PRO BONO PUBLICO

A visual and sensory journey through the psychiatric hospital, exploring memory, care, public service and the resilience of life.

With *Pro Bono Publico*, Blick Théâtre continues its series dedicated to public services and delves into the heart of the psychiatric hospital. In a space inspired by art brut, constantly transforming before our eyes, a narrator traces the history of French psychiatry, drawing on archives, patients’ accounts, carers’ diaries, radio clips and personal stories. Opposite her, a visual artist gives form to the chaos: paper unfolds, crumples, becomes scenery, a puppet, a source of sound and a battleground. Blurring the lines between documentary theatre, visual performance and puppetry, the production explores our relationship with care, madness, the institution and what we wish to defend together. A sensitive and rich exploration of the public hospital, its vulnerabilities, its resilience and its vitality.

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