Location
Théâtre Varia
Duration
1 hour 25 minutes
Languages
Français Néerlandais — st. Français Néerlandais
Prices
Public
Ages 14 and over
Accessibility
pmr accompagnant
pmr
13—17.10.2026

What cannot be seen does not mean it does not exist

Venedig Meer

Artiste partenaire
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Venedig Meer continues its exploration of reality and draws upon the invisible as a powerful source of imagination. By breaking down the boundaries of art, Florence Minder puts technique at the service of poetry; thus, gravity creates light in a humorous tale about the transmission of possibilities. 

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Summary

Eva and Rinus are friends. They live together and are raising Moïra, who is seven. Rinus speaks Dutch. Eva speaks French. Eva is a free spirit. Rinus has an incurable illness. How can one imagine the future when loss is imminent? What legacy should one leave to those who follow? When reality no longer provides answers, is it not wise to look to the side, at what cannot be seen? With humour and poetry, the trio unfolds a treasure trove of knowledge and skill as a precious legacy to offer.

The invisible is not non-existent is a joyful exploration of working together in a different way. On stage, gravity generates electricity, short-circuiting our modes of consumption whilst inventing an aesthetic language. This gravity becomes a palpable body in space, in dialogue with the human bodies at work. 

A tender and magical fable that invites us to open ourselves up to new resources, whether energetic or human. Family ties transcend blood ties; astrophysics becomes poetry and highlights the permeability between different worlds: that of the child and that of adults, the visible world and the invisible world. 

Valérie Poidevin, Hubert Amiel, A. Piemme / AML
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Concept and direction: Venedig Meer
Cast: Lucile Charnier, Florence Minder, Lode Thiery
Text: Florence Minder Acting direction:Julien Jaillot
Assistant director Medea Anselin Stage manager and technical director Yorrick Detroy
Set design and lighting design Arié van Egmond Costume design Solène Valentin Sound design and musical composition Pierre-Alexandre Lampert Artistic collaboration Valérianne Poidevin Dramaturgical consultancy Baptiste Toulemonde
Translation Daphne Agten Set and lighting assistant Benjamin Muzart
Props Rafaëlle Roux Set design and construction intern Pénélope de Turenne Lighting technician Lou van Egmond
Design and construction of gravity-fed generators: Baptiste Herregods, Laurent Staudt Set construction: Ateliers du Théâtre de Liège – Sandra Belloi, Aurélien Defize, Cédric Debatty, David Halleux, Olivier Mollers Costume making: Ateliers du Varia – Théâtre & Studio – Fabienne Damiean, Léna Henry
Production Manon Faure – Venedig Meer Production assistant Émilie Flamant
Distribution BLOOM Project – Stéphanie Barboteau 

Credits


A production by Venedig Meer
In co-production with Théâtre Varia, Théâtre de Liège with the STAGES and ACuTe projects, L’ANCRE – Théâtre Royal, Le BRASS – Centre Culturel de Forest, La Coop ASBL and Shelter Prod
With the support of Mars – Mons Arts de la Scène, the Porosus Endowment Fund, the Akademie für Theater und Digitalität, taxshelter.be, ING and the Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter With the assistance of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation – Theatre Department, the COCOF (Actors’ Fund) and the Geneva Fund for the Promotion of Employment for Freelancers (FEEIG) 

Venedig Meer is a partner company of Varia – Théâtre & Studio 

 

Tour dates

Varia – Theatre & Studio (Brussels, BE) 13–17 October 2026
Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles (Brussels, BE) 9–11 December 2026
Mars – Mons Arts de la Scène (Mons, BE) 17 and 18 February 2027 

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