About the Company
Cie Bleu en Haut Bleu en Bas is a Geneva based contemporary theatre company founded in 2015.
Its goal is to create experimental theatre shows that explore the human being, his moods and limits. It questions the audience on societal issues by involving and introducing it into a world where documentary, fiction and autobiographical narrative merge. The company hires and brings together multi-disciplinary teams (musicians, videographers, dancers, scenograhers and scientists) and in relief, the musicality of polyglottism where multiple languages and sounds can meet.
Its goal is to create experimental theatre shows that explore the human being, his moods and limits. It questions the audience on societal issues by involving and introducing it into a world where documentary, fiction and autobiographical narrative merge. The company hires and brings together multi-disciplinary teams (musicians, videographers, dancers, scenograhers and scientists) and in relief, the musicality of polyglottism where multiple languages and sounds can meet.
The Team
Photo : Mehdi Benkler
Anna Lemonaki
Author, stage director, actress Anna Lemonaki was born in Athens in 1982. A sociologist, director, author and actress, she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Political Science in Athens in 2006 and her Master's degree in Sociology and Media at the University of Fribourg. She trained at the Serge Martin Professional Theatre School (2010-2013) and completed the CAS Dramaturgie et Performance du Texte (2018-2020, Unil and HETSR). She attended workshops with Susan Batson at Interkunst, Andreas Manolikakis (Chair of Actors Studio New York) in Athens and Damian De Schrijver (TgStan-Belgium). She performs for Lena Kitsopoulou in Vive la mariée (2013) and in Cry at the Théâtre Saint-Gervais in Geneva. She founded the Company Bleu en Haut Bleu en Bas with Samuel Schmidiger in 2015. She wrote and directed BLEU (2019, Festival de la Bâtie Genève), and directed P.E.T.U.L.A. bye bye by Lena Kitsopoulou (2017, Théâtre Saint-Gervais), wrote and directed Fuchsia Saignant (2019, Festival de la Bâtie), wrote and directed BLANC (2021, Le Grütli Genève) wrote and directed G.O.L.D. (2022, Festival de la Bâtie Genève). She directed SapphoX by Sarah-Jane Moloney (2020, LePoche/GVE). Furthermore Anna was working as dramaturge on the choreographic piece Bis N.S (as usual) by Ioannis Mandafounis (2021, Opéra de Lyon) and on the piece A la carte (2023, Frankfurt Dresden Ballet Company). She is currently preparing her first choreographic piece Kiss ‘n Fly and is co-writing Nérò with Julie Gilbert. |
Samuel Schmidiger
Musician and production Samuel, born in Langenthal, Bern, is a musician and cultural project manager. He frequently works as a musician and production manager for the company Bleu en Haut Bleu en Bas. Additionally, he plays bass and guitar for several rock and punk bands that tour internationally. |
Regular Collaborators : Adina Secretan, Andrès Garcia, Aurélien Patouillard, Beni Von Däniken, Chantal Bianchi, Claire Forclaz, Clive Jenkins, Emmanuel Gouabault, Fanny Courvoisier, Georgios Douanoglou, Gregory Gaulis, Irene Muñoz Martin, Irène Schlatter, Jessica Kaibali, Jolanda Herradi, Juan Loriente, Julie Gilbert, Kristiana Psimiti, Lefki Papachrysostomou, Lena Kitsopoulou, Loukia Chouliara, Luca Rizzo, Lucie Meyer, Marilena Moschou, Marion Duval, Mark Pozlep, Mélina Martin, Myrto Procopiou, Neda Loncarevic, Nikos Karathanos, Nina Pellegrino, Paris Koutsikos, Philipp Stix, Philippe Botteau, Pierre Magendie, Renato Campora, Rosangela Gramoni, Ruth Schwegler, Sébastien Monachon, Severine Besson, Sylvie Guignet, Sylvie Kleiber, Théo Serez, Thierry Crozat, Thomas Jammet, Vana Kostayola, Vanessa Vicente Ferreira, Verena Lopes, Vincent Deblue, Xenia Lucie Laffely, Yuri Tavares
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