CAPSULE
Collectif Mensuel / Nicolas Ancion
Show premiered on 20 December 2026 at the Théâtre de Liège
The end of the world as we know it is nigh. Outside the venue, our cities are living out their final hours. There is no turning back. So, for one last evening before the collapse, the members of the Collectif Mensuel invite us to record, in their company, an audio time capsule engraved on a wax cylinder to bear witness, for the humans who will come after us, to the stories of those who resisted. Whether it’s a radio thriller about opposition to the construction of a giant dam in China, the epic slam poem of an activist perched in a redwood tree, the audio re-enactment of a zodiac assault on a whaling ship off the coast of Japan, or a tango leading to the greatest environmental trial of all time…
A world away from mourning, Capsule is a feverish performance, a festive and jubilant feat of craftsmanship: an ode to resistance, a sonic fireworks display paying tribute to the ecological, social and human struggles that sought to build a different world.
By conveying these tales of struggle with humour and lightness, the Collectif Mensuel once again instils – against all odds – the desire and energy to resist, to make the world more alive, more vibrant and more liveable. For optimism is – and must remain! – a guiding light.
Calendar
Tarifs
- Plein tarif 23 €
- 65ans+/Carte prof/Groupe10+ 21 €
- -30ans/Pro/Dem.d'emploi 11 €
- Groupe scolaire 8 €
- -15ans 7 €
- Etudiants Conservatoires Art de la parole 5 €
Distributions
With Charlotte Bouriez, Blanche Capelle, Xavier Foucher, Quentin Halloy, Matthew
Higuet, Baptiste Isaia, Philippe Lecrenier, Julien Legros, Alice Tahon
Text by Nicolas Ancion, Collectif Mensuel
Artistic direction: Baptiste Isaia, Philippe Lecrenier
Music by Quentin Halloy, Philippe Lecrenier
Sound effects: Céline Bernard, Stijn Norga
Set design: Aurélie Borremans
Costumes: Marie-Hélène Balau
Props: Claudine Maus
Stage management, lighting Julien Legros
Sound design: Matthew Higuet
Production Manager: Renaud Riga
Administrative Manager: Adrien De Rudder
Assistant Director: Fabrice Piazza
Coordination: Louise D’Ostuni
Set construction: Ateliers du Théâtre de Liège
Costume design: Ateliers du Théâtre de Liège
Production: Collectif Mensuel, Théâtre de Liège, DC&J Création, Théâtre de Namur, Théâtre de Poche, Théâtre de l’Ancre, Le Vilar Louvain-la-Neuve
Supported by the Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter, Inver Tax Shelter and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, and the Théâtre de Liège Business Partners Club
Collectif Mensuel is in residence at Théâtre de Liège (2024–2028)
