Programme

Mélissa Guex

DOWN (full album)

25.+26.+28.8.2026

Age recommendation: 12 years

Duration 1 h 00 min

DOWN (full album) by Mélissa Guex explores feelings of emptiness and disappointment that can follow moments of great excitement. Together with drummer Clément Grin, she creates an intense encounter between dance and music that searches for ways beyond despair and hopelessness.

We all know that moment: when something exciting comes to an end, when euphoria crashes into emptiness. The new work of Mélissa Guex is a physical and emotional exploration of this state most people try to avoid at all costs. Created for an arena amid the audience, the piece is an invitation to collectively descend into our inner and outer abysses. In collaboration with drummer Clément Grin,“DOWN (full album)” reacts to the current state of despair: an explosive encounter between a dancing body and a drum kit, a performance to overcome our seemingly hopeless present. 

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Tickets 
Full 25 € 
Reduced 17 € 

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German Premiere
  • Cast

    Concept, Direction, Performance

    Mélissa Guex in collaboration with the artistic team

    Music & Performance

    Clément Grin

    Assistance Direction & Dramaturgy

    Bast Hippocrate

    Sound Design

    Charlotte Vuissoz

    Scenography & Costume Design

    Lucie Meyer

    Light Design

    Justine Bouillet

    Artistic Consultant

    Julie Botet

    Production Management & Distribution

    Amandine Bula

    Administration

    Salve Production

    Technical Director

    Vincent Scalbert

    Management

    Valérie Niedereost, SALVE Production

  • Credits

    Production Cie Sumo

    Co-production Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, Pavillon ADC Genève, Far Festival, RESO

    Supported by Ville de Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Loterie Romande, Fondation Ernst Göhner, Fondation Suisse des artistes interprètes 

    Funded in the frame of the programme (ac)compagnons of Pavillon ADC with support of Fondation Leenaards. 

    With the kind support of Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council.

    In cooperation with the Berlinische Galerie 

Further Information

Visitor note

The event takes place without seating. The audience is invited to move freely through the space. If you have mobility restrictions, folding chairs are available upon request. The volume will be high. Hearing protection is available free of charge at the foyer. At the end of the show, smoke bombs will be set off outdoors without danger.

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Dates of production

Location

Berlinische Galerie
Alte Jakobstraße 124–128, 10969 Berlin

The Berlinische Galerie is accessible to visitors with limited mobility. In general, the museum building, all exhibition and event spaces, and Café Dix are wheelchair-accessible. 

The museum entrance is at ground level. You will find a power-assisted door approximately 15 meters past the main entrance on the right side of the glass façade. Special exhibitions are presented on the ground floor. The exhibition spaces on the first floor can be reached via an elevator, which is wheelchair-accessible. 

An accessible restroom is located in the museum foyer next to the coat check. 

Designated parking spaces are available in the museum parking lot.

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