Optraken
Galactik Ensemble
There are the learned behaviours that help us cope with specific situations, and there are those that are ‘spontaneous’, which enable us to navigate a suddenly hostile environment.
It is these elements that lie at the heart of Galactik Ensemble’s work, which seeks, collectively and through situational acrobatics, to cope with the unpredictable incidents that arise within a given space.
When, for a brief moment, control slips from our grasp, how do we move from evading a fall to actually falling, or to regaining our balance? With great skill, the five performers take us through a whole range of emotions and allow us to experience moments of intense excitement! Optraken is a spectacular production and a demonstration of the almost infinite possibilities our bodies have to adapt and cope with the unexpected.
Next performances
Prices and offers
Full price
CHF 40.-
Concessionary rate
From CHF 15 to CHF 25
Old Age Pension (AVS), Disability Insurance (AI), unemployment, young people aged up to 26, people with reduced mobility, residents of Vernier, 20ans20francs
mélimélo Offer
20% off your basket when you buy 5 shows
Stage side: a meet-and-greet with the Galactik Ensemble will take place after the performance on Thursday 10 December.
The company is running a workshop for families on Saturday 5 December at 2.00 pm. Suitable for all audiences. Free of charge.
A collaborative production by the Galactik Ensemble
Mathieu Bleton, Mosi Espinoza, Jonas Julliand, Karim Messaoudi, Cyril Pernot
Cast
Mathieu Bleton, Jonas Julliand, Andrés Labarca, Karim Messaoudi, Maxime Reydel
Set construction and stage machinery design
Franck Breuil
Lighting
Adèle Grépinet
Sound and music design
Denis Mariotte
External perspectives
Matthieu Gary, Marie Fonte
Production
The Galactik Ensemble
Co-production
Plateforme 2 Pôles Cirques en Normandie: La Brèche in Cherbourg – Cirque Théâtre d’Elbeuf, Scène Nationale de Châteauvallon, Le Tandem – scène nationale, Les 3TScène conventionnée de Châtellerault, Houdremont Scène Conventionnée, La Courneuve, Les Subsistances – Lyon, CircusNext – a European initiative coordinated by JTCE and supported by the European Commission. The Galactik Ensemble receives project funding from the DRAC, Île-de-France, funding for artistic creation in the circus sector – DGCA / Ministry of Culture, and support from the SACD / Processus Cirque, as well as funding from ADAMI and support for the presentation of works in the Paris area from the Paris City Council. The company is accredited by the Île-de-France Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs
Support
Arcadi (Île-de-France), Le Monfort Théâtre (Paris), Théâtre de L’Agora (Evry), La Nouvelle Digue (Toulouse), CIRCa (Auch), La Grainerie (Balma), La Cascade – National Centre for Circus Arts (Bourg-Saint-Andéol), Le Carré magique – National Centre for Circus Arts in Brittany (Lannion)
Galactik Ensemble
Founded eight years ago, the Galactik Ensemble is an organisation that seeks to operate on a collegial basis, both in terms of artistic decisions and those relating to the running of the company.
Get in touch
By phone
Monday to Thursday, 2–5 pm
+41 (0)22 795 00 04