The Ocean

a multisensory performance for a Deaf and hearing audience, with or without babies
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Concept, Direction, Stage Design: Aliénor Dauchez
Composition: Genoël von Lilienstern
Dramaturgy: Bastian Zimmermann, Jette Büchsenschütz
Access Dramaturgy: Athena Lange
Costume Design: Konstantin von Sichart

Performers: Dessa Ganda, Josefine Mühle, Sabine Scherbel

Sounddesign: N.N., Margaux Robin
Light: Madison Pomarico, Bruno Pocheron
Assistant Director: Jojo Büttler
Stage Assistant: Roberta Faust
Production: Paula Haefele, Laurence Carlier
Communications: Astrid Rostaing, Apricot-Productions
Graphic Design: Konstantin von Sichart

2026

Le Phénix – scène nationale Valenciennes, pôle européen de création

Maison de la Culture d'Amiens

2025

Ballhaus Ost, Berlin

Residency, Le Phénix SN Valenciennes

A production by La Cage
Co-produced by Le Phénix – scène nationale Valenciennes, European Center for Creation
With the support of Musikfonds, Région Hauts-de-France, Impuls neue Musik, Maison de la Musique Contemporaine, SACEM (Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers)
In cooperation with Ballhaus Ost Berlin, LOUDsoft – musical experiences for children, young people and adults, Maison de la Culture d’Amiens, Theaterhaus Mitte
SCHRUMPF! is a project by LOUDsoft, funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion of the State of Berlin

L’Océan is a musical and multisensory performance exploring the challenges of parenthood and the languages we share with infants. It is aimed at an adult audience, whether they come with or without a baby, and are Deaf or hearing. The immersive space is designed for the audience to move through it, and has at its heart a saltwater fountain out of which extend strange pieces of furniture on which visitors can lie down, feel rhythmic vibrations, and sample various liquids. The musical landscape, composed by Genoël von Lilienstern, is inspired by New Age music, and intertwines documentary recordings, microtonal synthesiser sounds, voices, and subsonic speaker vibrations. Movement in the piece is inspired by everyday gestures and a fragmented sign language. The four performers, both dancers and singers, invite the audience to engage in sensory experiences, allowing the choreography to unfold within the spectators’ bodies. Thus, movement, vibrations, and song interact and weave in and out of sync with each other. L’Océan is a utopian and collective experience, a collection of situations in which caring for others can be experienced as a creative act.