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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 a 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 veritable… In 2011, Belgians Michèle Anne De Mey, dancer and choreographer, and Jaco Van Dormael, film director, ask themselves a 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 veritable treasure trove! Soil, a dollhouse, shells, mirrors, an electric train, Christmas garlands, a camera… The film studio grows before your eyes, different miniature sets appear, making it possible to improvise a film live. And the hands begin to dance… Filmed like moving characters, they gracefully tell five love stories of Gisèle, an old woman who, in the twilight of her life, 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 strength of lived life. In 2018, audiences at the Carouge theatre were able to discover Cold Blood, the second work by this duo of artists. Today, the revival of Kiss & Cry proves that the magic of theatre is sometimes less ephemeral than one might think.