Point Nemo arrives at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris from September 25 to 29, 2026. This new musical theatre production, directed and scenographed by the Belgian collective FC Bergman, draws on Drumming, Steve Reich's score performed by the Ensemble intercontemporain with Synergy Vocals.
The show takes as its starting point a major work by an American composer. Written after a trip to Ghana devoted to studying African percussion, Drumming rests on a singular rhythmic motif and the technique of phasing, tied to the minimalist current. In Point Nemo, this music without explicit narration becomes the framework for a stage proposition that does not rely on a libretto, but on a visual and sonic construction.
FC Bergman, a Belgium-based collective linked to the Toneelhuis, presents here a form billed as a text-free performance. The title points to Point Nemo, the oceanic spot regarded as the farthest from any inhabited land. The artistic dossier explains that this reference is figurative, a space where the question of control, lost bearings, and the human place in an environment that escapes us is replayed.
Stage design plays a central role in the project. It is described as a stage installation shaped by the music, to the point of becoming one of the show's main characters. The set evokes an artificial Garden of Eden—engineered, controlled, and then gradually pushed into tension. The proposal thus speaks to audiences drawn to hybrid forms, blending contemporary music, visual theater, and performance.
Presented in the Grand Hall of the Théâtre du Châtelet, Point Nemo brings together on stage Stef Aerts, Joé Agemans, Jonas Vermeulen and Marie Vinck, with costumes by An D’Huys, lighting by Bart Van Merode and dramaturgy by Bart Van den Eynde. The production is co-produced with Toneelhuis in Antwerp.
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Dates and Opening Time
From September 25, 2026 to September 29, 2026
Location
Théâtre du Châtelet
1 Place du Châtelet
75001 Paris 1
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