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Open in the appIn 2011, Belgians Michèle Anne De Mey, dancer and choreographer, and Jaco Van Dormael, film director, ask themselves this funny question: is it possible to make a feature film on a kitchen table and dance only with your hands? The duo locks themselves in their attic, a true… In 2011, Belgians Michèle Anne De Mey, dancer and choreographer, and Jaco Van Dormael, film director, ask themselves this funny question: is it possible to make a feature film on a kitchen table and dance only with your hands? The duo locks themselves in their attic, a true cabinet of curiosities! Soil, a dollhouse, seashells, mirrors, an electric train, Christmas garlands, a camera… The film studio grows by the minute, different miniature sets appear, making it possible to improvise a film live. And the hands begin to dance… Filmed as moving characters, they gracefully tell the five love stories of Gisèle, an old woman who, as her life draws to a close, wonders: "Where do people go when they disappear from our lives?". The memory box opens… Kiss & Cry is a jewel of poetry and invention, a balm for hearts, a pleasure for the eyes. The emotion it radiates echoes childhood, love, the power of a life lived. In 2018, the audience at the Théâtre de Carouge discovered Cold Blood, the second work by this duo of artists. Today, the revival of Kiss & Cry proves that theatre's magic is sometimes less fleeting than we think.