wind. To the Föhn, in particular, which carries them, fills them with air and sweeps them along above our heads.

On stage, the performers juggle these very unusual objects – plastic bags of different colours that take on human forms at times and abstract shapes at others.

A poetic performance and a timeless experience, L’après-midi d’un foehn Version 1 captivates both the youngest audience members and the adults accompanying them. It offers a gentle respite, lulled by the music of Claude Debussy and the breath of a foehn – artificial, yet utterly convincing. And off we fly!

Calendar

Next performances

Thu 04.02.2719h30

Small hall

Fri 05.02.2719h30

Small hall

Sat 06.02.2711h00

Small hall

Sat 06.02.2714h00

Small hall

Sat 06.02.2718h00

Small hall

Prices and offers

Full price

CHF 25.-

Concessionary rate

CHF 10.-

AVS, AI, unemployment, young people aged 26 and under, people with reduced mobility, residents of Vernier, 20ans20francs, Relax audience on 6 February

Suitable for deaf or hard-of-hearing people. A pre-performance meet-and-greet is available; please register when purchasing your ticket.
Relax on Sat 6 Feb.

Concept and writing

Phia Ménard

Assistance

Jean-Luc Beaujault

Cast (alternating)

Cécile Briand, Silvano Nogueira

Soundtrack composition

Ivan Roussel, based on the work of Claude Debussy

Soundtrack performance (alternating)

Olivier Gicquiaud, Ivan Roussel, Manuel Menes

Puppet design

Phia Ménard

Puppet production

Claire Rigaud

Photographs

Jean-Luc Beaujault

Production

Compagnie Non Nova – Phia Ménard Compagnie Non Nova – Phia Ménard is funded and supported by the State – the Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs (DRAC) of the Pays de la Loire, the City of Nantes and the Loire-Atlantique Departmental Council.

Support

The Fondation de France for the years 2025, 2026 and 2027, and the Institut Français. The Compagnie Non Nova – Phia Ménard is an associate artist at the TNB, the Centre Européen Théâtral et Chorégraphique de Rennes, the Maison de la Danse, the Lyon Dance Biennale and the Scène Nationale de l’Essonne.