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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 real… 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 real wonderland! Soil, a dollhouse, seashells, mirrors, an electric train, Christmas garlands, a camera… The filming studio grows before their eyes, different miniature sets appear, allowing them to improvise a film live. And hands begin to dance… Filmed like characters in motion, they gracefully tell the five love stories of Gisèle, an elderly 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 a life lived. In 2018, the audience at the Carouge theatre discovered Cold Blood, the duo's second work. Today, the revival of Kiss & Cry proves that the magic of theatre is sometimes less fleeting than one might think.