« Machine à spectacle » de Solène Wachter

Where does the practice of stunt work, this distant cousin of dance, come from? In Machine à spectacle, Solène Wachter explores the figure of the stuntwoman and invites us to discover her interpretation of this art of illusion and risk-taking. A breathtaking creation where the power of gesture sometimes reveals the limits of the body. The stage becomes a machine where effects are gradually built, where the spectacular is created as much as it cracks.

More than the show itself, Solène Wachter loves to understand the mechanisms and behind-the-scenes workings that allow a sensation to emerge. For Machine à spectacle, she tackles the adrenaline of the show.

On stage, she installs structures, apparatuses, and technical devices that create an environment where the three performers and the stuntwoman concretely experience falling, suspension, and momentum. Yes, the stuntwoman! A true heroine of action films.

Who better than her to embody virtuosity, danger, and illusion? Solène Wachter is already a great performer and choreographer. She has often danced with the greatest, from Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker to Boris Charmatz, and now she writes her own pieces.

In her previous work, FOR YOU / NOT FOR YOU, she divided the audience to simultaneously reveal the front and back of the show. Already. She pushes her reflection further in Machine à spectacle, with its explicit title.

The “machine” is the stage, where the body must constantly negotiate with technology. She is not looking for an exploit. What she wants to show is what lies behind every spectacular effect.

The part of training, suffering, and repetition that seemingly erases all the immense difficulties. Accessible from age 8, Machine à spectacle is a grand show! Showing, revealing takes nothing away from the “wow” effect.

On the contrary, it provides the keys to understanding what makes our jaws drop in the face of the power of an image that appears, only appears, so easy.

Amélie Blaustein-Niddam Duration: 1h Category: From 8 years old, Young audience Dance Performance adapted for spectators with mental disabilities: Saturday 17 October 2026 Meeting with the artists after the performance: Friday 16 October 2026 School performance: Thursday 15 October 2026