Dates:
Do., 27. Aug. 2026, 19:00–22:00
Loosely inspired by _Story of the Eye_ by Georges Bataille, Brazilian director Janaina Leite, one of the leading voices on today’s Brazilian scene, explores the relationship between theatre and pornography. The piece follows a group of characters who become readers of Bataille’s work, unpacking passages on the discovery of sexuality and connecting them to their own personal histories. This portrayal of a form of eroticism rooted in excess and transgression brings together fifteen performers, both professional and amateur, including sex workers. Audiences are invited into a radical experience where theatrical fiction, live music and explicit pornographic scenes intertwine.
_História do Olho_ confronts, head-on, our relationship with shame and desire, taboos and impulses. Yet its performative transgression never slips into mere provocation; the work remains deeply attentive to understanding and consent. This dark and subversive fairy tale becomes a disturbing theatrical journey, pulling together opposing forces: the vulgar and the sublime, the ordinary and the cosmic, the everyday and the abyss.
**This show is not suitable for under-18s.**
_Hosted in collaboration with the Théâtre du Loup_
Cost: Full price CHF 30.- / Reduced rate (AVS, AI, unemployed), youth rate (13-20 y/o and student), UNIRESO, partner venue subscription holders, entertainment industry professionals CHF 20.- / 20ans20francs card and children 3 to 12 y/o CHF 14.-
Bookings: https://www.batie.ch/fr/programme/janaina-leite-a-historia-do-olho
Image credit: Rafa Steinhauser
Source: Event information supplied by La Bâtie - Festival de Genève (official OpenAgenda) — OpenAgenda open-licence event data.
