© Julie Masson

Home Of My Spirit

Young audience performance on experimenting autonomy and freedom through wonder

Kim, Cleub, and Mauro transform ordinary objects into acts of pure invention — without hesitation or judgment, and with both seriousness and simplicity. Jonathan, however, holds back; he thinks everything he does is rubbish... until the others encourage him to "do his own thing."

In this first piece for young audiences, the Geneva-based collective Old Masters adapts the artistic rigor and radical aesthetic defining their entire body of work to a child's perspective. Costumes, sets, and props from past productions are repurposed within a spare, minimalist setting that leaves ample room for the imagination. The result is less a form of entertainment than a poetic and political space — a place where the freedom to invent, the power of the creative act, the autonomy to do things one's own way, and the acceptance of every viewpoint — no matter how absurd or different — are experienced in very concrete terms.

Tour

1 – 2 Oct 2026,

L’Arc, scène nationale Le Creusot, (F)

10 – 11 Feb 2026,

Théâtre Jean Vilar, Vitry sur Seine, (F)

4 – 5 Feb 2026,

Théâtre Chatillon, Chatillon (F)

1 – 2 Feb 2026,

Théâtre cinéma Choisy, Choisy (F)

22 – 24 Jan 2026,

Gessnerallee, Zürich (CH)

11 – 17 Dec 2025,

TJP, Strasbourg (F)

30 Oct – 1 Nov 2025,

Le Ciel, Lyon (F)

2 – 4 Apr 2025,

Comédie de Valence, Valence (F)

27 – 30 Mar 2025,

T2G, Gennevilliers (F)

5 – 7 Mar 2025,

Théâtre d’Orléans, Orléans (F)

13 – 14 Feb 2025,

Théâtre de l’Agora, Scène nationale de l’Essonne, Evry-Courcouronnes (F)

12 – 15 Dec 2024,

La Villette, Paris (F)

14 – 15 Nov 2024,

Le Zef, Marseille (F)

5 Jun 2024,

Theater Casino, Zug (CH)

18 – 21 Apr 2024,

Théâtre Silvia Monfort, Paris (F)

6 – 11 Mar 2024,

Rotondes, Luxembourg (LU)

29 Feb – 1 Mar 2024,

Jungspund Festival, St-Gall, (CH)

25 Feb 2024,

Südpol, Lucerne, (CH)

8 – 14 Nov 2023,

TPM, Montreuil, Paris ( F)

23 Oct 2023,

Agora Theater, Saint-Vith, (B)

9 Jun 2023,

Théâtre Hexagone, Meylan / Grenoble (F)

5 Apr 2023,

Point Favre, Chêne-Bourg (CH)

8 – 9 Mar 2023,

Starke Stücke, Bürgerhäuser, Dreieich (D)

5 – 6 Mar 2023,

Starke Stücke, Zoogesellschafthaus, Francfort-sur-le-Main (D)

23 – 24 Feb 2023,

Play Full Festival, FFT, Düsseldorf (D)

19 – 21 May 2022,

Kicks! festival, Dampfzentrale, Bern (CH)

16 – 20 Mar 2022,

Arsenic, Lausanne (CH)

1 – 6 Mar 2022,

Théâtre Saint-Gervais, Genève (CH)

The play Home of My Spirit can be presented en français, auf Deutsch, in English et in italiano.

Press

Le pouvoir de l’imagination célébré au théâtre Le Ciel, Clarisse Bioud, Grainsdesel.com, 23 september 2025
Réinventer le monde avec le collectif Old Masters, Guillaume Lasserre, Le Club de Mediapart, 11th April 2025
« Dans La Maison de mon esprit », le terrain de jeux d’Old Masters, Anaïs Heluin, www.sceneweb.fr, 22 March 2024
Vom Sonnenschirm zur Unterwasserwelt, Nancy Lambert, Tageblatt, 9-10 March 2024
Spielerisch die Welt verändern: Das Kollektiv Old Masters hat das Festival Jungspund in St.Gallen eröffnet, Bettina Kugler, Tagblatt, 1 March 2024
Old Masters, La Maison de mon esprit, Wilson Le Personnic, maculture.fr, 13 November 2023
En Île-de-France, le festival Playground ouvre la danse contemporaine à la jeunesse, Marie Sorbier, Podcast le Grand Tour, France Culture, 15 November 2023
Esprit, es-tu là? Clara Colson, Zone critique, lundi 13 November 2023
Physikalisch menschliche Philosophie, Isabel Sulger Büel, Intrige, 20 May 2022
Ein Gedankendach für die Fantasie, Sarah Sartorius, Berner Zeitung, 18 May 2022
La Maison de mon esprit, un refuge, Fabien Imhof, La pépinière, 5 March 2022

Credits

Concept by Old Masters – Sarah André, Marius Schaffter and Jérôme Stünzi
Text, choreography and staging : Sarah André, Marius Schaffter, Jérôme Stünzi and Sofia Teillet
Cast : Sarah André, Marius Schaffter, Jérôme Stünzi and Sofia Teillet
Other cast substitutes: Julia Botelho, Lisa Harder, Yann Hermenjat, Aurélien Patouillard
Light design : Joana Oliveira
Music and sound operator : Nicholas Stücklin
Lights operators: Edouard Hügli, Loïc Durel, Emile Schaer, Line Adam
Text (montage) : Marius Schaffter
Stage design and costumes : Jérôme Stünzi et Sarah André
Stage design and costumes assistant : Antonie Oberson
Administration : Laure Chapel
Touring : Tristan Barani
Production manager: Jessica Vaucher
Co-production : Théâtre Saint-Gervais, Geneva et Arsenic – Centre d’art scénique contemporain, Lausanne, Kicks! Festival, Bern

Support

Pro Helvetia – Fondation suisse pour la culture, Organe genevois de répartition de la Loterie romande, Corodis, République et Canton de Genève

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