1 year ago
Théâtre de Carouge
La Bâtie - Festival de Genève
A murder in an English hotel for the opening of the festival! The victim: Vimala Pons. The suspect: Vimala Pons. The witness: Vimala Pons… Stunning Vimala Pons who, in an all-in-one performance, takes on seven roles and strips them down to the bare truth. First on stage is a lady who has come to relieve herself of the heavy burdens of her position at a spa. And in her strong German accent she speaks, comments, lies, frees herself of weights and clothes on a sober stage where monumental objects take pride of place. To the rhythm of a bewildering countdown, six holiday makers follow, each locked in their own Denver Perimeter – a shrink’s thesis that defines the uncertainty created by any self-respecting liar to avoid being caught. One expects everything from this circus artist, musician and actress who is also trained in martial arts, except what actually does happen… Here, everything is a clue. Everything is incriminating. Everything is accurate but nothing is true.