A unique immersive experience by Damien Fontaine
They put on the show in Basel
Damien Fontaine, director of the Basel show
International successes
Over the past 15 years, Damien Fontaine has created numerous multimedia shows in France and abroad, performed to more than 12 million people. He has developed unique expertise, combining cutting-edge visual technologies with the performing arts to explore historical themes and local legends.
His creations combine emotion, technology and poetry to transform heritage sites into living stages. They extend far beyond France’s borders, with productions in Colombia, Dubai, Moscow, Jerusalem and Shanghai.
He has received the Trophée Lumières et des Partenaires de la Ville de Lyon award five times for his participation in the Festival of Lights.
Domrémy
Show “Jeanne d’Arc” – from 2012 to 2016
Bucharest
Palace of Parliament – 2014
Bogotá, Colombia
El sueño de Isidoro – 2019
Paris
“Cœur de lumières” – St. Sulpice Church – 2024
Moscow
The Chrysalises of the Bolshoi – 2013
Dubai
Dubai Festival of Lights – 2014
Ajaccio
Miollis Citadel – 2021
South Korea
Samtaesa Performance – 2021
Cannes
Festival of Lights – 2018
Lyon
“Le temps des bâtisseurs” – Saint-Jean Cathedral – 2022 & 2024
Nancy
Show “Terra Loreina” – 2025
Mulhouse
“Le souffle de l’Ill” – Municipal swimming pool – 2025
Company “Les passagers”
Actors suspended in mid-air
Aerial dancers suspended beneath the vaults of St. Elizabeth’s Church engage in a poetic, delicate dialogue between a couple, Christoph and Margaret.
Created in 1988 by director Philippe Riou and actress Christine Bernard, the company ‘Les Passagers’ has participated in more than 6,500 shows on five continents. They create a surprising poetic universe with the opening of a vertical world that gives rise to various forms of aerial performances…
The Ventil’oh Company
The poetry of luminous kites
Their luminous kites cut through the air majestically, evoking the flight of the legendary Basilisk.
Since 2003, the artists of the Ventil’Oh Company have been juggling with the lightness of forms, accompanying their aerial characters in the spaces of an unexplored stage, at the mercy of non-existent winds.
Artists/Performers: Mikaël and Simon Azé-Schiro
Cie “Les échassiers”
The clock adjuster
A whimsical stilt walker who guides the audience through the key moments of the show.
Marie-Jo Gébel
Costume designer
Renowned for her enchanting creations, from New York to Mykonos, Beijing to Saint-Tropez, but also particularly in Alsace.
With an international career behind her, she remains deeply inspired by her native region, Alsace. For last summer’s Souffle de l’Ill show in Mulhouse, she created costumes that were praised by the press for their originality and beauty.
She has created a dozen completely original costumes for ‘The Forgotten Legend of Basel’.
TSE
The technology that makes art possible
Founded in 1998, TSE has become a European leader in the creation of immersive video mappings.
TSE transforms iconic locations such as churches and art deco swimming pools, enhancing them with light and sound. Artistic and technical innovation to create unique emotional experiences is in its DNA.
