After receiving the 2026 Molière Award for Best One-Person Show, Les Frottements du Cœur by Katia Ghanty premieres at the Théâtre Actuel La Bruyère in Paris from October 5 to December 28, 2026. Staged every Monday at 7 p.m., this 1h25 piece is built around the author-performer's own lived experience.
At 29, a young woman falls ill after what seemed like the flu. Her condition worsens to the point of endangering her life. Admitted to intensive care with a severely weakened heart, she must be hooked up to an extracorporeal life-support machine. What follows is a fight to survive, then to rejoin the outside world.
Katia Ghanty turns this experience into a piece of theatre. The show delves into the ICU stay, the relationship with the body, and the process of rebuilding after illness, without being limited to the medical narrative.
Eric Bu directs the production, while Florentine Houdinière takes charge of the choreography. The musical scores are by Agnès Imbault and Caroline Geryl. Theater, movement, and music come together to convey this personal experience.
Following its prior run and its Molière prize, Les Frottements du Cœur is returning to Paris for a new run at Théâtre Actuel La Bruyère, with one performance each Monday evening.
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Dates and Opening Time
From October 5, 2026 to December 28, 2026
Location
Théâtre La Bruyère
5, rue la Bruyère
75009 Paris 9
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