Dead Horse in a Bathtub

Solo | creation 2025

Dead Horse in a Bathtub blends feelings of nostalgia, derision, and immersion in the performance, exploring the twilight of this movie genre that marked a specific era. The show is the vehicle for a hybrid artistic adventure, between “danced concert” and storytelling. It questions the genre’s narrative conventions, providing an objective representation of the era’s emblematic figures, with tenderness and derision.

Choreography & concept
Nicolas Cantillon 

Music & performance
Nicolas Cantillon

Outside eye
Laurence Yadi

Artistic collaborators
Vincent Hänni, Vahid Gholami

Lighting design
Arnaud Viala


Production
Compagnie 7273

Coproduction
Les Scènes du Grütli

Creation supports
Loterie Romande, Fondation Philanthropique Famille Sandoz

Supports
For 2025, Compagnie 7273 benefits a from joint agreement with the Canton of Geneva and the City of Geneva.

Compagnie 7273 is supported by Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.

Creative residencies
Studios of Association pour la danse contemporaine (ADC), Geneva (Switzerland)
Les Scènes du Grütli, Geneva (Switzerland)

Photo and video credit
Federal Studio

Agenda

  • 03 – 19.11.2025
    Résidence de création lumière aux Scènes du Grütli, Genève (Suisse)
  • 20 – 29.11.2025
    Première - Les Scènes du Grütli - Genève (Suisse)
  • 10 – 11.02.2026
    Centre Culturel Suisse - Paris (France)